# Presentation: 685803

## Kennedy Space Center

***Kennedy Space Center***

***Spaceport Engineering and Technology***

## Agenda

- Mr. Ken Payne, Acting Director, KSC Spaceport Engineering and Technology
- Spaceport of Today
- Kennedy Space Center
- Mission
- Center of Excellence
- Guiding Principles
- – Spaceport of Tomorrow
- Spaceport Technology Center (STC) Initiative
- Spaceport Engineering and Technology Directorate
- Vision and Mission
- STC Lines of Business and Product/Service Lines
- Dr. Dave Bartine, KSC Chief Technologist
- Example current KSC technology activities
- Example success stories

## Kennedy Space Center

- Kennedy **Space** Center
- LC-39

## Kennedy Space Center

***Future***

- _Mission_
-  Space Launch Operations
-  Spaceport and Range Technologies

- _Center of Excellence_
- Launch & Payload Processing Systems

- _Guiding Principles_
-  Safety & Health First
-  Build Reliance & Teamwork Everywhere
-  Satisfy Our Customers Needs   Anytime, Anywhere
-  Environmental Leadership

**Notes:**
Mission, Center of Excellence, Guiding Principles
Our Mission and Center of Excellence are assigned by NASA’s Strategic Planning Process and are an excellent fit for KSC and NASA.
As part of our Implementation Planning we have developed Guiding Principles to add emphasis to four very critical areas; of which, “Safety and Health First” is the top priority.
Additional aspects of our Implementation Planning are available in our Year 2000 edition of the KSC Implementation  Plan and its enclosed roadmap.  All of these planning aspects have been incorporated throughout the organization including each individual employees performance plan via our Goal Performance Evaluation System (GPES).
KSC completed a center-wide reorganization, KSC 2000, in May 2000 which brought the entire center in line with our Implementation Plan, Roadmap, and Vision.  The Vision will be discussed on the next chart. 

## Spaceport Engineering and Technology

-     SE&T team: Building the premier science and engineering organization in the space industry
- We accomplish this vision by satisfying one customer at a time

**Notes:**
Mission, Center of Excellence, Guiding Principles
Our Mission and Center of Excellence are assigned by NASA’s Strategic Planning Process and are an excellent fit for KSC and NASA.
As part of our Implementation Planning we have developed Guiding Principles to add emphasis to four very critical areas; of which, “Safety and Health First” is the top priority.
Additional aspects of our Implementation Planning are available in our Year 2000 edition of the KSC Implementation  Plan and its enclosed roadmap.  All of these planning aspects have been incorporated throughout the organization including each individual employees performance plan via our Goal Performance Evaluation System (GPES).
KSC completed a center-wide reorganization, KSC 2000, in May 2000 which brought the entire center in line with our Implementation Plan, Roadmap, and Vision.  The Vision will be discussed on the next chart. 

## Spaceport Engineering and Technology

- SE&T develops advanced spaceport technologies and systems that enable safer, lower cost of access to space and extended human space exploration using innovative and integrated science and engineering techniques
- We accomplish this mission in partnership with other KSC organizations, NASA centers, government agencies, industry and academia

**Notes:**
Mission, Center of Excellence, Guiding Principles
Our Mission and Center of Excellence are assigned by NASA’s Strategic Planning Process and are an excellent fit for KSC and NASA.
As part of our Implementation Planning we have developed Guiding Principles to add emphasis to four very critical areas; of which, “Safety and Health First” is the top priority.
Additional aspects of our Implementation Planning are available in our Year 2000 edition of the KSC Implementation  Plan and its enclosed roadmap.  All of these planning aspects have been incorporated throughout the organization including each individual employees performance plan via our Goal Performance Evaluation System (GPES).
KSC completed a center-wide reorganization, KSC 2000, in May 2000 which brought the entire center in line with our Implementation Plan, Roadmap, and Vision.  The Vision will be discussed on the next chart. 

## Cape Canaveral Spaceport of the Future

**Cape Canaveral Spaceport of the Future**

**Notes:**
Space Launch Initiative
Working w/ AF to build 1 Cape Canaveral Spaceport

...We are working with other Centers to design a Spaceport of the Future which could possibly look like this.

