Pathways to Point-to-Point Space Lift Lt Col Nate Kitzke, USAF AMC - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Rapid Global Mobility Through Space

Pathways to Point-to-Point Space Lift

Lt Col Nate Kitzke, USAF AMC Future Concepts and Transformation

Introduction

• Great Power Competition
• Thriving New Commercial Space Industry
• Future of Multi-Domain Networks
• USAF & DoD Transportation Gaps
• Ultra-Low Cost Access to Space
• Opportunities are on the horizon
• CRADA and Next Steps
• Civil Reserve Space Fleet (CRSF) Concept

Gr Great P Power er Com

• mpetition
• Forward force maneuver and posture resilience. “Investments will

prioritize ground, air, sea, and space forces that can deploy, survive,

• perate, maneuver, and regenerate in all domains while under

attack.”

• National Defense Strategy 2018
• “China is strengthening its military space capabilities despite its

stance against the militarization of space.”

• SpaceNews Aug 2018
• In 2015, the Chinese military set up a “Strategic Support Force” to

centralize the management of Space, Cyber, and Electronic Warfare missions. – RAND Sept 2017

Future Chinese Strategic Pl Plans for r Space

• In December of 2018, China will launch a lander to the

South Pole of the Moon and will deliver a small rover for the first time two weeks later.

• The Business Insider – Aug 2018
• “China will probably launch, assemble in-orbit, and
• perate a crewed Chinese space station before 2025.”
• Space.com – Aug 2018
• Chinese Academic Institutions have written reports that

suggest China should begin developing an experimental space-based solar power station by 2030

• Forbes – Sep 2015

Kessl sler Syn yndrome

• A scenario in which the density of
• bjects in low earth orbit (LEO) is

high enough that collisions between

• bjects could cause a cascade where

each collision generates space debris.

• In 2008, a Chinese ASAT test created

2,000 more pieces of space debris and the number has exponentially increased since.

Reports rts of Thriving New Space Industr try

Future Markets

Future of Multi-Dom

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USAF AF and DoD T Transport rtation Gaps

• Beyond Line of Sight Communications and Data
• Battle Space Awareness
• Autonomous Operations
• New Ways of doing business with Cloud Computing, Networking as

a Service, the Internet of Things, Block Chain and Bitcoin

Ultra Low Cos Cost Acces ess t s to

• Sp

Space

• Air University “FAST SPACE Study” (2017)
• Atlas V - $5,000/lb to LEO
• Falcon 9 - $1,250/lb to LEO
• Falcon Heavy - > $1,000/lb to LEO
• BFR - $33/lb to LEO

Over $ r $16 Billion has been invested in Space Startups s since C Calendar r Year r 2000

• Air University “FAST SPACE Study” (2017)

Initi tial C Commercial P Partn tnerships

New Opport rtunities are on the Hori rizon

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Point for r Compari rison

• $3-5 / lb From US to Middle East
• Max payload – 180K lbs
• Time it takes – (48 – 72 hrs)
• $33 / lb From US to Middle East
• Max payload – 300K lbs
• Time it takes – less than 1 hour

Points for C r Compari rison

Collaborative R Research a and Developm pment Agreem emen ent ( (CRA RADA)

• Collaborative Research Tool allowing shared information flow

between DoD Organizations and Industry Partners

• Currently Collaborating with AMC, USTRANSCOM, Space and Missile

Center (SMC), and Air Education Training Command (AETC)

• Request for Information (RFI) has been posted on FedBiz Ops
• We already have two companies with interest

Next S Steps

• AFRL / SPDE – Global Lightning (Spring 2019)

Next S Steps

• Technical Requirements Document and Interface Control Documents

to move DoD Cargo via Commercial Space Lift

• Potential sources for support
• AFRL / SDPE
• USTRANSCOM RDT&E

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