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Sample Return
Polar Astronomy
Science Network
ISRU / Resource ProspectingSub-Satellite Deployment
Moon Express Summary
Dr. Andrew Aldrin
President, Moon Express, Inc.
12 June,2014
www.moonexpress.com
ME-1: GLXP
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The Executive Team
Dr. Robert (Bob) Richards
Cofounder, CEO
Mars Phoenix, XSS-11
ISU, Singularity U, Optech
Dr. Barney Pell
Cofounder, Vice ChairmanNASA Ames/DS-1, MER, Microsoft
PowerSet, QuickPay, Singularity U
Naveen Jain
Cofounder, Chairmaninome, Infospace, Microsoft
X PRIZE, Singularity U
Daven Maharaj
VP OperationsMars Phoenix, XSS-11
Space Shuttle, Optech
Jim Cantrell
VP Flight SystemsJPL, CNES, SpaceX, Cosmos 1
Space Dynamics Lab
Andy Aldrin
PresidentULA, Boeing, TRW
Rand Corporation
Board
Management Team
Mike D’Angelo
VP Technology & ProgramsRocket Racing League (COO),
Pratt & Whitney, MIT and POET
Proven track records of business & technical experience
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Vibrant MOONHACKERS
Our “under 30’s” compliment our “seniors” ~3:1Our “under 30’s” compliment our “seniors” ~3:1
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MX-1 Flight System
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ILOX Telescope
• ETU Delivered & Flight Unit under contract
• Mono and BiProp “Green” Propulsion
Development
• Three thrusters two mono, and one dual mode
• Composite Overwrap Tank Development
• Proprietary toroidal winding machine
• Positive expulsion fuel delivery system
• Hover Test Beds & Vehicle Development
• NASA Ames Hover Test Vehicle (HTV)
• Mighty Eagle Lander – Flights using MoonEx
code executed in 2013 under MSFC RSAA
• MTV-1 and MTV-2 ground testing in 2014
• Slosh Test Rig – Developing detailed Slosh
Dynamics Model
• Slosh tank model and test rig in development
• Rapid test turnaround
• Radar Altimeter Development
• Two airship flight tests
• Testing on Ames HTV
• ILDD CLIN 1, CLIN 1.5 successfully delivered
• Embedded SW and Avionics Development
• HI-Fi HWIL in I&T for SW and HW testing
support
• Flight System Avionics in Implementation and
Test
• Executing GLXP Terrestrial Milestone Prize (TMP)
Testing in 2014
Moon Express is in Full Scale Development on MX-1
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60 Kg Payload Class MX-1 Vehicle
Mission Types:– Small lander / high delta V space tug
– In space propulsion module
– Orbit rendezvous and proximity ops
– Ascent vehicle for sample return
Wet Mass: 575 kg (spacecraft)
– Secondary/ESPA capable (~28”h x 55”d)
Single Stage Design
– TLI, cruise, braking, decent and landing
– High thrust/weight bi-prop main engine (1g at start of burn)
– Precision 6 DOF vernier control
– 12 pulse mode maneuvering/descent and thrust vector control engines
Our MX-1 lander fits in standard
62” ESPA as secondary payload
50 kg Class GTO to WSB TLI to WSB TLI Direct
Payload Mass 50 kg 70 kg 60 kg
Payload Average Power 10W 10W 10W
Payload Volume >3ft3 >3ft3 >3ft3
Data Rate 100 kbps 100 kbps 100 kbps
Flight Duration 3-6 months 3 Months 4 days
Surface Mission Duration 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks
Example LV Falcon 9 / Secondary GTO
Shared Falcon 9,
*Dedicated Falcon 9
Shared Falcon 9,
*Dedicated Falcon 9
Launch Mass 575 kg 575 kg 575 kg
Primary
Payload
Primary
Payload
A Single Stage Lander Capable of Reaching the Lunar Surface from GTO
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Secondary Payload Rideshare Issues
• Major issues are business, not technical
• Most USG customers hold LV mass margins