Here is a visionary look at Florida’s spaceport in 50 years when we expect space travel to low Earth orbit as well as suborbital travel to domestic destinations around the world to be more routine. Today it costs ~ $10,000 per pound to go to space. Technologies we are working on have as a goal to reduce this cost to ~$100 per pound. If we can achieve that goal, then you will be able to go for a week’s vacation to a hotel in Earth orbit. It would be well worth the cost. Also, it would spark a boom in pre-vacation dieting if we sell tickets based on weight. Also, you could fly much more quickly around the globe. We lost an engine on my space flight and I joke with people that I missed setting a trans-Atlantic speed record by 30 seconds. If we had lost the engine 30 seconds sooner, we would have flown from Florida to Spain in 37 minutes. 
Flying a future spaceship from Florida to Australia in less than two hours is very possible. So I envision many spaceports around the globe just as we have many international airports today.

## Technology improves Operations

**Technology improves Operations**

**Operations knowledge ****enables technology****development**

- Strong Spaceport
- Technology
- Base

***As part of our Center of Excellence in Launch and Payload Processing Systems, KSC is evolving Toward a ******Spaceport Technology Center****** in support of NASA’s Vision***

**Notes:**
Vision
Background:  KSC is NASA’s center for  launch and payload processing operations and has been in that business since the Center was established in the early 60’s.  A strong operations culture developed during the Apollo and early Shuttle Program.  Although much technology development work occurred during this time period, this aspect of the Center’s activities was never a focus and received little external publicity.  As a result, a mistaken impression developed that KSC people were not capable of significant technology development.  A closer inspection of KSC’s record of technology accomplishments shows a different picture.  KSC has always had a strong technology development base.  It has consistently and significantly contributed to safer, more efficient space launch operations.

Vision:  Over the last three years, the KSC Senior Management Team has developed and communicated a vision of evolving the Center to become NASA’s Spaceport Technology Center.  By doing so, we will be able to make major contributions to new generations of space launch systems.  We need revolutionary advances in how we design space systems and their supporting infrastructure to improve maintainability, supportability, and reliability.  I will discuss other details of this vision, progress in achieving it, and some critical future work in the balance of this briefing.

## Spaceport Engineering and 

**Spaceport Engineering**
**and Technology **
**Directorate**

**Safety & Mission**
**Assurance Project **
**Assessment Office**

**Business**
**Office**

**Spaceport Technology**
**Projects **
**Management Office**

**Engineering & Science**
**Division**

**Spaceport Technology**
**Development**
**Office**

**Technology Programs**
**& Commercialization**
**Office**

**Systems & Process**
**Engineering**
**Branch**

**Fluids, Mechanical &**
**Structures**
**Branch**

**Electrical & Electronic**
**Systems**
**Branch**

**Instrumentation**
**Branch**

**Biological Sciences**
**Branch**

**Computational**
**Sciences**
**Branch**

**Labs &**
**Testbeds**
**Division**

**Physical Test &**
**Analysis**
**Branch**

**Testbeds &**
**Development**
**Branch**

**Data & Electronic**
**Systems**
**Branch**

**Biological & Chemical**
**Test & Analysis**
**Branch**

**Advanced Space**
**Transportation**
**Projects**

**Spaceport**
**Technology**
**Projects**

**Space Shuttle & Space**
**Station Project**
**Management Office**

**Checkout and Launch**
**Control System Project**
**Management Office**

***Spaceport Engineering and ***
***Technology Directorate***

## Slide 10

**Notes:**
Achieving our vision requires an evolution of our current Center of Excellence.  All three functions (Operations, Development, Enabling) are required on multi-disciplinary teams to accomplish our core business: “Provide Space Systems processes, test and launch techniques and develop associated technologies.”  This concept helps everyone at KSC see that they contribute to achieving our vision.
 The KSC2000 reorganization helped us align our structure with our Roadmap to facilitate faster progress toward our vision.  Simply put, we put all of our like functions together with a strong focus on our external customers to reduce handoffs and improve the effectiveness of our workforce.  For example, we realigned all of our laboratories and test beds into one organization rather than leave them spread over several.  Consequently, we have moved forward rapidly with detailed planning for improvements (e.g., Laboratory Consolidation Plan). 
Using a knowledge management concept, we are helping our people maximize their contributions and achieve their career ambitions by having opportunities to move between ops and development projects during their careers. 
We need to use the significant amount of operational knowledge to improve future space vehicles and systems.
Example:  Use of ISE/CEE tools to participate in design teams for future systems and develop improvements for current systems.
Example: Lessons Learned data bases to document our experience.
Example: Use of operational personnel on upgrade projects such as the development of the Checkout and Launch Control System (CLCS) for Shuttle ground processing and launch countdown.

