It is a lot of work to prepare for any space mission and we sometimes complain about slips in schedule. I hope we see success from both Orbital and SpaceX and then get on with going somewhere further than LEO.
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http://www.orbital.com/
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)/
Commercial Resupply Service (CRS)
Orbital and NASA are expanding their collaboration to jointly develop a new space transportation system. With the award of the Commercial Resupply Service Contract, NASA has taken the next step to ensure a robust logistic capability for the International Space Station (ISS). Orbital and NASA have been jointly developing a new space transportation system in a three-year COTS cooperative program to demonstrate the capability to provide logistics to the International Space Station (ISS). The COTS program will involve full-scale development and flight demonstration of a commercial cargo delivery system. The COTS system consists of:
• Taurus® II, a new medium-class launch
vehicle being developed by Orbital
• Cygnus, an advanced maneuvering
spacecraft, and
• Several interchangeable modules for
pressurized and unpressurized cargo.
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Cygnus updates.
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http://www.orbital.com/
NASA Administrator Visits Orbital for Mission Operations Center Dedication Ceremony
November 2010
NASA Administrator Charles E. Bolden, Jr. joined Orbital's Chairman and CEO David Thompson in a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a new facility that will serve as the Mission Operations Center (MOC) for the company’s cargo logistics missions to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA that begin in 2011.
The Mission Operations Center will be dedicated to the COTS and CRS programs, providing command and control systems for the ISS logistics missions. The MOC features with direct connectivity with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX for full interoperability between Houston and the ISS.
While at Orbital’s Dulles, VA facilities, the NASA delegation toured Orbital’s satellite manufacturing facility where they viewed the service module for the first Cygnus spacecraft that will demonstrate commercial cargo delivery services to the ISS, and a full-scale mock-up of the Cygnus spacecraft. During the tour the delegation also viewed several of the 15 spacecraft currently in production in the facility that will be launched in the coming years.
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And Taurus
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http://www.orbital.com/
Stage One Core Arrives at Wallops,
Launch Site Development Update
December 2010
The core structure of the Taurus II first stage arrived at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia on Dec 3, 2010. The core structure was manufactured in Ukraine by Orbital's subcontractor Yuzhmash. After arrival by a transoceanic cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington, DE, it was transported by overland to the NASA Wallops launch site and was off-loaded into Building H-100 where it will undergo checkout and integration testing. The initial stage 1 core structure is scheduled to be used for a series of tests at the launch pad, including propellant flow operations to demonstrate the filling of the vehicle’s tanks, for ground tests that simulate the in-flight propellant flow to the dual AJ-26 engines that provide the propulsion for Stage 1, and for a hot-fire demonstration during the final lead up to the first launch scheduled in the third quarter of 2011.
In addition to the progress being made on the Taurus II rocket, construction continues at a brisk pace at the Wallops Island launch site. Installation of interior infrastructure at the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF), where Taurus II will be assembled and tested, nears completion with occupancy of the facility slated for January 2011. At the launch pad, the majority of the concrete has been poured and installation of fuel storage tanks and feed lines continues. Prominent features visible in the photos below include the flame deflector, the launch mount and two of the pad's four lightning towers.
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Search for cygnus on Orbital website.
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http://tinyurl.com/2aqta59Search results for: cygnus
6 pages of results.
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Search for Taurus II on Orbital website.
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http://tinyurl.com/22rdmdc
Search results for: Taurus II
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Will be interesting to see how Orbital and SpaceX handle their trips to the ISS.
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
- LRK -
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services is a NASA program to coordinate the delivery of crew and cargo to the International Space Station by private companies. The program was announced on January 18, 2006.[1] NASA has suggested that "Commercial services to ISS will be necessary through at least 2015."[2]
COTS must be distinguished from the related Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. COTS relates to the development of the vehicles, CRS to the actual deliveries. COTS involves a number of Space Act Agreements, with NASA providing milestone-based payments. COTS does not involve binding contracts. CRS on the other hand does involve legally binding contracts, which means the suppliers would be liable if they failed to perform. Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) is a related program, aimed specifically at developing crew rotation services. It is similar to COTS-D. All three programs are managed by NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO).
On December 23, 2008, NASA entered into CRS contracts with Orbital Sciences and SpaceX to utilize their COTS cargo vehicles—Cygnus and Dragon, respectively—for cargo delivery to the International Space Station.
PURPOSE
Instead of flying payloads to the International Space Station (ISS) on government operated vehicles, NASA would spend $500 million (less than the cost of a single Space Shuttle flight) through 2010 to finance the demonstration of orbital transportation services from commercial providers. Unlike any previous NASA project, the proposed spacecraft are intended to be owned and financed primarily by the companies themselves and will be designed to serve both U.S. government agencies and commercial customers. NASA will contract for missions as its needs become clear.
