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Page 1: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

Spacex.com

Space Exploration Technologies CorporationSpacex.com

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Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

Spacex.com

SpaceX Summary

Founded in mid 2002 with the singular goal of providing high reliability, low cost space transportation

Initial target market is government & commercial satellites to minimize market risk

Transition to human transportation once technology is proven Silicon Valley mode of operation – flat hierarchy, high

engineer to manager ratio, rapid prototype iteration, best idea wins

270 employees Six buildings (100,000 sqft) of office and manufacturing

space in Southern California 300 acre propulsion and structural test facility in Texas Launch complexes in Kwajalein, Vandenberg, and Cape

Canaveral In less than 5 years, what have we achieved?

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SpaceX Highlights

Executed 2 Demonstration Falcon 1 flights and gathered enough data on the vehicle and supporting systems to comfortably move towards operational status

Numerous improvements made to the Falcon 1 vehicle, ground system and Quality processes based on first two demonstrations

Substantial progress on Falcon 9 and Dragon development Have 11 flights on the manifest

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12 Launches on Manifest

Plus AF IDIQ Falcon I Contract

Customer Launch Vehicle Departure Point

FALCON Demo Launch 2 Q1 2007 Falcon I Kwajalein

OSD/NRL Tacsat-1 Q3 2007 Falcon I Kwajalein

Malaysia Razaksat Q4 2007 Falcon I Kwajalein

US Government Q3 2008 Falcon 9 Cape

MDA Corp Cassiope Q3 2008 Falcon 9 Cape

NASA COTS Q3 2008 Falcon 9 Cape

NASA COTS Q2 2009 Falcon 9 Cape

NASA COTS Q3 2009 Falcon 9 Cape

MDA Corp Argo Q3 2009 Falcon 1 Vandenberg

SpaceDev Q4 2009 Falcon 1 Vandenberg

Bigelow Aerospace Q4 2009 Falcon 9 Cape

Swedish Space Corp Q1 2010 Falcon 1 Vandenberg

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Falcon 1 Demo Flight 2

Second Demonstration of the Falcon 1 a near complete success for a test flight

Falcon 1 reached space Fastest recycle ever

demonstrated All major flight regime command

modes validated Validated first and second stage

propulsion Validated all vehicle structures Validated all vehicle avionics 289km altitude; 5.1 km/s Reduced pad acoustic

environments

Photos courtesy of USAKA

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What was not achieved?

One significant issue: 2nd stage control Still under investigation, likely slosh-related As a result the following are not flight verified

Full duration Kestrel burn Terminal Guidance and Orbit Insertion Accuracy  Avionics Payload Separation   Avionics Coast Power & Attitude control   Thermal control on Avionics Transmitter (2nd Burn) 2nd Burn Guidance

Lesser Issues: 2nd Stage LOX QD anomaly Lower than expected helium margin Slight 1st Stage under-performance (still would have made orbit) Fairing separation anomaly Re-contact on stage separation 1st Stage was not recovered

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Vehicle Summary

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Vehicle Development Path

Demo flights Merlin 1A ablative engine 2219 Aluminum upperstage Kestrel-1 upperstage engine Skin/stringer fairing ~700 pounds to orbit

Next 3 flights De-tuned Merlin 1C Regen engine 2014 aluminum upperstage Kestrel-2 upperstage engine Slosh baffles…. Skin/stringer fairing ~1200 pounds to orbit

2009—Falcon 1E Full Merlin 1C performance Longer first stage 2198 Aluminum upperstage Composite ogive fairing ~1800 pounds to orbit

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Falcon 1 Performance

Payload Performance from Kwajalein, Two Burns(Falcon I and Falcon Ie)

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0 20 40 60 80 100

Inclination (deg)

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Ma

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Falcon Ie - 200 km Falcon Ie - 500 km Falcon Ie - 700 km

Falcon I - 200 km Falcon I - 500 km Falcon I - 700 km

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Multi Payload Options--SpaceDev

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Multi Payload Options--SAT

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Multi Payload Options--MPE

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Payload Adapter & Fairing

Standard Payload Attachment Fitting (PAF) available

Mission-specific payload separation system

Flown lightband and marmon clamp

Payload Fairings F1: Bi-conic aluminum skin &

stringer F1e: Composite ogive

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Electrical Interface

fiber

Pad

BlockhouseVehicle EGSE

Option: Digital I/O (4)Differential

Notes:- The optional relay commands shown will use the Payload battery. A standard version of this interface is offered using 4 relay commands with the ground being with respect to the Launch Vehicle ground and instead of the payload.

