Hunger Hydraulik of Lohr, Germany has been selected as the vendor to build replacement Jacking, Leveling and Equalization cylinders for one Crawler Transporter. A site visit has been scheduled and a overview of how the Crawler Transporter fits into KSC launch operations will be presented as information. The presentation will be presented on July 11, 2012 by Pepper Phillips, the Program Manager for GSDO

Hanna, Mary

Phillips, Pepper

VanNes, Timothy

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Pepper Phillips 
GSDO Program 
Manager
July 11, 2012
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Exploration  Begins Here 
DAWN OF A NEW ERA
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SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS)
Block 1 Block 1A Block 2 
MPCV
ICPS
27.6’ Dia Fairing
Advanced Boosters    
(LRB or SRB)
3-5 x RS-25E
2 x J-2X US
33’ Dia Fairing
5 x RS-25E
(70t) (105t) (130t)
  
27.6’ Core
3 -5 x RS-25D
2 x 5 seg PBAN 
    
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Spacecraft Overview
Crew Module
• Provide safe habitat 
from launch through 
landing and recovery
The Orion design 
divides critical    
• Conduct reentry and 
landing as a stand 
alone module
functions among 
multiple modules 
to maximize the 
Launch Abort System
• Provide protection for the CM from 
atmospheric loads and heating 
during first stage flight
S f l j tti ft f l d
performance of 
the integrated 
spacecraft design
• a e y  e son a er success u  pa  
operations and first stage flight
Service Module
• Provide support to the CM from launch 
through CM separation to missions with 
minimal impact to the CM         
Spacecraft Adapter
• Provide structural connection to the launch vehicle from 
ground operations through CM Separation
P id t ti f SM t f t h i
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• rov e  pro ec on  or   componen s  rom a mosp er c 
loads and heating during first stage flight
320.9’Orion
Propellants Hypers
CM, SM Mass 53,405 lbm Core Stage
LAS 16,300 lbm
# Engines / Type 1 / STS OMS
Total Mass 73,738 lbm
Propellants LOX/LH2
Propellant 2,178,481 lbm
Dry Mass 211,614 lbm
176.7’
212.2’iCPS
Propellants LOX/LH2/ Hypers
Propellant Mass 58,643 lbm
# Engines / Type 4 / RS‐25D
Total Core Mass 2,390,095 lbm
Dry Mass 9,275 lbm
Adapters 11,287 lbm
# Engines / Type 1 / RL10‐B2 Total Wet Masses
Total Mass 79,205 lbm
Boosters
Propellants PBAN
Orion 73,738 lbm
iCPS 79,205 lbm
Boosters 3,210,032 lbm
Ø
27.6’
 
Propellant (ea) 1,385,437 lbm
Burnout Mass (ea) 218,967 lbm
# Boosters / Type 2/ 5 Segment Steel
Core 2,390,095 lbm
Total (GLOW) 5,753,070 lbm
R ll t M 3 515 946 lb
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0.0’
      
Total Mass (2) 3,210,032 lbm
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Vehicle Integration and Launch
Command, Control,
Communications,
and RangeOffline SpacecraftProcessing
   
Transport Elements
to VAB
Core Stage
Processing
Offline SRB 
Processing Landing & Recovery
SLS / MPCV CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
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Launch PadSmall Class Vehicle
Vehicle Assembly BuildingCrawler Transporter
Mobile Launcher
VEHICLE INTEGRATION & LAUNCH CAPABILITIES
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LAUNCH PAD 39A
LAUNCH PAD 39B
LAUNCH PAD
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MOBILE LAUNCHER
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VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING
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CRAWLER TRANSPORTER
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LAUNCH VEHICLE OFFLINE PROCESSING
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SPACECRAFT OFFLINE PROCESSING
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SPACECRAFT RECOVERY
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KSC LC‐39
Sub‐Orbital Small              Medium Heavy Super‐Heavy
CCAFS
SLC‐41
300’
CCAFS
CCAFS
SLC‐40
CCAFS SLC‐37
300’
CCAFS SLC‐36
CCAFS SLC‐46
KSC SLF
200’
SLC‐36
200’
100’100’
XCOR Masten AFRL Orbital Orbital ATK Orbital NESC ULA ULA ATK SpaceX NASA NASA NASA
Lynx XA‐1.0 RBX AA‐2 MinotaurIV 
MinotaurV
Athena II C Taurus I
TaurusII
MLAS 
FT‐2
Atlas V 412
Atlas V 402
DeltaIV M
Delta IV H
Liberty Falcon 9
Falcon H
Block 1 Block 1A Block 2
LC-39 may support Medium lift to Super-Heavy lift vehicles
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STARFIGHTERS
LYNX
MORPHEUS
DREAMCHASER
STRATOLAUNCH
SMALL CLASS VEHICLES
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Environmental & Infrastructure Landing & Recovery
Spacecraft Offline Processing
Orion Production Ops Launch Vehicle Offline Processing
OFFLINE PROCESSING & INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES
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Environmental provides SLS and commercial launch programs a fully permitted 
environmental
launch facility with unencumbered land and energy, operations and maintenance 
i t itisav ngs oppor un es.
Infrastructure focus is on improvements and enhancements of infrastructure 
systems critical to payload processing and launch operations.  
ENVIRONMENTAL / INFRASTRUCTURE
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End to End Advanced Ground Systems 
Command and Control Maintenance
Data
Center
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Range SystemsCommunications Systems 
COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS & RANGE
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
MCR SRR/SDRKDP AGSDO P EFT 1
Program Progress
Board
30Nov
Board
30AUG
‐
17JAN
  rogram 
Office Stand Up
15Jun
‐
Dec
Mobile 
Launcher
Construction
Firing Room 1 Complete
at Launch Control Center 
(LCC)
Refurbishment 
Complete
Orion CM‐2 Arrival
at Multi‐Purpose
Processing Facility 
(MPPF)
 
