United Launch Alliance Update to Huntsville and Decatur-Morgan Chambers of Commerce Kevin Bargo Les Kovacs April 20, 2015 UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION This document contains United Launch Alliance (ULA) Proprietary Informa;on and trade secrets and/or commercial or financial informa;on that is privileged or confiden;al and is therefore exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Informa;on Act (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552). Public disclosure of any informa;on marked ULA Proprietary Informa;on is prohibited by the Trade Secrets Act (18. U.S.C. Sec 1905) and the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. Sec 1831 et seq.) ULA Proprietary Informa;on is not to be used or made available to others without the prior wriren permission of ULA. UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE (ULA) PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Copyright 2015 United Launch Alliance, LLC. Unpublished Work. All Rights Reserved.
History of the Evolved Expendable Launch System (EELV) The roots of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program can be traced back to the Space ShuRle Challenger accident in 1986. Prior to Challenger, U.S. Government policy was to use the ShuRle for all missions in order to share the cost across the government. AYer Challenger, space policy was significantly narrowed to those missions that required the ShuRle s unique capabili;es and humans Servicing the Hubble telescope, construc;on of the ISS The DoD quickly accelerated efforts to build the Titan IV launch vehicle to meet heavy liy needs and moved smaller missions off ShuRle to the Atlas and Delta launch vehicles Maintaining the produc;on lines, infrastructure and overhead of Titan (Lockheed), Atlas (General Dynamics), and Delta (McDonnell- Douglas) fleets of vehicles from three different prime contractors became cost prohibi;ve 29 April 2015 2 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Development of EELV q EELV program begins as a series of concept studies in the mid-1990s with the goal to reduce the cost compared with continuing the legacy Titan, Atlas, and Delta programs. DoD provided ~$500M to each of the two teams, one from Lockheed and one from McDonnell Douglas (later became Boeing). q Lockheed s design was dubbed the Atlas V, an evolution that combined aspects of the older Atlas and Titan rocket families. The Atlas V included the Russian RD-180 engine Since the end of the Cold War the U.S. government encouraged U.S. companies to engage Russian aerospace and defense industry to provide productive peaceful work, rather than risk proliferation of critical technologies, weapons systems and know-how to bad actors. q Boeing designs and builds the Delta IV: A combination of heritage and new design. Boeing utilizes a new RS68 liquid hydrogen engine built by Aerojet 29 April 2015 3 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Development of EELV Continued q Both the Atlas V and Delta IV were designed and built as commercial developments, not government funded programs. q DoD was leveraging projected commercial demand In the late 1990s, the projected demand for commercial satellite launches was expected to skyrocket to meet the needs satellite communications systems, many of which were backed by billionaires from the software and high-tech industries (Gates, Allen, McCaw, et al). The market for these large satellite communications systems never materialized; largely because terrestrial cellular and broadband communications beat them to the market and proved to be a more attractive and less risky investment. q Most these commercial satellite efforts were abandoned, and with it the commercial demand for space launch evaporated; leaving the U.S. government as the primary customer. 29 April 2015 4 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Delta IV Heavy 29 April 2015 5 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Atlas V 29 April 2015 6 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Failures Transform Approach to EELV Management q During development of the new Atlas V and Delta IV and Delta IV rockets the existing launchers Experienced six failures over a period of 10 months in the 1998-1999 including a shocking three consecutive Titan IV failures q These failures were a major wake-up call for the Air Force that would lead to significant increase in the Air Force s involvement in overseeing the Atlas V and Delta IV programs. q The EELV program started as a commercially driven effort it transformed into a core program for DOD that was required for national security success. q While both Atlas V and Delta IV were funded primarily by industry, the approach to program management morphed into a traditional government funded program, with all the related processes, oversight, and reporting. 29 April 2015 7 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Formation of United Launch Alliance (ULA) q ULA was formed out of necessity With the collapse of the commercial satellite market there was not enough market share to sustain two separate launch providers q Even the savviest investors were wrong on the commercial satellite market needs. Terrestrial cellular and broadband communications beat commercial communications satellites to the market q ULA remains the only fully qualified and certified provider to service all the National Security Missions requirements of the U.S. government and many satellites ordered by NASA. 29 April 2015 8 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