## Spaceport Technology Center External Lines of Business

***Provide***** safe, cost-effective space access and contribute to extended human space exploration**
**by satisfying***** current and future *****KSC customers**

**Launch Vehicle Processing Systems**

**Launch and Range Systems**

**Extra-Terrestrial Spaceport Support Systems**

**Landing and Recovery Systems**

**Payload and Payload Carrier Processing Systems**

**Command, Control, and Monitoring Technologies**

**Process Engineering**

**Spaceport Structures and Materials**

**Fluid System**
**Technologies**

**Biological**
**Sciences**

**Vehicle and Payload Processing **
**Technology Core Competency**

**Launch and Range**
**Technology Core Competency**

**Science Core Competency**

**RLV Services**

**ELV Services**

**ISS/Payload Services**

***Objectives***

***Spaceport Technology Center External Lines of Business***
***& Product/Service Lines***

**Spaceport Technology and Science Development Initiatives**

**Spaceport Design and Systems Development**

**Spaceport Operations**

**Range Technologies**

**Tech Readiness Level**

**Requirements**
**(Tech Pull)**

** ****(Tech Push)**

**Notes:**
Lines of Business-three red titles
Product/service lines - all the boxes (except the objectives)

## Fluid Systems Technologies

**Spaceport Technology Development Initiative**
***Fluid Systems Technologies***

** ****Umbilical Systems Test Stand**

**Cryogenic Technology **
**Testbed**

**Smart/Automated **
**Umbilical Development**

**Cryogenic**** ****Storage, Distribution, **
**and Servicing Systems**

**Current Activities**

## Spaceport Structures and Materials

**Current Activities**

**Spaceport Technology Development Initiative**
***Spaceport Structures and Materials***

**Launch structures and Mechanisms**
**Materials Science and Technology**
**Corrosion Science and Technology**
**Electromagnetic Physics**
**Nondestructive Evaluation Technology**

## Process Engineering

**Spaceport Technology Development Initiative**
***Process Engineering***

***Process Simulation Modeling:  Spaceport Systems Processing Model***

***Human Factors Engineering:***
***Orbiter Dome Heat Shield Task Analysis***

***Work Methods and Measurement: Advanced Work***
***Instruction Systems***

***Advanced Training and Procedure Systems: Body Wearable Computers  ***

**Current Activities**

## Range Technologies

**Spaceport Technology Development Initiative**
***Range Technologies***

- Space Based Range

- Digital Command Receiver Decoder - FTS

- Low Power TDRSS Transceiver

- Spaceport (Ground Based) Range Systems

- Weather Instrumentation and Systems

- Autonomous Flight Safety

- Passive Coherent Location

- Decision Models and Simulation

- Range Information Systems Management

**Current Activities**

## Command, Control & Monitoring Technologies

**Spaceport Technology Development Initiative**
***Command, Control & Monitoring Technologies***

***Checkout and Launch Control System***

***Informed Maintenance:***
***Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring***

**Current Activities**

## Biological Sciences

**Spaceport Technology Development Initiative**
***Biological Sciences***

**Current Activities**

## Success Stories

**Active Particle Fallout Monitor**

- Developed to replace CFCs and other solvents during precision cleaning & cleanliness verification of Shuttle mechanical-electrical components
- Currently licensed to both Va-Tran Systems and Preferred Engineering

**Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude **
**Monitor & Warning System**

**Gas-Liquid Supersonic Cleaning and Cleaning Verification Spray System**

- Working prototype developed in support of Shuttle for KSC Cleanroom Monitoring and further developed by KSC and Dual Use partner.
- Currently licensed to Aerospace Engineering Group of IDEA, LLC

- The monitor was conceived to give Space Shuttle and Space Station crew members added independent protection from "an incipient depressurization event,"
- Licensees are anticipated shortly.

## Success Stories (cont.)

**Ligno Sulfonic Acid Doped Polyaniline (Ligno-Pani) **

- Developed by University of Arkansas under contract to KSC as an electrostatic coating for clothing.
- Licensed to GeoTech Chemical Company to be incorporated into their commercial product “Catize” for corrosion protection.

