Transcript Space Tourism: Regulations and Employees

Commercial Sub-Orbital Spaceflight
Company Presentation
John McClean
on behalf of the class of 2005, Manned Space Flight, Umea University, Sweden
12 November, 2005
Worldview AB
1. Operations
Flight profile – Kiruna airport – Flight path – Technology
Regulations – Safety – Training – Medical
Operations > Flight Profile
White Knight 2 takes off
from Kiruna
SS2 separates from Eve
10 second glide
Height: 0 ft
Time: 0:00
Height: 50,000 ft
Time: 40:00
Operations > Flight Profile
SS2 hybrid rocket ignition
30,000 lbs thrust
3g acceleration
SS2 burn phase complete;
weightlessness begins
Height: 50,000 ft
Time: 40:10
Height: 135 km
Time: 43:00
BURN PHASE
WEIGHTLESSNESS
Operations > Flight Profile
Tailfins tilt upwards,
to allow high drag for
reentry
Tailfins return to normal
flight position to glide
back to Kiruna
Height: 120 km
Time: 48:00
Height: 80,000 ft
Time: 50:00
REENTRY
Operations > Flight Profile
Passing entry point to
Kiruna TMA
KAALAS
Touchdown at
Kiruna
Height: 4000 ft
Time: 60:00
Height: 0 ft
Time: 62:00
FINAL APPROACH
Operations > Kiruna Airport
• Close to town centre (8km)
• Not radar equipped
• Low air traffic – approx 12
flights/day
• Arena Arctica can comfortably
fit a Boeing 747
• Accommodation facilities
available
• Fire fighting and rescue
equipment
Operations > Flight Path
• Avoiding no-fly zone of
LKAB – SW direction
• Wilderness to the south
minimizes risk to public
• ESRANGE and Vidsel - NEAT
• R01, R02 approx 6K sq km
available each
Operations > Flight Path
Operations > Technology
The Importance of the Private Venture
• Small budget ( << NASA, ESA, etc)
• Innovation and creative thinking, e.g.
– Composite Materials
– New rocket motor designs
Operations > Technology
The Hybrid Rocket Motor
• Safe and simple
• Performance advantages of liquids,
simplicity of solid fuel
• Rubber fuel, nitrous oxide oxidizer
• Fuels inert when separated
• Storage and transportation is nonhazardous; no special equipment required.
Operations > Regulations
Commercial
Space
Industry
Aviation
Industry
Operations > Regulations
2004 – 2006: CSLAA, FAA regulations timetable
Last date for
issue of
guidelines or
advisory circulars
proposed
regulations
final regulations
regarding Commercial SRLV Operations with
flight crew
space flight
participants
23 Dec 2004
23 Dec 2005 23 June 2006
Operations > Regulations
Guidelines: Flight Crew
• Pilot certificate on
similar a/c
• Class II medical
certificate
• Be informed in writing
of risks
• Must receive training
– Realistic,
comprehensive, current,
documented
Operations > Regulations
• ECLSS
Guidelines: Vehicle
– Maintain operable atmosphere
– Stowage
– Mitigation of decompression effects
• Fire detection and suppression
• Human factors engineering
• Display placard stating noncertification
• Designed to avoid stress factors
Operations > Regulations
Guidelines: Space Flight Participants
• Must be informed in
writing of:
– Risks, their likelihoods and
consequences
– Safety record of SRLV type
• Be able to ask questions
• Must provide:
– Certification of medical
compliance
– Written informed consent
Operations > Employees
Flight
Operations
Pilots
(Control
Centre)
Maintenance
Safety and
Recovery
Operations > Safety
•‘A Safety Management Plan is as
important to business survival as a
financial management plan.’
(UK CAA, CAP712)
Operations > Safety
• The SpaceCraft Manufacturer SMS
- Quality Assurance
- Culture (safety & innovation)
• Worldview SMS
- Safety Culture (top down, bottom up)
- Safety of the Space Participant
Medical Requirements
Training Requirements
Flight Readiness Review (FRR)
Ultimately = GO > No Go
Operations > Training
Fast Jet Experience
(+G and –G forces)
(vibration & noise)
Disorientation
Experience
(SpaceBall)
Xero Gravity
Operations > Training
Simulator
Operations > Medical
• Declaration of health filled out by customers
own GP
• Clear guidelines and declaration easily
available for customer and GP
• Screening process of health declarations
before customer arrive in Kiruna
• Customer responsible for their own health
status
Operations > Medical
Worldview AB
2. Marketing
Target Audience – Market Analysis – Marketing and Advertising
The Northern Experience
Marketing > Market Analysis
• Target audience: wealthy, healthy, adventurous
• 30,000 subscriptions ahead of flight availability
• Class survey – 66% complacent regarding launch
and landing site
• Expanding market
Marketing > Marketing & Advertising
• VIP, celebrity tickets
• Sponsorship (television game shows, etc)
• Focused advertisement to target audience
– Stands at corporate events
– Company representative visits and brochures to
offices
– Brochures in high-end hotels
– Internet
Marketing > The Northern Experience
• Aurora Borealis
• Midnight sun
• Icehotel
• Hunting
• Fishing
• Sami culture
• Esrange
Worldview AB
3. Financial Summary
Non-recurring costs – Investment and sponsorship – Budgetary
sources – Running costs – Targets and projections
Finance > Non-Recurring Costs
• Space Vehicles
• Ground Vehicles
• Headquarters
• Hangar
• Regulatory Costs
• Certification
• Total
-
$52M
$0.1M
$8M
$4M
$2M
$1.4M
$67.5M
Finance > Sponsorship
Postal Services & Package Delivery
International companies
Commercial airlines
Local companies
Technology groups
National companies
Large investors
Communications
Finance > Income
5%
10%
49%
36%
Investment
Sponsorship
Tickets
Marketing
Finance > Running Costs
• Salaries
• Consumables
• Bills
• Insurance
• Flight Cost
• Total
-
$23k
$4k
$1k
$10k
$10k
$47k
Values given based on cost per flight, running 1 flight per week
Finance > Targets and Projections
• Full return on investment by 2011.
• Ticket price reduced by 33% by 2014.
2008 – 2011 Cost per seat is $50,212
Ticket Price is $150,000
2011 –
Cost per seat is $6,714
Ticket Price <$100,000