Европейцы помогут США пережить списание шаттлов

[Apollo13]

Вот смеха будет, если американский сегмент МКС утопят в 2020 году  

Будет типичный кризис перепроизводства в космической отрасли отдельной страны

Они эти корабли и макеты солить будут что-ли?  :lol:

будут пускать и стыковаться друг с другом!  :mrgreen:

[Dmitri]

Не утопят, а продадут всем желающим.

[G.K.]

Не только в Москве и Питере глобальное потепление  :twisted:

[Антикосмит]

Не утопят, а продадут всем желающим.Например китайским,арабским коммунистам,  гражданам США.

О! Это идея! Создать консорциум из всяких частных космических фирм и продать за 1 доллар им американский сегмент. Таким изощренным способом с ними будет покончено раз и навсегда  :twisted:

[ronatu]

Вот смеха будет, если американский сегмент МКС утопят в 2020 году  
Будет типичный кризис перепроизводства в космической отрасли отдельной страны
Они эти корабли и макеты солить будут что-ли?  :lol:

SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations

http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20120510

[ronatu]

Вот смеха будет, если американский сегмент МКС утопят в 2020 году  
Будет типичный кризис перепроизводства в космической отрасли отдельной страны
Они эти корабли и макеты солить будут что-ли?  :lol:

SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations

http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20120510

[Salo]

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_05_10_2012_p0-456480.xml&p=2

ATK Unveils End-To-End Liberty Launch System Plan[/size]
By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com
Source: AWIN First

May 10 , 2012

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will develop a composite crew compartment with support from Lockheed Martin as part of a complete launch system being proposed with partner Astrium for NASA's commercial crew program.

Unveiling new details about the Liberty project, ATK says the system is on track for initial tests in 2014, with the first crewed test mission anticipated as early as 2015. Kent Rominger, ATK vice president and Liberty program manager, says the test plan supports crewed missions for NASA by 2016 and is built on flight-proven elements.

"We're at the point where (the U.S.) reputation is on the line, and hopefully when people see Liberty they'll recognize the whole system is unique in that it has been designed from the outset to meet NASA's human-rated standards," says Rominger. Although ATK and Astrium have previously detailed the use of a five-segment, space shuttle-derived solid first-stage and Ariane 5-based liquid-fueled upper-stage for Liberty's combined configuration, the team has not previously discussed details of the crew capsule, abort system and other elements of its proposal.

Liberty is one of several competing system-level proposals for the third phase of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, known as Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap). Proposals for the contest were submitted in March, with expectations of multiple follow-on contracts valued at between $300 million and $500 million due to be awarded in early August. Other contenders include Blue Origin, Boeing, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Sierra Nevada.

"Unlike when we bid on CCDev2 (Commercial Crew Development two), now we have an entire system," says Rominger who adds that the spacecraft leverages design work performed at NASA Langley Research Center on the composite crew module and the pusher-based Maximum Launch Abort System (MLAS), for which ATK was a contractor, as well as service module design work performed by NASA Glenn Research Center. "We're using all that work and, in some cases, making it less capable to suit the less demanding missions to low Earth orbit."

ATK's crew module development comes as the manufacturer's aerospace structures division continues its company-wide strategic push for a larger role in composite assembly for commercial, military and space markets. As well as wing skins and nacelles for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, ATK produces stringers and frames for the majority of the Airbus A350 fuselage in addition to engine cases for the Boeing 747-8 and A350. Composite structures for space applications include large elements of the Delta 4, Atlas 5, Ariane 5 and more than 11,100 rocket motor cases.

As well as providing the crew module and MLAS, ATK is responsible for the first stage, system integration and ground and mission operations, while Astrium provides the Vulcain 2-powered second stage. Lockheed Martin will provide subsystems and other support including access to the same supply chain providing components and systems for the Orion capsule, as well as the use of its recently-completed Space Operations Simulation Center near Denver. "With things like backshells, heat shields, guidance, navigation and control (GN&C) and so on, we are trying to leverage all those things," says Rominger.