**Ligno-Pani****®**

- Developed to improve the efficiency of non-intrusive cable testing for the Shuttle.
- Licensed to Cyrospace Technologies Corporation.

**Cyroscan-2000 Non-Intrusive Cable Scanner**

**Vision Spaceport *****Strategic Planning Tool *****v1(Oct 2000)**
- Models design influences on space launch infrastrusture and operations
- Life cycle cost and throughput performance

## Advanced Spaceport Technologies will benefit current and future spaceports on the earth, moon, Mars, and beyond

***Advanced Spaceport Technologies will benefit current and future spaceports on the earth, moon, Mars, and beyond***

- December 16, 1998

**Notes:**
KSC’s goal is to be the Spaceport Technology Center for the future.

Our development capability must grow and grow

Strong sense that workforce agrees on expanding spaceport

KSC provides complementary advanced technologies to benefit current and future spaceports on the Earth, Moon, Mars, and beyond.

## Backup

***Backup***

- December 16, 1998

## STC External Lines of Business & Product/Service Lines

**Provide safe, cost-effective space access and**
**contribute to extended human space exploration**
**by satisfying***** current and future *****KSC customers**

**Launch Vehicle Processing Systems**

**Launch and**
**Range Systems**

**Extra-Terrestrial Spaceport Support Systems**

**Landing and Recovery Systems**

**Payload and Payload Carrier Processing Systems**

**Command, Control, & Monitoring Tech**

**Spaceport Design and Systems Development**

**Spaceport Technology and Science**

**Spaceport Operations**

**Process Engineering**

**Spaceport Structures and Materials**

**Fluid System**
**Technologies**

**Biological Sciences**

*Payload Packaging and *
* **Integration Systems*
*Payload Transportation*
*Checkout Systems*

*Runway Infrastructure*
*Servicing/Interface Equipment*
*Recovery Equipment*

*Launch, Landing and Operations Decision Modeling and Simulation*
*Weather Forecasting Sys*
*Tracking & Comm Sys*

*Spaceport Infrastructure*
*Space Resource Utilization*
*Biological Systems for Extended Human Missions*

*Launch Structures and Mechanisms*
*Materials Science & Tech*
*Corrosion Science & Tech*
*Electromagnetic Physics*
*Nondestructive Eval Tech*

*Human Factors Eng*
*Simulation Modeling, Process & Ops Analysis*
*Life Cycle & Risk System Assessment*
*Work Methods/Measmt*
*Scheduling & Capacity Analysis Systems*

*Autonomous/Intelligent Control Systems*
*Spaceport/Space System Health Mgmt*
*Sensors & Instrumentation*

*Bioregenerative Life Support*
*Fundamental Biology*
*Spaceport Ecosystem Assessment*

**Requirements**
**(Tech Pull)**

** ****(Tech Push)**

**Tech Readiness Level**

**Vehicle and Payload Processing Technology Core Competency**

**Launch and Range**
**Technology Core Competency**

**RLV Services**

**ELV Services**

**ISS/Payload Services**

***Objectives***

***STC External Lines of Business****** ******& Product/Service Lines***

*ELV and advanced RLV grnd sys*

*Storage and Distribution Technologies*
*Production, Recovery, and Disposal Technologies*
*Vehicle Interface Systems*
*Fluid Safety Technologies*

*Ground Systems, including:*
*Servicing/Interface/Integ/*
*Assembly Equipment*
*Launch Assist Sys and Pad Infrastructure*
*Transportation Systems*
*Checkout Systems*

*Space Shuttle Processing*
*Shuttle Upgrade Design Inputs*
*New RLV Design Inputs*

*Lead Center for Acquisition and Mgmt of ELV Launch Services*
*New ELV Design Inputs*

*Lead Center for Payload Carriers and Support*
*ISS/Payload Processing and Integrated Testing*
*New Payload Design Inputs*

**Range **
**Technologies**

*Weather Instrumentation*
*Space-Based Range*
*Ground-Based Range Systems*
*Decision Models and Simulations*
*Range Information Systems Mgmt*

**Spaceport Science**
**Core Competency**

**Notes:**
Lines of Business-three red titles
Product/service lines - all the boxes (except the objectives)