# Presentation: 484405

## Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) Presentation to ASTWG

**Presenter:  Greg Clements**
**ATDC Project Manager**

## ATDC Objective

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**	****The ATDC will provide the nation with a “World Class” facility for the research, development, demonstration, testing and qualification of Spaceport Technologies.**

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Goals

**The **_**primary goal**_** of the ATDC is to provide, demonstrate and test technologies and processes that will both increase the safety and reduce operations costs for preparing vehicles and payloads for space flight.  **
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**A **_**complimentary goal**_** of the ATDC is to forge strategic partnerships with commercial companies engaged in the business of Spaceports.  **
**NASA-government and NASA-industry partnerships will ensure the maximization of safety, expertise, innovation and cost-effectiveness in developing the Spaceports of tomorrow. **

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Overview

**The ATDC will be housed at Space Launch Complex (SLC) 20 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS).**
**The Spaceport Florida Authority (SFA) is currently utilizing SLC 20 for small-scale launch operations and possible engine firing testing.    **
**ATDC activities will be coordinated with SFA and the USAF 45****th**** Space Wing (45SW), with launch operations taking precedence.  **
**There is currently no intention of launching vehicles from ATDC-deployed infrastructure; SFA launch capabilities could be used as required.  **
**Separate, bilateral Memorandums of Agreement with the SFA and with the 45SW document the working relationships necessary for the execution of the ATDC Project. **

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Phased Implementation – Phase 1

**ATDC Phased Implementation ****– Phase 1**

## ATDC Phased Implementation – Phase 2

**ATDC Phased Implementation ****– Phase 2**

## ATDC Phased Implementation – Phase 3

**ATDC Phased Implementation ****– Phase 3**

## ATDC Phased Implementation – Phase 4

**ATDC Phased Implementation ****– Phase 4**

## ATDC Phased Implementation – Phase 5

**ATDC Phased Implementation ****– Phase 5**

## ATDC Site Plan – Phases 1-3

## ATDC Site Plan – Phases 1-3 (continued)

## ATDC Site Plan – Phases 1-3 (continued)

## Summary of ATDC Phased Implementation

**Summary of ATDC Phased Implementation**

## ATDC Design Certification and Turnover

**ATDC **

**Phase **

**N**

**Testbed **

**Area Usage**

**ATDC Project**

**ATDC **

**ATDC Project Phase **

**N+1**

**Development**

**ATDC **

**Phase **

**N+1**

**Testbed **

**Area Usage**

***Turnover ***

***to YA***

***-***

***F2***

***Turnover to ***

***Development ***

***(Upgrades and ***

***Modifications)***

***Turnover ***

***to YA***

***-***

***F2***

**Turnover Point**

**(Design Certification Review)**

**ATDC **

**Phase **

**N**

**Testbed **

**Area Usage**

**ATDC Project Phase **

**N**

**Development**

**Requirements**

**Design**

**Construction**

**& Fabrication**

**Installation**

**Test and **

**Activation**

**Procurement**

**Design **

**Certification **

**Review**

**Requirements**

**Design**

**Construction**

**& Fabrication**

**Installation**

**Test and **

**Activation**

**Procurement**

**Design **

**Certification **

**Review**

**ATDC Project Phase **

**N**

**Development**

**ATDC Project**

**ATDC **

**Testbed Operations**

**Requirements**

**Design**

**Construction**

**& Fabrication**

**Installation**

**Test and **

**Activation**

**Procurement**

**Design **

**Certification **

**Review**

**Requirements**

**Design**

**Construction**

**& Fabrication**

**Installation**

**Test and **

**Activation**

**Procurement**

**Design **

**Certification **

**Review**

**ATDC Project Phase **

**N+1**

**Development**

**ATDC **

**Phase **

**N+1**

**Testbed **

**Area Usage**

***Turnover ***

***to YA***

***-***

***F2***

***Turnover to ***

***Development ***

***(Upgrades and ***

***Modifications)***

***Turnover ***

***to YA***

***-***

***F2***

**Turnover Point**

**(Design Certification Review)**

**ATDC Development is NASA-KSC Led**

**ATDC Operations is NASA-KSC Led**

**Notes:**
If implemented as planned, Phase 2 of the ATDC corresponds to FY02 funding and FY03 activation
Phase 3 of the ATDC corresponds to FY03 funding and FY04 activation
Phase 4 of the ATDC corresponds to FY04 funding and FY05 activation
Phase 5 of the ATDC corresponds to FY05 funding and FY06 activation

It is anticipated that the ATDC will be funded via a combination of sources
Code M/Spaceport and Range Technology Initiative 				
New fund source Providing a total of $10M from FY02 – FY06
Construction of Facilities (CoF) 	(Providing $9M from FY03 – FY05)
Usage Fees from ATDC Customers (2nd Gen RLV, Shuttle, Others)	

## Pre-Construction Pictures of SLC 20 

**Future LO2 Area **

**Future LO2 Offload Area (Truck to Dewar) **

## Pre-Construction Pictures of SLC 20 

**Future LH2 Area**

**ATDC Installation Manager Surveying Inside of Existing Launch Mount **

## Pre-Construction Pictures of SLC 20 

**View of Base of Existing Launch Mount from North **

**View of Top of Existing Flame Trench**

## Pre-Construction Pictures of SLC 20 

**View of Base of Existing Launch Mount from West **

**View of Existing Launch Mount Approach Ramp from East **

## Pre-Construction Pictures of SLC 20 

**View of Top of Existing Launch Mount**

**View of Top of Existing Launch Mount**

## ATDC Potential Customer Base

**The ATDC will be able to support the following customers**
**New Vehicle Development (2****nd**** Gen, 3****rd**** Gen, EELV) Organizations**
**US Spaceport Development Agencies**
**Cape Canaveral Spaceport (KSC/CCAFS) Organizations**
**Other DoD and Government agencies**
**Related Industry Vendors**
**Commercial Launch Industries**
**Academic Research**** **

