Commercial Space Travel: Proposed Training Requirements

Commercial Space Travel:Proposed Training

Requirements

May 2007

26 Years in Space Operations

Derone Jenkins-Todd, PhD

[email protected]

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Specializing in Space

ENGINEERING

•Avionics

•Electrical Power

•Astrodynamics

•Vehicle Integration

•Trajectory Design

•Integrated Testing

•Systems Simulation

ENGINEERING

•Avionics

•Electrical Power

•Astrodynamics

•Vehicle Integration

•Trajectory Design

•Integrated Testing

•Systems Simulation

SPACE OPERATIONS

•Command & Control

•Console Operations

•Operations Concepts

•Requirements Definition

•Resource Planning

•Real-time Mission Support

•Procedures Development

SPACE OPERATIONS

•Command & Control

•Console Operations

•Operations Concepts

•Requirements Definition

•Resource Planning

•Real-time Mission Support

•Procedures Development

Information Technology

•Software Development

•Integrated Systems Design

•Specialized Prototypes

•Database Management

•Infrastructure Services

•Network Design

•Security Management

Information Technology

•Software Development

•Integrated Systems Design

•Specialized Prototypes

•Database Management

•Infrastructure Services

•Network Design

•Security Management

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Specializing in Space Flight Training

Training

•Instructional Systems Design

•Requirements Analysis

•Custom Curricula Development

•Total Media Selection

•Train-the-Trainer Programs

•Evaluations-Student/Trainer

•Personnel Certification

Training

•Instructional Systems Design

•Requirements Analysis

•Custom Curricula Development

•Total Media Selection

•Train-the-Trainer Programs

•Evaluations-Student/Trainer

•Personnel Certification

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Why train at all?

Extreme conditions High risk For most, space

travel of any sort is not a known quantity

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Barrios Recommends:

Standardized training for:

•Passengers [Persons who are aboard, but not trained to operate the vehicle.]

•Crew - [Persons aboard who are trained to operate the vehicle]

•Ground Support Personnel – [Controllers, trainers, etc.]

Standardized training :

1. Facilitates common and repeated use aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order and consistency.

2. Provides a criterion for evaluating performance and results.

Standardized training :

1. Facilitates common and repeated use aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order and consistency.

2. Provides a criterion for evaluating performance and results.

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While commercial airline passengers travel with little to no training at all, space tourists must have some training. The training should include:

•Vehicle Familiarization

• Safety

•Emergency Procedures

•Physiological Effects

•What to do and experience during the

flight

Passenger Training:What do they need to know?

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The goal of vehicle familiarization training for passengers is to promote “informed consent.” This training includes:

General explanation of vehicle operationDescription of the flight profileVery basic description of the hardwareInstructions which include any passenger used equip:

– Seats– Toilet– Galley– Cameras– Suits

Passenger Vehicle Familiarization

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Passenger Safety Training

Passenger safety training must include minimal safety procedures, similar to airline safety training, but specific to the commercial space vehicle:

•What not to do or touch

•What company has done to ensure passenger safety

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Passenger Emergency Training

Emergency Procedure Training– Train survivable, rapid response emergencies:

• Fire• Rapid depress

– Egress– Rescue

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Common Physiological Effects

•Nausea

•Space adaptation sickness

•Weightlessness

•Congestion

•Pressure

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Prepare the Passenger for the Experience

Weightlessness Great views Photography Small science

experiments – Jell-O– Balls of water

Spiritual experiences

The training program itself should be a WOW experience!

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Training for crews and ground support personnel

Initial crews and ground support personnel may be the engineers that designed the vehicle, however later personnel will not come from the original teams.

Training requirements need to match the duties of crew and controller rather than the design engineer.

FYI: The average NASA flight/mission controller serves for five years.FYI: The average NASA flight/mission controller serves for five years.

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Crew and Ground Personnel Training

•Fundamental Operation of vehicle hardware and software

•Nominal operations training

•Select number of emergency procedures that safe the vehicle and the crew

•Cockpit Resource Management (CRM)

•Train leadership skills so that the crew can manage passengers during both nominal and emergency scenarios.

•Emphasis on communication and teamwork

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Training Facilities for Crew and Ground Personnel

Training facilities must be appropriate for the training objectives.

Scoping training facilities requirements is a crucial step in facility development.

Would you fly with a pilot who obtained his/her training solely from a text book?

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The Most Important Element

Certification Processes – Measure the achievement of

the training – Make an official statement of

that achievement

Certify personnel (ground and crew) to government standards to facilitate safe and effective operations.

Certify passengers to government standards to facilitate:– Informed consent– Safe experience

Why Certify? Establishes a level of

competence and knowledge.

Provides a qualitative measure of service offered

Facilitates the screening of personnel and passengers

Promotes an enjoyable, safe experience.

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Recommendations from Barrios Technology - Summary

Passenger Training:– Vehicle Familiarization– Safety– Emergency Procedures– Physiological Effects– What to do and experience

during the flight

Crew and Ground Support Personnel Training:

– Fundamental Operation of vehicle hardware and software

– Nominal operations training– Select number of emergency

procedures that safe the vehicle and the crew

– Cockpit Resource Management (CRM)

Whether government required or industry generated, the extreme conditions and high risk environment of commercial space flight demands standard training with certifiable outcomes for passengers, crew, and ground support personnel.

A safe enjoyable experience is built upon effective and efficient training.

Commercial Space Travel: Proposed Training Requirements

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