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Earth Station:

Global ISS Marketing

Future of Human Spaceflight

ASTE 527 Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio

Team Project, Fall 2010, Astronautical Engineering Department,

Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California

ISS-COSHοΏ½ISS Co-Orbiting SBSP Hotels

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Global View

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Rationale

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2007 Survey of

Energy Resources

Transforming the global energy mix: the exemplary path to 2050/2100

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  • JPL - 1975
  • John Mankins - 2008

20 Watts πŸ‘ͺ 92 Miles

  • Bill Gates (Feb 2010 TED Talk)
  • Japanese (Tech Demo)
  • Europeans - EADS

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How the concept relates to current projects

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Falcon 9 and Dragon

Customers

Investments

Ground Rules and Assumptions

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Concept

Multi-docking Module

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Concept

4 Bigelow Sundancer Modules

Panels

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4 Windows

Marcel’s

Space Taxi

Seats 8 x 2 = 16 Passengers

… station is ready to for guests

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Robotic Arm + Housing

EVA Ladders

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Autonomous Payloads

Carrying solar panels and trusses

Robotic Arm Deployed

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First panel pushed up after construction

(provide thermal protection)

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L =10 m

L

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NSTAR

In-Plane

Out-of-Plane

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NSTAR

Up!

To GEO

180 deg

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Concept

… and repeat

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7 panel Configuration

Concept

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Concept

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Radiators

EVA Playground

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Merits and Limitations

Merits:

  • End Result: Clean energy for future generations
  • Creates many jobs: Eventually becomes its own industry
  • Brings participating nations closer
  • Wealthy individuals contribute to an Earth-friendly effort

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Limitations:

  • ISS is in a high inclination orbit, SBSP based in GSO
  • Considerable amount of GEO space will be taken up
  • Maintenance of panels in GEO is not a trivial task

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  • SBSP is a viable concept πŸ‘ͺ ready to be tested in Space

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  • The Space Tourism industry is picking up

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A + B = ISSCOSH

Conclusion

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  • Trade Study: ISS vs. dedicated LEO equatorial assembly facility for SBSP modular buildup for GSO transfer
  • EP interaction with Van Allen Belt during spiral transfer
  • Electrodynamic tether for plane change
  • Lunar fly around for Plane Change ?
  • How to fix broken panels and do maintenance in GEO
  • Covering a substantial amount of solar disc πŸ‘ͺ Help global warming (Dr. Angel – U of A)
  • Microwave Radiation or Laser?
  • Limited Space in GEO: Who gets what?
  • Same plane as ISS, what altitude?

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Future Studies

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  • Space-Based Solar Power As an Opportunity for Strategic Security
  • 2007 Survey of Energy Council
  • Issues in Development of Space-Based Solar Power
  • A Novel Space-Based Solar Power Collection via LEO
  • http://c-sbsp.org/
  • http://www.worldenergy.org/publications/survey_of_energy_resources_2007/default.asp
  • http://news.discovery.com/tech/us-largest-pv-solar-plant-goes-online.html

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References

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