COMSTAC Presentations Archive

October 2011

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 14, 2011

• Commercial Crew Program (CCP) Key Paradigm Changes (MS PowerPoint) — Philip McAlister
• Flight Opportunities Program (MS PowerPoint) — Laguduva Kubendran
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Christopher Kunstadter
• Space Transportation Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Debra Facktor Lepore
• Suborbital Characterization Report (MS PowerPoint) — Kate Maliga
• Missile Technology Control Regime (MS PowerPoint) — Sean Monogue
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Brett Alexander
• Export Controls Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold

Export Controls Working Group Meeting
October 13, 2011

• Export Controls Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold

Space Transportation Operations Working Group Meeting
October 13, 2011

• Space Diplomatic Efforts Update (PDF) (PDF) — Richard H. Buenneke
• Commercial Space Launch Cooperation Legislative Proposal (MS PowerPoint) — Tom Shearer
• Commercial Aerospaceports Licensing and Development (MS PowerPoint) — Brian Gulliver and Oscar García

RLV Working Group Meeting
October 13, 2011

• RLV Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Brett Alexander
• International Outreach Update (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan
• Commercial Space Transportation Lessons Learned System (CSTLLS) (MS PowerPoint) — Jesse Hanson

Risk Management Working Group Meeting
October 13, 2011

• Risk Management Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Christopher Kunstadter
• Exploring Limits on Liability (MS PowerPoint) — Laura Montgomery

May 2011

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) May 11, 2011

• 2011 COMSTAC Commercial GSO Launch Demand Model (MS PowerPoint) — Ronnie Johnson
• 2011 NGSO Commercial Launch Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — Kate Maliga
• Commercial Crew Program (MS PowerPoint) — Ed Mango
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Brett Alexander
• Introduction to the FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation (MS PowerPoint) — Ken Davidian
• Space Transportation Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Debra Facktor Lepore
• Export Controls Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Christopher Kunstadter

RLV Working Group Meeting May 10, 2011

• International Outreach Update (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan, Megan Mitchell
• Update on NASA COTS and CCDev Programs (MS PowerPoint) — Brett Alexander

Space Transportation Operations Working Group Meeting May 10, 2011

• DoD Executive Agent for Space (MS PowerPoint) — Tom Shearer

October 2010

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 7, 2010

• Commercial Crew Initiative Overview and Status (MS PowerPoint) — Philip McAlister
• Export Controls Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Jim Muncy
• Space Transportation Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Debra Facktor Lepore

RLV Working Group Meeting October 6, 2010

• Commercial Crew Initiative Overview and Status with a Focus on Insight/Oversight Approach (MS PowerPoint) — Philip McAlister
• International Astronautical Federation Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan

Space Transportation Operations Working Group Meeting October 6, 2010

• COMSTAC Working Group Issues (MS Word)
• Integrated Operations Framework for Commercial Spaceflight (PDF) — Mary Lynne Dittmar

May 2010

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) May 19, 2010

• 2010 COMSTAC Commercial GSO Launch Demand Model (MS PowerPoint) — Christopher Kunstadter
• 2010 Commercial Space Transportation Forecast for Non-GSO Orbits (MS PowerPoint) — Dustin Kaiser
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Christopher Kunstadter
• Export Controls Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Brett Alexander
• Space Transportation Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Debra Facktor Lepore

RLV Working Group Meeting May 18, 2010

• Triggered Lightning Risk Assessment for RLVs at Four Regional Spaceports (MS PowerPoint) — Karen Shelton-Mur / Dr. Richard L. Waltershcheid

Space Transportation Operations Working Group Meeting May 18, 2010

• Space Transportation Operations Working Group Issues (PDF) — Debra Facktor Lepore
• Space Vehicle Debris Threat Management ConOps (MS PowerPoint) — Megan Mitchell

October 2009

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 29, 2009

• COMSTAC Meeting Minutes, October 29, 2009 (PDF)
• Review of Human Spaceflight Plans Committee (MS PowerPoint) — Jeffrey Greason
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Christopher Kunstadter
• Export Controls Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Jeffrey Greason

RLV Working Group Meeting October 28, 2009

• IAF Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee (MS PowerPoint) — Brooke Owens

Combined Meeting of the Space Transportation Operations and Risk Management Working Groups Meeting October 28, 2009

• The Disposal of Launch Vehicle Orbital Stages (MS PowerPoint) — Nicholas L. Johnson
• On-Orbit Debris Mitigation Methods for Upper Stages (MS PowerPoint) — Elizabeth Gonzales

May 2009

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) May 21, 2009

• Operationally Responsive Space (MS PowerPoint) — Dr. Peter Wegner
• 2009 COMSTAC Commercial GSO Demand Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — Kevin Reyes
• 2009 Commercial Space Transportation Non-GEO Forecast (PDF) — Ken Davidian
• Export Controls Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael N. Gold
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Bretton Alexander
• Space Transportation Operations (MS PowerPoint) — Robert Davis
• Memorial to Alex Liang (MS PowerPoint)

RLV Working Group Meeting May 20, 2009

• COMSTAC RLV Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Bretton Alexander
• IAF Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan, Brooke Owens

Space Transportation Operations Working Group Meeting May 20, 2009

• Space Transportation Operations Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Robert Davis

October 2008

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 30, 2008

• Google Lunar X PRIZE (MS PowerPoint) — Alexander
• The Falcon 1 Launch (MS PowerPoint) — Hughes
• Analysis of Human Space Flight (PDF) — Seibold
• AST International Strategy (MS PowerPoint) — Sloan
• Lunar Lander Challenge October 2008 (MS PowerPoint) — Murray
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Kunstadter
• RLV Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Whitesides

RLV Working Group Meeting October 29, 2008

• Commercial Space Transportation Research and Development Program (MS PowerPoint) — Larsen
• Mishap Management Discussion (MS PowerPoint) — Kloberdanz

May 2008

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee), May 16, 2008

• 2008 COMSTAC Commercial GSO Demand Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — Chris Kunstadter
• 2008 Commercial Space Transportation Non-GSO Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan
• Human Spaceflight Legislation in Virginia and Florida (MS PowerPoint) — James Dunstan
• Space Exploration Technologies Corporation COTS Program (MS PowerPoint) — Tim Hughes
• Orbital Sciences Corporation COTS Program (MS PowerPoint) — Robert Richards
• AST Safety Approvals (MS PowerPoint) — Sherman Council
• Next Generation Air Transportation System (MS PowerPoint) — Kelvin Coleman
• Launch Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Bob Davis
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — George Whitesides

RLV Working Group Meeting, May 15, 2008

• RLV Task Force on Training (MS PowerPoint) — Maurice Kennedy
• Status of Human Space Flight Study Required by Congress (MS PowerPoint) — Ken Wong
• Experimental Permit Program Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michelle Murray
• Performance Target for Human Space Flight Safety: Comments (MS PowerPoint) — Ken Wong

October 2007

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 11, 2007

• China's Space Activities (MS PowerPoint) — Larry Wortzel
• International Developments in Commercial Space Transportation (MS PowerPoint) — John Logsdon
• Operationally Responsive Space (PDF) — Mark Berube
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Chris Kunstadter
• Launch Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Bob Davis
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly

RLV Working Group Meeting October 10, 2007

• R & D on Biomedical Data Monitoring (MS PowerPoint) — