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Symposium at Boston University “The Future of Space Exploration: Solutions to Earthly Problems?”

This symposium held at Boston University in April 2007, discussed the future of space exploration and its potential solutions to earthly problems. Eric Knight, Co-Founder of UP Aerospace, Inc., shared the company's role in providing direct access to space for the public through sub-orbital and orbital missions. UP Aerospace, Inc. aims to be the "Southwest Airlines" of aerospace, offering affordable and easy-to-schedule launches. Their launch manifest includes scientific research payloads, high school and collegiate experiments, sub-system testing by aerospace-component manufacturers, personal items from space enthusiasts, and a wide variety of marketing payloads.

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Symposium at Boston University “The Future of Space Exploration: Solutions to Earthly Problems?”

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  1. Symposium at Boston University “The Future of Space Exploration: Solutions to Earthly Problems?” April 2007 By Eric Knight Co-Founder UP Aerospace, Inc.

  2. UP Aerospace, Inc.hopes to be part of the solution.

  3. Company Overview

  4. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Company Overview

  5. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions Company Overview

  6. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. Company Overview

  7. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Company Overview

  8. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Company Overview

  9. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors Company Overview

  10. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors High school and collegiate experiments Company Overview

  11. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors High school and collegiate experiments Sub-system testing conducted by aerospace-component manufacturers Company Overview

  12. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors High school and collegiate experiments Sub-system testing conducted by aerospace-component manufacturers Personal items from individuals who have a passion for the space frontier Company Overview

  13. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors High school and collegiate experiments Sub-system testing conducted by aerospace-component manufacturers Personal items from individuals who have a passion for the space frontier Wide variety of "marketing" payloads (new product / service ideas, new product introductions, etc.) Company Overview

  14. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors High school and collegiate experiments Sub-system testing conducted by aerospace-component manufacturers Personal items from individuals who have a passion for the space frontier Wide variety of "marketing" payloads (new product / service ideas, new product introductions, etc.) “If you can dream it, we can fly it.” Company Overview

  15. We are the only company on earth that provides the public with direct access to space. Sub-orbital (and, in development) orbital missions We don’t sell rockets. We provide access to the space environment. The “Southwest Airlines” of aerospace. Affordable & easy-to-schedule launches. “Responsive Space”. Typical launch manifest includes: Scientific research payloads from commercial, government, and educational sectors High school and collegiate experiments Sub-system testing conducted by aerospace-component manufacturers Personal items from individuals who have a passion for the space frontier Wide variety of "marketing" payloads (new product / service ideas, new product introductions, etc.) “If you can dream it, we can fly it.” It's not unusual for 50 or more individual payloads and experiments to be scheduled to fly on a single mission. Company Overview

  16. Hartford, CT • Corporate Headquarters • Sales • Marketing • Denver, CO • Engineering • Manufacturing • Advanced Development UP Aerospace Inc. • Spaceport America (NM) • Launch Operations

  17. The UP Aerospace Launch Vehicle

  18. Launch Vehicle Overview

  19. Launch Vehicle Overview SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System

  20. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall

  21. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter

  22. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage

  23. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized

  24. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions

  25. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude

  26. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude • Recovery 33 miles downrange on • White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)

  27. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude • Recovery 33 miles downrange on • White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) • 110 pounds payload capacity

  28. Launch Vehicle Overview • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude • Recovery 33 miles downrange on • White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) • 110 pounds payload capacity • 775 pounds total lift-off weight

  29. Launch Vehicle Overview Payload Bay 4 PTS-10 (10-inch-tall) units 3 PTS-4 (4-inch-tall) units 3 payloads in nosecone section • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude • Recovery 33 miles downrange on • White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) • 110 pounds payload capacity • 775 pounds total lift-off weight

  30. Launch Vehicle Overview Payload Bay 4 PTS-10 (10-inch-tall) units 3 PTS-4 (4-inch-tall) units 3 payloads in nosecone section • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude • Recovery 33 miles downrange on • White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) • 110 pounds payload capacity • 775 pounds total lift-off weight Recovery Section Avionics Parachutes Tracking Systems

  31. Launch Vehicle Overview Payload Bay 4 PTS-10 (10-inch-tall) units 3 PTS-4 (4-inch-tall) units 3 payloads in nosecone section • SpaceLoft™ XL Launch System • 20 feet tall • 10 inches in diameter • Single-stage • Unguided / fin-stabilized • Sub-orbital missions • 70 -140 miles maximum altitude • Recovery 33 miles downrange on • White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) • 110 pounds payload capacity • 775 pounds total lift-off weight Recovery Section Avionics Parachutes Tracking Systems Booster Solid Rocket Motor Fin Assembly

  32. Flight Profile

  33. Payload Section • 10 Launch-Partner payloads • 4 PTS-10 • 3 PTS-4 • 3 payloads in the nosecone • All sub-assemblies precisely balanced • Payload containers • Fin assembly • Recovery section • Nosecone with payloads mounted • PTS-10’s each have a payload access panel X-Ray View UP Aerospace Balancer

  34. Payload Access PTS unit with accessway Matching airframe access

  35. Spaceport America

  36. Launch Facilities

  37. Launch Pad • Custom-designed hydraulic launcher • 57 feet tall • 14,000 pounds • Capable of launching up to 2,500-pound vehicles • Roll-away Final Assembly Building • SODAR wind-profiling system Hydraulically controlled vehicle-loading trailer

  38. Launch Pad

  39. Launch Control Center & Payload Processing Facility

  40. Launch as viewed from the Launch Control Center.

  41. Our next space launch:April 28th

  42. Switching gears...

  43. Switching gears...What I see as the next 50 years in space.

  44. For perspective...

  45. ...who could have imagined today’s world of 2007 – 50 to 60 years ago? For perspective...

  46. ...who could have imagined today’s world of 2007 – 50 to 60 years ago? 1947 / 1948 was the invention of the first transistor. For perspective...

  47. ...who could have imagined today’s world of 2007 -- 50 to 60 years ago? 1947 / 1948 was the invention of the first transistor. In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X1. For perspective...

  48. ...who could have imagined today’s world of 2007 -- 50 to 60 years ago? 1947 / 1948 was the invention of the first transistor. In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X1. Just a couple years prior (in 1945), ENIAC or Electronic Numerator Integrator Analyzer and Computer was "state of the art". For perspective...

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