June 17, 2009.ppt

Approved For Public Release Approved For Public Release ? The Aerospace Corporation 2009 ? The Aerospace Corporation 2008 Approved For Public Release June 17, 2009 Initial Summary of Human Rated Delta IV Heavy Study Briefing to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans CommitteeGary PulliamVice PresidentCivil and Commercial OperationsThe Aerospace Corporation * Background EELV Human Rating Study, Mar-Aug 2005 Architecture Strategic Analysis Task, Jul-Dec 2008 Architecture Strategic Analysis Task Forward Action Plan, Dec 2008-May 2009 * Study Scope Study examines technical and programmatic feasibility of replacing Ares I with a human-rated Delta IV Heavy and associated impacts on existing Constellation architecture Study did not include: Alternate Constellation architectures Confidence of Ares I cost and schedule * Options Six configurations studied: Delta IV Heavy (H) baseline (not human rated) Human Rated (HR) Delta IV H with Ares I upper stage including J-2X engine HR Delta IV H with resized J-2X upper stage HR Delta IV H redesigned upper stage with 4 RL-10 derivative engines HR Delta IV H with no upper stage HR Delta IV H with single RL-10 engine derivative Atlas V Heavy not considered due to design maturity relative to Delta IV Heavy * Technical Findings (1 of 2) Implementation of Human Rating Requirements (Safety and Reliability), commensurate with Ares I approach, is technically feasible for HR Delta IV H New upper stage configurations with J-2X or four RL-10 derivatives are technically feasible and exceed Ares I performance to ISS and LEO targets Human rated version of upper stage with one RL-10 derivative may match Ares I gross performance More detailed examination of trade space required The no upper stage configuration using Orion Service Module shows feasible performance to ISS target, but not Lunar target * Technical Findings (2 of 2) Industrial capacity can accommodate increases in production and hardware transportation for HR Delta I