Development

and Operation
Scott “Doc” Horowitz
Associate Administrator
NASA Exploration Systems Mission
Directorate
Exploration Roadmap
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Initial Orion (CEV)
Capability Lunar Outpost Buildup
1st Human Flight
Aboard Orion 7th Human Lunar
Landing

Lunar Robotic Missions

Science Robotic Missions Mars Expedition Design

Commercial Crew/Cargo for ISS

Space Shuttle Operations

Orion Development
ARES I Launch Vehicle Development
Orion Production and Operations

Early Design Activity Lunar Lander Development

Lunar Heavy Launch Development
Earth Departure Stage Development
Surface Systems Development 2
Note: Specific dates and milestones not yet established. CEV/CLV
availability planned for as close to 2010 as possible, but NLT 2014.
Return to the moon as early as 2018 , but NLT 2020.
 Building on a Foundation of
Proven Technologies
Launch Vehicle Comparisons

Crew
Lunar
Lander
300 Lander
Earth Departure
Stage (EDS) (1 J-2X)
499k lb LOx/LH2
S-IVB
Overall Vehicle Height, ft.

Upper Stage (1 J-2 engine)

(1 J-2X) 240k lb Lox/LH2
280k lb LOx/LH2
200
S-II
(5 J-2 engines)
1M lb LOx/LH2

5-Segment Core Stage

Reusable (5 RS-68 Engines)
Solid Rocket 3.1M lb LOx/LH2
100 Booster S-IC
(RSRB) (5 F-1)
3.9M lb LOx/RP
5-Segment
2 RSRB’s

0
Space Shuttle Ares I Ares V Saturn V
Height: 184.2 ft Height: 321 ft Height: 358 ft Height: 364 ft
Gross Liftoff Mass: 4.5M lb Gross Liftoff Mass: 2.0M lb Gross Liftoff Mass: 7.3M lb Gross Liftoff Mass: 6.5M lb
55k lbm to LEO 48k lbm to LEO 117k lbm to TLI 99k lbm to TLI
144k lbm to TLI in 262k lbm to LEO 3
Dual-Launch Mode with Ares I
290k lbm to LEO
Heritage Derived
Launch Vehicles

4
Launch Pad 39B Transition

Shuttle at LC-39B ADFT-0 at LC-39B CLV at LC-39B

(looking north) (looking north) (looking west)
1985 - 2006 2009 2011 5
A1 Test Stand