- As an option, the 4 Relay Commands can also be configured for pyrotechnic initiation, with the power coming from the Falcon vehicle (5 Amp 40ms); no more than 2 pyro events at the same time.

11 twisted shielded Pass Through Pairs – (6 pairs of 16

AWG & 5 pairs of 22 AWG)

1 Cat-5 Ethernet (4 wire)

PayloadInterface Box

Tele-metry

Falcon VehicleUpper Stage Payload

Space Exploration Proprietary

Falcon Electrical Interface to Payload

DRAWN BY

Brian Bjelde

DATE

10/31/2006

FILENAME

ELECTRICAL PAYLOAD INTERFACE R5(BNB).VSD

Revision 5

Mission Control

Relays

Umbilical

Pad Computer

Router

Payload EGSE

389

99-

Payload EGSE Computer

Power Supplies

I/F & Data Acquisition

power

Telemetry

Ethernet

Patch panel

Ethernet

2 x Breakwire

5 twisted pairs for Battery Charging – 10AWG

Flight Computer

Option: 4 Relay Commands, configurable *See Notes below*

PIB / SC Return Wire

ISO

LA

TIO

N B

AR

RIE

R

1 Unidirectional RS 422 link, 38400 baud

(Option for Bidirectional)(Option RS-485)

Option: 1 RS 422TM Link 9600 baud

(Option 19200)

422 Driver

232 / 422 RX

422 Driver

422 Driver

422 RX

2 x Breakwire

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Falcon Current and Planned Launch Sites

Falcon 1 Reagan Test Site SLC 3W at VAFB through 2008 Agreements in place (inactive)

for LC 46 at the Cape Falcon 9

Approval for LC 40 at the Cape Siting effort underway at RTS Formal request for SLC 4 at VAFB Discussions w/ Wallops and

Kodiak

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Integration & Launch Operations

2 week launch campaign Vertical Payload Encapsulation Rotate to horizontal for mating Conditioned air supplied to the fairing volume Post-mate payload/LV checkouts 2 hour fully automated countdown

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Standard Payload Services

Single POC including interface with the range/range safety

Standard mechanical and electrical I/F Definition of mission specific ground

and flight environments Analyses

Separation, clearance, 2 coupled loads, performance/trajectory

Launch Site Support Payload processing facilities in

environmentally controlled and monitored facility & fairing

Seats in the MCC and LCC Payload access 48 hours prior

Launch High availability GPS guided insertion for accuracy Low tip off rates Collision Avoidance Maneuver

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Demo 2 Launch Video

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The NASA COTS Project

NASA is making an unprecedented co-investment in commercial space transportation services to create a competitive market for ISS flights

Limited resources and the space shuttle's pending retirement has created a favorable environment for COTS partnership

Through a Space Act Agreement with NASA, SpaceX will develop and demonstrate an in-space transportation system, Dragon

Three demonstration flights (late 2008-late 2009)—the third to approach and berth with the ISS

It is a safe bet: we only get paid when we accomplish a milestone

Other government organizations are interested in the project and the flexibility of the SpaceX solution

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Dragon—SpaceX’s COTS offeringCapable and cost effective host spacecraft(and you get your payload back)

Originally designed for crew/cargo Can easily accommodate

instruments & communication equipment

3 metric tons of payload capacity 12 cubic meters of

environmentally controlled volume 12 cubic meters of additional

unpressurized volume Over a kilowatt of power available Stable platform, fine pointing Recoverable so the payload can

be returned Ideal for rapid prototyping and

experimentation High flight rate expected


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