This is more challenging than existent commercial space transportation because it requires precision orbit insertion, rendezvous and possibly docking with another spacecraft. The private spaceflight vendors[3] are competing for four specific service areas:
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)/
Commercial Resupply Service (CRS)
Orbital and NASA are expanding their collaboration to jointly develop a new space transportation system. With the award of the Commercial Resupply Service Contract, NASA has taken the next step to ensure a robust logistic capability for the International Space Station (ISS). Orbital and NASA have been jointly developing a new space transportation system in a three-year COTS cooperative program to demonstrate the capability to provide logistics to the International Space Station (ISS). The COTS program will involve full-scale development and flight demonstration of a commercial cargo delivery system. The COTS system consists of:
• Taurus® II, a new medium-class launch
vehicle being developed by Orbital
• Cygnus, an advanced maneuvering
spacecraft, and
• Several interchangeable modules for
pressurized and unpressurized cargo.
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Cygnus updates.
- LRK -
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http://www.orbital.com/
NASA Administrator Visits Orbital for Mission Operations Center Dedication Ceremony
November 2010
NASA Administrator Charles E. Bolden, Jr. joined Orbital's Chairman and CEO David Thompson in a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a new facility that will serve as the Mission Operations Center (MOC) for the company’s cargo logistics missions to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA that begin in 2011.
The Mission Operations Center will be dedicated to the COTS and CRS programs, providing command and control systems for the ISS logistics missions. The MOC features with direct connectivity with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX for full interoperability between Houston and the ISS.
While at Orbital’s Dulles, VA facilities, the NASA delegation toured Orbital’s satellite manufacturing facility where they viewed the service module for the first Cygnus spacecraft that will demonstrate commercial cargo delivery services to the ISS, and a full-scale mock-up of the Cygnus spacecraft. During the tour the delegation also viewed several of the 15 spacecraft currently in production in the facility that will be launched in the coming years.
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And Taurus
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http://www.orbital.com/
Stage One Core Arrives at Wallops,
Launch Site Development Update
December 2010
The core structure of the Taurus II first stage arrived at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia on Dec 3, 2010. The core structure was manufactured in Ukraine by Orbital's subcontractor Yuzhmash. After arrival by a transoceanic cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington, DE, it was transported by overland to the NASA Wallops launch site and was off-loaded into Building H-100 where it will undergo checkout and integration testing. The initial stage 1 core structure is scheduled to be used for a series of tests at the launch pad, including propellant flow operations to demonstrate the filling of the vehicle’s tanks, for ground tests that simulate the in-flight propellant flow to the dual AJ-26 engines that provide the propulsion for Stage 1, and for a hot-fire demonstration during the final lead up to the first launch scheduled in the third quarter of 2011.
In addition to the progress being made on the Taurus II rocket, construction continues at a brisk pace at the Wallops Island launch site. Installation of interior infrastructure at the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF), where Taurus II will be assembled and tested, nears completion with occupancy of the facility slated for January 2011. At the launch pad, the majority of the concrete has been poured and installation of fuel storage tanks and feed lines continues. Prominent features visible in the photos below include the flame deflector, the launch mount and two of the pad's four lightning towers.
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Search for cygnus on Orbital website.
- LRK -
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http://tinyurl.com/2aqta59Search results for: cygnus
6 pages of results.
... COTS/CRS Mission Partners: Orbital Sciences Corporation Prime contractor and operator of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services/ Commercial Resupply Service COTS/CRS program, including the Cygnus spacecraft, the Taurus II launch vehicle, mission and cargo operations Thales Alenia Space Pressurized cargo module Draper Laboratory Guidance, navigation and fault tolerant computer support Mitsubishi Electric ...
Score: 156 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... FACT SHEET QUICK FACTS: Cygnus Advanced™ Mission Partners: Orbital Sciences Corporation Prime contractor; engineering and Maneuvering Spacecraft development; Cygnus service module, mission and cargo operations Cargo Delivery Spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS) Thales Alenia Space Pressurized cargo module Draper Laboratory Guidance, navigation and fault tolerant computer support Mitsubishi Electric ...
Score: 143 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... Houston and the ISS. While at Orbital's Dulles, VA facilities, the NASA delegation toured Orbital's satellite manufacturing facility where they viewed the service module for the first Cygnus spacecraft that will demonstrate commercial cargo delivery services to the ISS, and a full-scale mock-up of the Cygnus spacecraft. During the tour the delegation also viewed several of ...
Score: 120 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... Houston and the ISS. While at Orbital's Dulles, VA facilities, the NASA delegation toured Orbital's satellite manufacturing facility where they viewed the service module for the first Cygnus spacecraft that will demonstrate commercial cargo delivery services to the ISS, and a full-scale mock-up of the Cygnus spacecraft. During the tour the delegation also viewed several of ...