Lockheed Martin will work with ATK to tailor the design of subsystems for the crew compartment to suit the "specific mission requirements" of the LEO mission, says Scott Norris, Lockheed Martin Lead for Liberty. Aside from "implied" savings in cost from the use of a common supply chain, Norris adds the entire development process will also be speeded up. "We have 21 months if selected to get to critical design review," he notes. Lockheed Martin will provide crew interface systems design, subsystem selection, assembly, integration and mission operations support. ATK adds subsystems could include avionics, GN&C, propulsion systems, environmental control system, docking system and other components.

Astrium North America CEO John Schumacher says the initial second stage will be shipped to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., where it will be integrated with the ATK-made first stage. However, "once the business case develops in the U.S., then we envisage moving manufacture of the Liberty upper stage to the United States." Although nearly identical to the standard Ariane 5 core, Schumacher says additional structural reinforcement is required for the second stage. Despite this, he adds that no major tooling will be needed to accommodate the Liberty on the line, which can be grown from its current six to seven units per year rate to "easily incorporate three to five more."

As the Snecma-developed Vulcain 2 is used on the first-stage of the Ariane V, on which it has been used to power 47 consecutive launches, simulated altitude testing will be required to prove its air-starting capability for use in Liberty's second-stage. Rominger says test sites at NASA Stennis and Glenn are being evaluated. "We are working with both NASA centers to see which will be most appropriate."

Other Liberty subcontractors now identified include wiring manufacturer Safran/Labinal out of Salisbury, Md., avionics and telemetry provider L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics and Moog, which provides thrust vector control and propulsion control.[/size]

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ATK Signs Teaming Agreement for Liberty Transportation Service

ATK AND ASTRIUM TEAM WITH NANORACKS ON LIBERTY

Jun 28, 2012

ARLINGTON, Va, June 28, 2012 - ATK (NYSE: ATK) and Astrium North America have signed a teaming agreement with NanoRacks, LLC, for NanoRacks to market opportunities for both astronaut explorers and the experiments they plan to carry into space on board the Liberty Transportation Service.

"NanoRacks is a world leader in understanding the emerging commercial market for low Earth orbit utilization," said Kent Rominger, ATK's Liberty Program Manager. "Jeff Manber and his NanoRacks team will bring the tremendous capability of the Liberty Transportation Service to this community worldwide. The prospects are very exciting."

The Liberty Transportation Service offers researchers world-wide the opportunity to fly into low Earth orbit with their research-either to the International Space Station, to other on-orbit space craft for human-tended operations or to use a Liberty mission on-orbit as their own unique research platform. The Liberty team will work with NanoRacks to develop Liberty missions that allow use of low Earth orbit by non-NASA individuals, such as astronauts from other countries, as well as the delivery of innovative solutions for NASA commercial crew and cargo missions.

This teaming agreement allows NanoRacks to market to explorers from around the globe a Liberty mission consisting of transportation into low Earth orbit, on-orbit operations and a safe return to Earth for up to seven people and their research and/or equipment.

The Liberty team selected NanoRacks because of its proven performance and unique history of innovatively managing a number of International Space Station payloads and commercial astronaut programs. NanoRacks is already working with Astrium North America to provide quality hardware and services for the U.S. National Laboratory on board the International Space Station.

NanoRacks has developed and deployed two research platforms onboard the International Space Station's U.S. National Laboratory, which can house plug-and-play payloads using CubeSat. NanoRacks has a signed customer pipeline of over 50 payloads including domestic and international educational institutions, research organizations and government organizations.

"The possibilities with Liberty are exponential," said Jeff Manber, CEO of NanoRacks. "For the first time we are offering people across the globe an opportunity to use Liberty to create their own missions of exploration and discovery. This will greatly expand the use of the ISS for research and also create novel missions using Liberty in low Earth orbit."

"We look forward to expanding our work with NanoRacks as it brings Liberty to new customers worldwide for commercial missions to ISS and other LEO missions," said John Schumacher, President of Astrium in North America. "This builds on research and human space flight-related operations we have done in Florida and Texas with the NASA team for over a decade."

Liberty is a complete commercial crew system that includes a human-rated composite spacecraft, advanced abort system, a reliable, affordable and capable commercial launch vehicle to low Earth orbit and ground and mission operations, which were all designed from inception to meet NASA's human-rating requirements. Unmanned test flights are planned for 2014 and 2015, followed by the first human flights in 2015 with a Liberty flight crew flying to the International Space Station.

