1. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 1 Mike Kowalkowski Week 11: April 5 th 2007 Project Aquarius Final Presentation Storyboard

2. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 2 Mission Statement Highlight mission goals Highlight mission overview Highlight architecture –Don’t explain Landau’s thesis except to say we will follow a mission along. Show very briefly or not at all here. 2 nd Slide Projector Display Landau thesis figure. (Should speak for itself and be used for backup)

3. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 3 Follow Uncrewed Mission to Mars Highlight each vehicle –Launch to LEO –Assembly in LEO –Launch to HEO –Arrive HMO –Land Surface Highlight test phases (proven systems) 2 nd Slide Projector Highlight Animations Show landing animation (D&C) Show Laudau’s Thesis “where we are” transparent (throughout)

4. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 4 Show Mars Surface Location ~4 km Legend MRCF/LP HAB NPS ISPP Mars Base MLV Landing Zone MT Landing Zone 2 nd Slide Projector Picture of all landed surface vehicles

5. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 5 Setup on Mars Highlight rovers –MC, RMR, MR Highlight trenching capability to setup power and fuel lines Highlight retrieval capability of rovers Explain rock busting & water collection Show test phases –SR, MT 2 nd Slide Projector Fill in Mars Base Map Show animations of vehicles doing tasks

6. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 6 Back to Earth for a Crew Highlight that base is setup before crew launches to Mars. Highlight launch vehicle –Ares I & TC/CC Highlight TV –Automatic assembly and deployment in space –Rendezvous and transfer in space. 2 nd Slide Projector Show intergalactic map (chart the path of flight in Matlab with an animation).

7. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 7 Manned Mission Highlight crew activity on TV Highlights of trip from HEO to MS –Living quarters –TC/CC –Guitar Hero Highlight entry stresses Highlight MR for getting to HABs 2 nd Slide Projector Show intergalactic map (chart the path of flight in Matlab with an animation). Show Mars surface layout map

8. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 8 Show Layout of Mars Base Highlight surface structures –NPS –HAB 1&2 –ISPP 1&2 –MRCF / LP Highlight importance of automation (behind the scenes) in setup before humans arrive. 2 nd Slide Projector Fill in Mars Surface Orientation Map (next page) Show animations of the base lighting up

9. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 9 Road NPS 2 Mars Taxi Landing Zone MLV Landing Zone 30 km Road Mars Surface Orientation ISPP 1 ISPP 2 Not to scale HAB 1 HAB 2 LP/ MRCF 1 km LOX / LH2 NPS 1 6 m 1200 kWe 1 km 126 kWe 500 m 110 kWe 6 m 1500 kWe Safety First –30 km landing radius –1 km LP separation –Redundant power 1 km NPS 3 PMAD

10. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 10 Infrastructure & Living Highlight previously setup infrastructure Highlight time on surface Highlight surface activities –Run water mining operation on the dry moon of Earth –Fueling of MLV HDTV Communications network 2 nd Slide Projector Show vehicle animation of MR joy riding

11. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 11 Leaving the Surface Highlight safety of redundant systems Highlight fueling of MLV Highlight MT & TC/CC Highlight HMO rendezvous –Mention, but don’t discuss, abort scenario where TV is in space at all times. 2 nd Slide Projector Show vehicle animation of MT leaving Mars and returning to Earth

12. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 12 Cost, Risk and Schedule Now that everyone’s on board with the plan, slap them with the sticker –Too soon and they’ll be shocked with $500 B Cost doesn’t come without risk –Highlight 90+% chance of success Show feasible timeline within our lifetime. –Show resupply here 2 nd Slide Projector Cost projections by year Risk projections and modes Full schedule … highlight with missions and years. Show resupply missions

13. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 13 Technical Assessment and Future Work This is a three month feasibility study, much work needs to be done –Keep Congressional analogies out Highlight future technologies that need to be developed –EP Space Propulsion –MPD thrusters –All Landau architecture 2 nd Slide Projector Display technologies that are in need of development

14. AAE450 Senior Spacecraft Design Project Aquarius Kowalkowski - 14 Questions Don’t walk down a slippery slope. –Keep answers to the point and analogies brief and understandable 2 nd Slide Projector Flash author pics and bios while questions are being answered.