ULA Decatur Operations q ULA s Manufacturing is headquartered in Decatur, Alabama q 1.6 Million Sq. Ft. housing the world s most advanced state-of-the-art production facility q ULA s Decatur facility: Employs over 800 rocket technicians Works with 39 suppliers, and Supports more than 4,000 jobs in the state q The production facility is a national asset q The north Alabama site was selected for its pro-business environment, skilled workforce availability, access to transportation and training and strong commitment from the state. q Groundbreaking at the 350-acre project took place Nov. 3, 1997. The first Delta IV launch vehicle rolled out of facility in 2001. q In 2009, ULA began transitioning Atlas V production to the facility. The first Atlas V booster left the factory in March 2010. 29 April 2015 9 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Why Russian engines on the Atlas? q At the Cold War there was significant concern within the U.S. that scientists and engineers of the former Soviet Union (FSU) would sell critical technologies, and weapons technologies, to rogue groups. q Both the Bush and Clinton Administrations took initiatives to engage FSU scientists in peaceful, productive activities to dissuade them from proliferating their technology and know-how. q One result of this was a partnership between Russia and Lockheed to use the Russian RD-180 rocket engine on the Atlas V rocket. The RD180 was technically superior to U.S. engines, was much less expensive, helped the government achieve its nonproliferation goals 29 April 2015 10 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Addressing Risks of RD180 q To address these risks, U.S. industry secured the design and manufacturing details to domestically produce an RD-180 q US Industry demonstrated the capability to reproduce many key components of the RD-180 engine. q A full-up engine was never produce because the U.S. Government never followed through with the funding to actually produce a domestic engine. q Instead, the government accepted the risk of a supply disruption by maintaining a multi-year inventory of RD-180s on hand. 29 April 2015 11 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
New Concerns with RD180 Use q The Russian supplier for the RD-180 engine, Energomash, has an excellent track record of supplying engines on time q Russia s invasion of Crimea in February 2014 dramatically increased tension between the U.S. and leaders of Russia q The FY15 Defense Authorization included a provision (sec 1608) that prohibits DoD from awarding space launch contracts for rockets with Russian engines. The provision grandfathers current ULA contracts which cover the next few years But not all necessary launches occur over the next several years. 29 April 2015 12 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Blue Origin BE-4 Engine q Liquid Oxygen, Liquefied Natural Gas (LOx/LNG) Engine Oxygen Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC) cycle 550klbf Sea Level Thrust, 325 sec Vac Isp Moderate Performance Version of a High Performance Architecture Low Recurring and Life Cycle Cost q LNG Fuel Enables Autogenous Tank Pressurization Low Cost Enables Extended Test Program Simplifies Decontamination Prior to Vehicle Installation Improves Operability and Safe Operations Commercially Available Liquefied Methane q Blue Origin In-house Development Analysis - Component Testing Design - Engine Testing Fabrication Blue Origin PROPRIETARY DATA/Subject to Export Control 29 April 2015 13 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1 Engine Liquid Oxygen, Kerosene (RP-1) Engine - Oxygen Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC) - 2 engines, Twin Pack arrangement - Turbine Inlet Temperature, 1483 o R - Chamber pressure, 3100 psi - Thrust, 1165/1052 (vac/sl), klb - ISP, 337.5/304.7 (vac/sl), sec - Nominal Engine Mixture Ratio, 2.72:1 - Throttle range, 40-100% - Preburner Mixture Ratio, 48.9:1 - Nozzle Area Ratio, 38.8:1 - Weight, 17,200 lbm (NTE) - Thrust/Weight, 67.7/61.1 (vac/sl) AR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION 29 April 2015 14 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Evolutionary Next Generation System Atlas V 4M PLF NGLS 5.4M PLF (mod) New Technology Enablers Centaur Delta IV Common Avionics ACES* *2 nd Gen NGLS SRBs BE- 4 5M Booster Low Risk Consolida;on of Atlas & Delta 29 April 2015 15 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Product Evolution Roadmap Today Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 2014 2018 2020 20t 20t NGLS 25t ACES 2023 NGLS 35t Class 5 x 30t 30t 5 x NGLS 30t 6 x American Engine 6 x NGLS ACES Single Core HLV Capability 4 x Current State Split Service NSS, Science Crew, Cargo, Commercial American Engine Commercial Human Space Flight Accesses New Markets Split Service 29 April 2015 16 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details. Extensibility NGLS Heavy >50t Class Space Control MulVple InserVons
Launch Service Provider Capabilities 29 April 2015 17 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
ULA Product Line Capabilities F9H D IV HLV Mission Performance, Impulse Atlas & Delta Redundancy Across >80% of Market D IV (4,0) DMSP D IV (4,2) GPS IIF GPS III A A V 401 A V 501 F9v1.1 SBIRS OTV C B D IV (5,2)- (5,4) A V 511-552 A V 411-431 MUOS GPS III Dual E D AEHF WGS F HLV West HLV East Atlas DIV- H Delta Single SVck Gap 29 April 2015 18 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
Worldwide Launch Demand q Worldwide Launch Rate Avgs 60-80/yr (92 in 2014) q 60% of Launches Are Not Available to U.S. Providers Military or Science satellites for China or Russia q U.S. Launched 25% of Total World Market in 2014 23 Launches: (14) EELV, (6) Falcon 9, (3) Antares q 25% (~20 launches) Theoretically Available, But Satellite customers intentionally rotate among launch suppliers to spread risk Launches currently split among 3 main competitors: Ariane (Europe), Proton and Sea Launch (Russia) Adding an additional qualified supplier would add an additional 5-7 launches per year q Additional 5-7 Launches for US Suppliers Would Total about 30 US Launches/Year (Current 23+7) Does NOT include Human Launch Services Potential of 2-3 Launches/Year 29 April 2015 19 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.
All-Up Market Opportunity Addressable Markets Annual Launches Crew & Cargo Growth Commercial NASA End of Interna5onal Space Sta5on Opera5on 6 to 7 Recapitaliza5on of NSS Space NaVonal Security Space ULA Remains Viable by Accessing NASA ISS & Commercial Markets 29 April 2015 20 ULA PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. See Title Page For Details.