ATK is the team lead, with Astrium and Lockheed Martin serving as major subcomponent providers. Additional subcontractors for Liberty include Safran, Moog Inc., Honeywell, Astrotech Space Operations (ASTC), Aerojet, Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Dynamic Concepts, Inc, Hamilton Sundstrand, L-3 Cincinnati Electronics and Teledyne Brown.

The Liberty system team is located across 10 states including Alabama, California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The commercial program is expected to sustain thousands of jobs as well as bring approximately 600 new jobs across the country.

More information on the Liberty Transportation Service can be found at www.libertyspace.us .

ATK is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with operations in 22 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com .

NanoRacks LLC was formed in 2009 to provide quality hardware and services for the U.S. National Laboratory onboard the International Space Station. NanoRacks provides repeatable access to the International Space Station microgravity environment for commercial and educational research projects. NanoRacks brings together entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers who have real-life experience and share a passion for space including humanity's utilization of low-earth orbit. Visit www.nanoracks.com for more information.

Astrium North America was formed in 1973 to support U.S. and European payloads flying on NASA missions, most recently on the Space Shuttle and ISS. It has operations in Florida and Texas. Its parent Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS, is responsible to ESA for the operation of the European component of ISS. Astrium builds ATV which has completed 3 missions to ISS in the last 4 years and Ariane 5 which launches ATV to ISS. More information can be found at www.astrium-na.com .

http://www.libertyspace.us/jun-28-2012-1.html

ATK Completes Software TIM for Liberty under NASA's Commercial Crew Program

LIBERTY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE CREW TRANSPORTATION TO THE ISS

Jun 28, 2012

ARLINGTON, Va., June 28, 2012 - ATK (NYSE: ATK) completed its Liberty software technical interface meeting (TIM), which was held to support further development of the Liberty space transportation system under the company's Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development Program.

The software TIM was conducted to evaluate Liberty's software development plan with the NASA Liberty team. The plan governs the software process used by Liberty and its subcontractors throughout development, integration, test and flight.

"Understanding how your system will work together throughout the mission is critical in reducing risk and schedule delays," said Kent Rominger, ATK Vice President and Program Manager for Liberty. "Holding this TIM provides us valuable insight into expertise provided by the NASA team and ensures there are no issues we are overlooking."

The development of software is critical for understanding the entire system to support Liberty's test flights. Unmanned test flights are scheduled for 2014 and 2015, followed by the first crewed flights in 2015 with Liberty astronauts.

The TIM was held this month at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s Boulder campus and the Lockheed Martin Waterton facility near Denver. The team also toured both facilities, including the integration and test laboratories where Liberty's flight and ground software will be checked out prior to its test flights.

Team members involved with Liberty's software development include ATK (first stage and ground support equipment (GSE)), Lockheed Martin (spacecraft subsystem support, launch vehicle ascent control and spacecraft GSE), Ball Aerospace ((Situation Awareness Fault Evaluation (SAFE) and Subsystems)), Astrium (second stage) and L3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics (Integrated Avionics and Flight Safety Systems), and Teledyne Brown (cargo carrier).

The CCDev-2 Liberty unfunded SAA enables NASA and the Liberty team to share technical information related to the Liberty Transportation System during the preliminary design review phase of the program. ATK has completed four milestones and held three TIMs, all on internal funding. The fifth and final milestone under the agreement is schedule for July.

"This SAA with NASA's Commercial Crew Program has enabled us to further advance development as we receive valuable feedback from a team of experienced human space flight experts," said Rominger. "As a result, we are able to offer a complete commercial crew service, and provide safe, reliable, cost-effective crew transportation to low Earth orbit."

ATK announced last month it had developed Liberty into a complete commercial crew transportation system, including the Liberty composite spacecraft, abort system, launch vehicle and ground and mission operations, all designed from inception to meet NASA's human-rating requirements.

Additional subcontractors for Liberty include Safran/Snecma, Moog Inc., Honeywell, Astrotech Space Operations (ASTC), Aerojet, Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Dynamic Concepts, Inc. and Hamilton Sundstrand. More information on the Liberty system can be found at www.libertyspace.us .

