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Commercial Cargo Operations for the ISS Frank L. Culbertson Executive Vice President

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Commercial Cargo Operations for the ISS

Frank L. Culbertson

Executive Vice President

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Low Earth Orbit Cargo Operations

• Under the joint NASA / Orbital

Commercial Orbital Transportation

Services (COTS) program, Orbital has

developed the “Cygnus” Advanced

Maneuvering Space Vehicle, Which is

Designed to Meet the Stringent Safety

Requirements for International Space

Station (ISS) Operations.

• Developed through Space Act

Agreement with NASA’s Commercial

Crew and Cargo Program

• The Cygnus Spacecraft Will Provide

Cargo Resupply to the ISS Program under

the Cargo Resupply Services Contract

• 8 CRS Flights from 2014 to 2016

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Leveraging Commercial Cargo to Lower Launch Costs

The Cygnus vehicle is comprised of two major

elements

Service Module (SM)

Heritage: Orbital GEO and LEO missions

Power Generation: 2 Fixed Wing Solar Arrays,

Power Output: 3.5 kW (sun-pointed)

Propellant: Dual-mode

Compatible with Antares

Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM)

Heritage: Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (ISS);

ATV

Total Cargo Mass: 2,000 kg, 2700 kg

Pressurized Volume: 18.7 m3, 27 m3

Berthing at ISS: Node 2 Common Berthing

Mechanism

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Current Cygnus Configurations Provide

Foundation to Future Applications

Cygnus is an Advanced Maneuvering

Space Vehicle, Designed and Certified to

Meet the Stringent Safety Requirements for

ISS Operations

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Standard

Configuration

Enhanced

Configuration

Orbital Proprietary Information

Standard Configuration

SM Mass = 1700 Kg

PCM Dry Mass = 1677 Kg

Payload Mass = 2000 Kg

Internal Volume = 18.9 m3

PCM Diameter = 3.1 m

PCM Length = 3.9 m

Enhanced Configuration

SM Mass = 1700 Kg

PCM Dry Mass = 1995 Kg

Payload Mass = 2700 Kg

Internal Volume = 26.2 m3

PCM Diameter = 3.1 m

PCM Length = 5.1 m

Service Module (SM)

• Heritage: STAR Bus, LEO Star

• Provides all vehicle utility services

• Multi-string fault-tolerant computer system

• Manages on-orbit maneuvering and autonomous

rendezvous to the ISS

• 3500 W solar array power generation and

significant battery capability (20,000 W-hrs)

• N2H4/NTO dual-mode propulsion system used

in Orbital communications satellites

• 32 Thrusters in 3 Fully 6-DOF Strings

• Can be adapted for use in beyond LEO missions

and other payloads

Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) • Supports cargo requiring a pressurized

environment

• Designed and built by Thales Alenia Space with

direct heritage to ISS modules

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Antares Wallops Launch Site and Operations Collaboration between NASA, Wallops, and MARS

Horizontal Integration for Efficient Processing

Transporter/Erector/Launcher

System Designed for Safe, Rapid

Transfer of LV to Pad

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Antares Launch

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● Cygnus Mission Control is located in the

Orbital Mission Control Complex in

Dulles, Virginia

● After being launched into low-Earth orbit

by Antares, the Cygnus spacecraft will

transport it’s cargo to the ISS.

● After the cargo delivery is complete,

Cygnus is loaded with disposal material

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Cygnus on Approach

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Capturing Visiting

Spacecraft

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Cygnus Grappled!

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Cygnus Hatch Open

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Activation

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Spheres Experiment

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Ants in Space

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Fresh Food!

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Fresh Fruit Delivery

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Cygnus System Facilitates Exploration Goals

Affordability - Evolutionary approach with utilization of existing space qualified

systems and cargo missions to ISS, provides lower cost under tightening budget

constraints

Early Schedule - Utilization of existing capability provides opportunity for

near-term mission support. Potential to “piggy-back” on currently planned CRS

missions (8 missions through 2016)

Maturity / Reliability - Cygnus heritage and redundancy provides reliability

Technology Advancement - Cygnus utilization provides new technology risk

reduction in flight environments

Flexibility - Cygnus system elements are adaptable to evolving mission needs, goals

and requirements

Partnership - Involvement of Cygnus concepts in NASA Exploration assessments

promotes commercial / NASA / international partnership

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Cygnus Provides an Affordable and Near-

Term Capability To Support NASA Goals

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Graphic Credit – Lockheed Martin

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Cygnus Provides an Affordable and Near-

Term Capability To Support NASA Goals

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