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Customers – New Vehicle Development

**The flexibility of the ATDC is well suited for supporting development of new vehicles, both reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) and expendable launch vehicles (ELVs). **
**ATDC Infrastructure will be able to support initial demonstration, testing and qualification of new vehicle development.  **
**NASA-MSFC (under NRA 8-30) is funding **_**2**__**nd**__** Generation RLV**_** proposals; 2****nd**** Gen contractors are planning on using the ATDC to support “proof of concept” activities (e.g., densified cryogenic tanking)**
**For **_**ELV development**_**, the ATDC could be used as a “proving ground” for new vehicle designs. By using the ATDC, ELV vendors can concentrate their efforts on the design of the vehicle as opposed to the corresponding ground Spaceport systems.**** **

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Customers – Spaceport Development Agencies

**Various states have chartered Spaceport Development Agencies to study, develop and deploy Spaceports; the ATDC can support collaborative efforts and transfer expertise and technology to these Agencies.**
**Examples of ATDC activities that could be conducted in partnership with Spaceport Development Agencies include:**
**Spaceport Master Planning and Conceptualization **
**Operational Processing Expertise**
**Payload Processing Expertise**
**Environmental Impacts from Spaceport Development **
**Workforce Development and Training**
**Spaceport Technology Experiments**
**Range Technology Experiments**
**Using the ATDC as a national resource, Spaceport Technology research can be developed in partnership to maximize benefits for cost/information sharing. **
**The ****ASTWG**** and the ****ARTWG**** forums will synergize development initiatives at the ATDC and maximize the benefits of its Spaceport Technology research.  **

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Customers – KSC/CCAFS Organizations

**The KSC/CCAFS ops organizations (Shuttle, Payloads and ELV Processing) can utilize the ATDC to qualify new components and technologies (e.g., LOX Pump for Shuttle LC-39) without operational risk to their programs.****  **
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**The ATDC is available to improve the efficiency of existing KSC/CCAFS operations by allowing “What if” scenario testing; an operating or test procedure can be modified and validated against actual launch site equipment at no operational risk to the program.**** **
**ATDC Infrastructure will be available to “field test” Spaceport and Range Technology research and development projects with commercial or operational potential, where the full-scale “elements” of a launch site are required.**

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Customers – Other DoD & Gov’t  Organizations

**Other NASA Centers, the Department of Defense, and other Government Agencies (e.g., the Federal Aviation Administration) could also benefit from activities conducted at the ATDC.  **
** **
**New vehicles and systems in development could utilize the ATDC for a large portion of ground-based qualification activities.  **
**Hazardous operations, such as processing with radioactive thermal generators, could be simulated without requiring the use or handling of hazardous commodities. **
**As with the Spaceport Development Agencies, the ASTWG and the ARTWG will be a forum to synergize activities at the ATDC with these agencies and maximize the benefits of Spaceport Technology research.**

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Customers – Industry Vendors

**ATDC Infrastructure will also be made available to industry for qualifying cutting-edge commercial technology for use in a Spaceport Environment. **
**The ATDC Infrastructure can also be made available to support initial demonstration, testing and qualification of new vehicle development. **
**Small companies could use the ATDC in order to reap the benefit of its large ground-based infrastructure without having to expend a significant long-term capital investment for that infrastructure; b****y using the ATDC, these vendors can concentrate their efforts on the design and development of “production” systems.**
** **
**In support of industry vendors, the ATDC could be viewed as a Spaceport version of “Underwriters Laboratories” wherein a controlled qualification test could be performed by a neutral party, NASA-KSC.**

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## ATDC Customers – Academia

**ATDC Infrastructure will also be made available to academia for research of related Spaceport Technologies.  **
**In this instance, the ATDC would be viewed as a large-scale laboratory ****supporting controlled research in Spaceport or Range technologies. **
**Joint research agreements would be developed between NASA and the academic institution(s) to outline the research being conducted, its duration, and what ATDC facilities would be utilized. **

**Notes:**
Examples of New Technologies/Processes to be demonstrated and qualified at the ATDC:
Densified Cryogenics
Cryogenic Component Qualification
Zero-loss Pipelines
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
Automated Umbilical Systems
Payload Processing and Integration Studies
Launch Software Development and Verification
Industrial/Process Engineering Development
Paperless Work Environments

## For Additional Information. . . 

**Contact the ATDC Project Manager:**
**Gregory R. Clements**
**NASA-KSC  Mail Stop: YA-E6**
**KSC, FL 32899**
**321.867.8992**
**321.867.4234 (Fax)**
_**[gregory.clements-1@ksc.nasa.gov](mailto:gregory.clements-1@ksc.nasa.gov)**_
**Additional Project information can be placed on a CD (MSOffice 2000 Products) and sent out to any interested parties**

**Notes:**
If implemented as planned, Phase 2 of the ATDC corresponds to FY02 funding and FY03 activation
Phase 3 of the ATDC corresponds to FY03 funding and FY04 activation
Phase 4 of the ATDC corresponds to FY04 funding and FY05 activation
Phase 5 of the ATDC corresponds to FY05 funding and FY06 activation

It is anticipated that the ATDC will be funded via a combination of sources
Code M/Spaceport and Range Technology Initiative 				
New fund source Providing a total of $10M from FY02 – FY06
Construction of Facilities (CoF) 	(Providing $9M from FY03 – FY05)
Usage Fees from ATDC Customers (2nd Gen RLV, Shuttle, Others)