at Launch 
Equipment Test 
Facility (LETF)
Lightning Protection 
Completed
at Launch Pad 39B Service Structures 
Demolition
at Launch Pad 39B
Exploration Flight Test (EFT‐1)
at SLC 37B
Orion Access 
Demonstration 
at Multi‐Purpose
Processing Facility 
(MPPF)
Morpheus Flight Testing
at Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) 
  ‐
Mobile Launcher Rollout 
Interface Test at LC‐39B
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Jacking  Equalization and ,
Leveling (JEL) Cylinders (16)
B k  (16)
Shear Webs 
Reinforcement 
Roller Bearings (88)
ra es
(complete)
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1500 kW AC 
Generators (2) 
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OLD JEL Design
Spherical 
Bearing 
Cracks
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LD
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N
EW
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esign
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Brakes from 
Hydraulic to 
Pneumatic
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OLD Roller 
Bearing Design
Mule
NEW Roller 
Bearing Design
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Shear Webs Internal 
Steel Reinforcement
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Crack Repair
OLD Design
N
OLD 750 kW AC Generators
N
EW
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NEW 1500 kW AC Generators
esign
NEW 
Automatic 
Transfer 
Switches
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All CT Projects Including 20 Year Life Modifications
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1Key Points:
• The Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program Vision: Launching 
the world’s most powerful, advanced launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• The GSDO Program Mission: To be the driving force that transforms Kennedy Space 
Center into the world’s premier multi-user launch and landing spaceport.
Background Info:
• The Ground System Development and Operations (GSDO) program was established to 
develop and use the complex equipment required to safely handle rockets and spacecraft 
during assembly, transport and launch.
• The program’s mission is to prepare the center to process and launch the next generation 
of rockets and spacecraft in support of NASA’s exploration objectives by developing the 
necessary ground systems, infrastructure and operational approaches
• For more info visit: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/638587main_20120425_GSDO.pdf
Key Points:
• GSDO is supporting the President’s direction for space exploration, by developing 
ground systems that support the new Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle and 
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) spacecraft.
• This marks a new era in space exploration, as this launch vehicle and spacecraft replace 
the Space Shuttles.
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• This charts shows the current path that each part of the vehicle and spacecraft will take 
during build-up for launch.
• This includes the solid rocket boosters (SRBs), core stage, and Orion spacecraft.
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Key Points:
• GSDO consists of three major components.  The first is Vehicle Integration & Launch 
(VIL).
• The Vehicle Integration and Launch team focuses on the equipment, management and 
operations required to safely connect a spacecraft with a rocket, move the launch vehicle 
to the launch pad and successfully send it into space.
• VIL includes vehicle integration, a mobile launcher platform to support build-up and 
launch, transportation to the pad via the crawler transporter, and a launch pad.
• Also Kennedy Space Center is developing small class vehicle capability to support 
commercial users.
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Key Points:
• The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is the place where the vehicle is assembled on the 
Mobile Launcher, prior to rollout and launch.
• The VAB consists of four high-bays and multiple low-bays and at one time was the 
largest building.
• The figure on the left shows the SLS/MPCV in the high-bay, on the Mobile Launcher. 
• The figure on the right shows the SLS with a cargo payload.
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• The SLS Mobile Launcher is used for stacking the vehicle, transporting the vehicle to the 
pad, and as a launch platform.
• The mobile launcher consists of a base and a tower and provides all commodities to the 
vehicle prior to launch.
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• GSDO currently has two launch pads. 
• Launch Pad 39B is for SLS/MPCV and commercial users.  
• Launch Pad 39A is available for other commercial vehicles.
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• This chart shows potential launch vehicles and launch complexes (pad locations).
• LC-39 (Launch Complex 39) is capable of supporting Medium lift to Super-Heavy lift 
vehicles.
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• The Offline Processing and Integration team will develop ways to handle the Orion 
spacecraft, rocket stages and launch abort system before they are all assembled into one 
vehicle.
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• The Command Control Communications and Range systems team is creating systems 
that can handle several different kinds of spacecraft and rockets. The team will use 
computers, antennas and software meant to reduce the need for a large launch team.
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