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PROGRAM UPDATE March 2012. History. FY05. FY06. FY07. FY08. FY09. FY10. FY11. MPCV. Phase I: Design Trades. Phase II: Spacecraft Development. Orion named Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle May 2011. LAS Attitude Control Motor Test. Parachute Tests. Pad
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PROGRAM UPDATE March 2012
History FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 MPCV Phase I: Design Trades Phase II: Spacecraft Development Orion named Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle May 2011 LAS Attitude Control Motor Test Parachute Tests Pad Abort 1 Stacking Launch Abort Motor Test Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Concept Developed Orion Water Landing Recovery Training Pad Abort 1 Flight Test Success May 2010 Orion Contract Awarded Heat Shield Prototype Developed Pad Abort 1 Flight Test Vehicle Built First Orion Environmental Testing Source: NASA
Acoustic and Vibration Tests Launch Abort System and Crew Module • Lockheed Martin Reverberant Acoustic Laboratory – Denver, Colorado • - Full-Scale Spacecraft Testing • - Simulates Launch Acoustic Forces & Vibrations • Validates Structural Integrity of the Spacecraft Image Credit: Lockheed Martin 3
Vibration Tests in VTF Image Credit: Lockheed Martin 4
Exploration Flight Test 1 CM Translation Burn Recovery LV/Upper Stage Sep Upper Stage 1st Engine Start SM Fairing Sep CM/Upper Stage Separation Upper Stage Disposal Burn LAS Jettison Upper Stage 1st Engine Cut-Off Upper Stage 2nd Engine Start Upper Stage 2nd Engine Cut-Off • EFT-1 Overview • 2 Revolutions • Low Inclination • High Apogee • High Energy Entry Boost Stage 1 Upper Stage Burn Coast CM Translation Burn Source: NASA
Stepping Stones A series of exploration missions building incrementally towards America’s long- term goal of exploring Mars. Red Rocks: exploreMars from Deimos Deimos Scout Plymouth Rock: Humans explore asteroid 2008 EA9 and others Explore the Moon’s far side from Earth-Moon L2 point Lunar flyby Asteroid scout Asteroid survey A human mission to the moons of Mars will require capabilities such as heavy-lift launch , SLS test flight Notional mission concepts: Lockheed Martin Image Credit: Lockheed Martin Deimos photo courtesy of NASA-JPL, University of Arizona
For more information: www.lockheedmartin.com/orion Presentation content courtesy of NASA