ATK is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with operations in 22 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com .

http://www.libertyspace.us/jun-28-2012-2.html

Liberty second stage one step closer to production

* Astrium working closely with ATK to deliver the second stage of the Liberty commercial launch vehicle on schedule
    * Successful tests on tank structures demonstrate that key Ariane 5 manufacturing technologies can be evolved for use on the Liberty second stage
    * Download film of the tests at: http://46.218.194.177/astrium/ASTRIUM_LIBERTY


Jun 28, 2012

ARLINGTON, Va, June 28, 2012 - Astrium, the number one company in Europe for space technologies and systems, has successfully completed a set of tests on tank structures proving that key design and manufacturing processes used for Ariane launchers are ready for production of the Liberty commercial launch vehicle second stage.

The tests covering load-carrying cryogenic tanks demonstrate that existing Astrium processes can be leveraged to confirm the overall Liberty schedule and enable a speedy entry into service - and into orbit. Astrium is also working on leaner production processes for the second stage to bring best value to the Liberty launch vehicle.

Liberty is a complete commercial crew transportation service, including the spacecraft, abort system, launch vehicle, and both ground and mission operations, designed from inception to meet NASA's human-rating requirements with a planned first test flight in 2014 and Liberty crewed flight in 2015. Astrium, as a major subcontractor, will provide the second stage of the Liberty launch vehicle - based on the liquid-fuelled cryogenic core of the Ariane 5 vehicle powered by the Safran-built Vulcain 2 engine. The Ariane 5 launcher, for which Astrium is the Prime Contractor, was developed under the aegis of the European Space Agency and is operated by Arianespace. With 48 consecutive successful missions over nearly nine years, it is the world's most reliable launcher. This includes the launch of three Autonomous Transfer Vehicles to resupply the International Space Station in the last four years. During this time, the Ariane 5 has launched more commercial satellites into orbit than any other launch vehicle in the world.

A film from the Astrium site in les Mureaux, near Paris (France), shows the work done to complete the stage testing. It shows the machining, forming, computerized automatic welding and inspection of cryogenic tank elements to provide the increased thickness and stiffened profiles necessary for the Liberty second stage. An additional tank panel of increased thickness is welded and tested in a cryogenic environment at the Euro Cryospace facilities (an Astrium and Air Liquide joint-venture). These successful tests demonstrate that Astrium's manufacturing technology has the capability to process panels that are several times thicker than those of Ariane 5. These panels meet the needs for the strengthened cryogenic tanks of Liberty's second stage.

Alain Charmeau, CEO of Astrium Space Transportation, said: "These tests take the Liberty second stage one step closer to production. They demonstrate conclusively that our proven processes can manufacture thicker and stiffer cryogenic tanks for the Liberty second stage.

"Welding, machining, and forming space hardware is a highly sophisticated industrial process. Our extensive experience in manufacturing all Ariane launchers has given us comprehensive and unmatched capability that we can now utilize for a new commercial space transportation system - Liberty. We are proud to be a valued partner alongside ATK and Lockheed Martin and look forward to the success of Liberty," he continued.

"Astrium's world-class commercial launch team provides unique vehicle and systems capabilities to Liberty," said Kent Rominger, ATK program manager for Liberty. "These tests by our Astrium teammates demonstrate how our flight-proven Liberty team is hard at work and keeping Liberty on schedule for first launch in 2014."

For additional information on the Liberty Transportation Serive please visit the Liberty website at: http://www.libertyspace.us .

http://www.libertyspace.us/jun-28-2012-3.html

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ATK extends Liberty proposal to include cargo resupply

ATK announced Tuesday its Liberty space transportation system will comprise crew and cargo modules to haul seven astronauts and up to 5,000 pounds of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station on the same flight.



Artist's concept of the Liberty spacecraft and cargo module at the International Space Station. Credit: ATK
 
The combined crew and cargo capability differentiates ATK from its commercial competitors, which plan to offer only limited resupply capacity on crewed missions.

"Liberty's expanded service allows us to bring a commercial capability delivering up to seven crew members, 5,000 pounds of pressurized cargo, along with external cargo in a single flight," said Kent Rominger, ATK vice president and program manager for Liberty. "This results in tremendous value since all other commercial offerings would need two flights to accomplish what Liberty does in one."

Astronauts and cargo will blast off on a Liberty rocket, which ATK is proposing for NASA's commercial crew program. NASA expects to award two companies between $300 million and $500 million in 21-month agreements beginning as soon as this month.