• Pricing theories
– Marginal cost
– Cost per kg
– Market
• Contract terms
“Hitchiking is a fine way to get to the beach,
but a lousy way to get to work”
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ME-1 Mission Concept of Operations
GTO Insertion Orbit
185 km x 35,787 km
Period = 10.5 Hours
Moon’s Orbit
Time = 2.5 days
DV = 33 m/sec
TLI Alignment Phasing
Lunar Orbit Insertion
DV = 610 m/sec
Orbit = 250 km x 250 km
Inc = 90 deg
Weak Stability Boundary Transfer
Moon at
Intercept
Apogee = 1.5 M km
TLI DV = 755 m/sec
Transfer Time = 90 days
Post-Landing Re-locationLanding Timeline
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Moon Express Lunar Missions
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Selected for Lunar Catalyst
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A New Space Work HorseWith Immediate Global Markets
The MX-1 is not just a
lunar lander – it is a
spacecraft workhorse
with many markets
The “iPhone of Space”
Satellite Refueling
Cubesat Deployment
Space Debris Security Operations
Planetary Defense
Space Tug
Earth Observation
& Monitoring
Flexible Upper Stage for
Commercial Launchers
Lunar Access
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Mission Type
DV Required
(m/sec)
MX DV Margin
(m/sec)* Notes
LEO Satellite Servicing/Testbed N/A 3500 Delivered toLEO. Mission dependent.
LEO to GTO Delivery Upper Stage 2500 1000 Vehicle used as Upper Stage to GTO
GTO to GEO Servicing 1600 1900 Capability after GEO Insertion
GTO to Cislunar Payload Delivery 735 2765 Capability after Cis-Lunar Insertion
Cislunar Comm Relay (Farside) 1635 1865 Capability after L2 Insertion
Cislunar Asteroid Encounter, Data Collection, Imaging, Payload Delivery 1635 1865 Capability after DRO Type Insertion
Lunor Orbit Payload Delivery 1535 1965 Capability after Lunar Orbit Insertion
Lunar Orbit Data Collection/Comm Relay 1735 1765 Assmues 200 m/sec for orbital Ops.
Lunar Orbit Rendezvous and Earth Return 2485 1015 Assmues 200 m/sec for orbital Ops. Direct Return.
Lunar Surface Payload Delivery 3350 150 Baseline Design for Vehicle Sizing
Lunar Surface Sample Return 2400 1100 Assumes MX-1 Liftoff to Direct Return. 15 kg SRC.
NEO Asteroid Encounter, Data Collection, Imaging, Payload Delivery 1635 1865 Capability after NEO Orbit Insertion
Mars Orbit Payload Delivery 2385 1115 Capability after Capture Mars Orbit Insertion
Mars Orbit Data Collection/Comm Relay 3335 165 Capability after Capture Low Mars Orbit
Phobos/Deimos Encounter, Data Collection, Imaging, Payload Delivery 3335 165 Capability after Phobos Encounter/Opertaions
*All margins assume baseline payload values:
MX-1 = 50 kg, MX-2 = 400 kg
MX-1 Spacecraft Mission Capability
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Moon Express is Pioneering
the Lunar FrontierMoon express is on track for a 2015 MX-1 maiden voyage, conducting a South Pole
mission for a commercial customer, and executing a lunar sample return by 2020
We’re going to the Moon and ready to partner with
NASA for cost effective collaboration
• Moon Express owns the development cost and
risk of our missions and spacecraft
• Independently financed through private equity
• Combining Silicon Valley entrepreneurship
with aerospace best practices
• Expanding team of 30 experienced engineers
• Full payload manifest for MX-1 maiden flight
• Enabling low cost access to the lunar surface
• High performance, mass efficient design
• Scalable architecture with a clear pathway to
delivery of 400kg payloads and sample return
• Flexible launch options
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