SLIDE 3 The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter December 10, 2015 3
FUTURE WINNERS WILL COMBINE LOW COST WITH HIGH FLEXIBILITY
History Most rocket launches are very costly and designed to carry large freight. Launch lead time can take years, and smaller freights often share rides making timing and destination inflexible Future Reusable launch vehicles will make launch schedules much more flexible and a process of weeks/days rather than years History During the 80s and 90s the cost
- f launching was secondary (e.g.
Cost per kg to Low Earth Orbit at ~$ 15K/kg - $ 30K/kg range) Future Enablers of the future space industry are in a 'race' to drive down the cost to launch (e.g. cost per kg to LEO is currently at a fraction of prior costs for SpaceX and will further decrease by future initiatives) High High Low Low High High Low Low
Launch costs Launch costs Flexibility Flexibility
TRADITIONAL FUTURE WINNERS MOST NEW SPACE INITIATIVES
OUR FIT IN THE MARKET
Infrastructure
(Regulatory, Launch pads, etc.)
Applications
(Missions)
Platform
(Launch vehicles)
Applications
(Missions)
Infrastructure
(Regulatory, Launch pads, etc.)
Platform
(Launch vehicles) XCOR changes the game
XCOR’s platforms are more capable, accessible, affordable and serviceable.
Infrastructure
(Regulatory, Launch pads, etc.)
Traditional Aerospace
High cost infrastructure with few customers, low launch rate, high cost per flight
New Space
Low cost infrastructure, high flight rate,
- pens many new markets for large
numbers of customers