The space agency plans to release about half that amount of funding to a third company, which will continue development of a commercial crew transportation system at a slower pace.

ATK is currently working on the Liberty proposal with private funding, and company officials say government financing is necessary to meet a schedule calling for a first piloted mission to low Earth orbit by late 2015.

The aerospace firm has an unfunded Space Act Agreement with NASA, where the space agency shares expertise with ATK but does not pay an award.

SpaceX, Boeing Co., Sierra Nevada Corp., and Blue Origin currently have funded Space Act Agreements with NASA. The next round of awards - called the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability phase - will pick up at the conclusion of the ongoing agreements this summer. All companies with funded agreements with NASA must re-compete to continue receiving government financing.

ATK, the builder of the space shuttle's strap-on boosters, plans to combine an extended five-segment version of the shuttle solid rocket motor with an upper stage based on the cryogenic core of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket. A seven-person capsule built by ATK and Lockheed Martin Corp. would fly into orbit on top of the two-stage Liberty launcher.

A Liberty logistics module will also fly with the crew capsule, carrying up to 5,100 pounds of cargo, including up to four full-size research racks for placement into the space station's laboratories.

The crew spacecraft would be made of a lightweight composite shell developed by ATK in partnership with NASA's Langley Research Center beginning in 2007. ATK and Langley built a composite pressure vessel as an alternative to the Orion spacecraft's aluminum-lithium structure.

If it proceeds into full development, Lockheed Martin would oversee final assembly of the crew capsule at the Kennedy Space Center.

The Liberty cargo module would be based on the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module carried about space shuttle flights to outfit the space station.

NASA's requirements for bidders in the commercial crew program do not specify cargo capacity as a decision point for monetary awards.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1207/03liberty/

[Apollo13]

Какая-то каша из топора (ТТУ) получается

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ATK Completes Final Milestone for Liberty under NASA's Commercial Crew Program



LIBERTY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE CREW TRANSPORTATION TO THE ISS

Jul 17, 2012

ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK)successfully completed the last Liberty space transportation system milestone under the company's unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA for the Commercial Crew Development Program (CCDev-2).

The final milestone under the SAA was a Program Status Review (PSR) for the Liberty system. During the PSR, the Liberty team presented NASA with detailed progress of the program, including integrated master schedule, DAC cycle status, system requirements, software status, flight test plan, system safety review, ground processing certification plan and schedule for initial operation capability.

The CCDev-2 Liberty SAA enabled NASA and the Liberty team to share technical information related to the Liberty transportation system during the preliminary design review phase of the program. ATK completed five milestones and held three Technical Interchange Meetings, all on internal funding.

"It has been a privilege working with NASA to complete the SAA for the Commercial Crew program," said Kent Rominger, ATK vice president and program manager for Liberty. "The feedback we received from the NASA Liberty team has helped further the development of the entire system and we believe ensures the program is on target for Liberty to provide a capable and safe commercial transportation to the International Space Station (ISS) by mid-decade."

Currently, Liberty's schedule includes unmanned test flights in 2014 and 2015, followed by the first crewed flight in late 2015 with Liberty astronauts. Commercial operational flights to take NASA astronauts to the ISS would begin in 2016.

ATK also hosted a Liberty Supplier conference the day following the PSR. This meeting, held in Florida, brought together more than 20 of Liberty's major suppliers to support Liberty development activities.

"Our supply base is critical to Liberty's success as we move quickly through development of the entire system," said Rominger. "As a commercial program we need to ensure we are a strong team in order to provide the best service and grow a profitable business."

About Liberty

Liberty is a complete commercial crew space system that includes a composite spacecraft, abort system, launch vehicle and ground and mission operations, all of which were designed from inception to meet NASA's human-rating requirements. ATK is the prime contractor with Astrium and Lockheed Martin serving as major subcomponent providers. Additional subcontractors for Liberty include Safran/Snecma, Moog Inc., Honeywell, Astrotech Space Operations (ASTC), Aerojet, Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Teledyne Brown, Dynamic Concepts, Inc. and Hamilton Sundstrand.

The Liberty system team is located across 10 states including Alabama, California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The commercial program is expected to sustain thousands of jobs as well as bring approximately 600 new jobs across the country.

http://www.libertyspace.us/news.html