Score: 120 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... (703) 406-5000, beneski.barron@orbital.com NASA Selects Orbital To Demonstrate New Commercial Cargo Delivery System For The International Space Station-- ISS Cargo System Includes New Cygnus Maneuvering Spacecraft, Interchangeable Cargo Modules and Taurus II Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle---- Initial COTS Demonstration Mission Scheduled for Fourth Quarter of 2010-- (Dulles ...
Score: 84 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
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Search for Taurus II on Orbital website.
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http://tinyurl.com/22rdmdc
Search results for: Taurus II
... ©2010 Orbital Sciences Corporation All Rights Reserved. ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION Taurus® II User ' s Guide April 2010 Release 1.3 ©2010 Orbital Sciences Corporation All Rights ... . Taurus® II User ' s Guide Revision Summary REVISION SUMMARY VERSION DOCUMENT DATE CHANGE PAGE 1.0 TM-20831 Mar 2009 Initial Release for Internal Review (DRAFT) All 1.1 ...
Score: 1882 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
2. Taurus II
... Arrives at Wallops, Launch Site Development Update December 2010 The core structure of the Taurus II first stage arrived at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia on Dec ... , 2010. The core structure was manufactured in Ukraine by Orbital's subcontractor Yuzhmash. After arrival by a transoceanic cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington, DE, it ...
Score: 1144 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... ) 406-5000, beneski.barron@orbital.com Orbital and Aerojet Complete Main Engine Lifetime Testing for Taurus II Space Launch Vehicle-- Russian Tests of Heritage NK-33 Rocket Engine Confirm Performance ... Durability---- Engine Completes Two Times Normal Firing Duration of a Taurus II Launch Profile-- (Dulles, VA 15 March 2010)-- Orbital ...
Score: 1128 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... ) 406-5000, beneski.barron@orbital.com Orbital and Aerojet Complete Main Engine Lifetime Testing for Taurus II Space Launch Vehicle-- Russian Tests of Heritage NK-33 Rocket Engine Confirm Performance ... Durability---- Engine Completes Two Times Normal Firing Duration of a Taurus II Launch Profile-- (Dulles, VA 15 March 2010)-- Orbital ...
Score: 1128 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
5. Taurus II
... Arrives at Wallops, Launch Site Development Update December 2010 The core structure of the Taurus II first stage arrived at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia on Dec ... , 2010. The core structure was manufactured in Ukraine by Orbital's subcontractor Yuzhmash. After arrival by a transoceanic cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington, DE, it ...
Score: 864 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
... FACT SHEET QUICK FACTS: Taurus II® Medium-class space launch vehicle utilizes proven systems from other Orbital product lines and Zenit Medium-Class Space Launch Vehicle heritage Up to 7 ... 000 kg to low-Earth orbit Designed to achieve a 98% or greater launch reliability Key Partners: Orbital Sciences Corporation Prime integrator, systems engineering, avionics, primary structure ...
Score: 832 - URL: http://www.orbital.com/
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Will be interesting to see how Orbital and SpaceX handle their trips to the ISS.
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
- LRK -
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/
==============================
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services is a NASA program to coordinate the delivery of crew and cargo to the International Space Station by private companies. The program was announced on January 18, 2006.[1] NASA has suggested that "Commercial services to ISS will be necessary through at least 2015."[2]
COTS must be distinguished from the related Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. COTS relates to the development of the vehicles, CRS to the actual deliveries. COTS involves a number of Space Act Agreements, with NASA providing milestone-based payments. COTS does not involve binding contracts. CRS on the other hand does involve legally binding contracts, which means the suppliers would be liable if they failed to perform. Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) is a related program, aimed specifically at developing crew rotation services. It is similar to COTS-D. All three programs are managed by NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO).
On December 23, 2008, NASA entered into CRS contracts with Orbital Sciences and SpaceX to utilize their COTS cargo vehicles—Cygnus and Dragon, respectively—for cargo delivery to the International Space Station.
PURPOSE
Instead of flying payloads to the International Space Station (ISS) on government operated vehicles, NASA would spend $500 million (less than the cost of a single Space Shuttle flight) through 2010 to finance the demonstration of orbital transportation services from commercial providers. Unlike any previous NASA project, the proposed spacecraft are intended to be owned and financed primarily by the companies themselves and will be designed to serve both U.S. government agencies and commercial customers. NASA will contract for missions as its needs become clear.
This is more challenging than existent commercial space transportation because it requires precision orbit insertion, rendezvous and possibly docking with another spacecraft. The private spaceflight vendors[3] are competing for four specific service areas:
- Capability level A: External unpressurized cargo delivery and disposal
- Capability level B: Internal pressurized cargo delivery and disposal
- Capability level C: Internal pressurized cargo delivery, return and recovery
- Capability level D: Crew Transportation.
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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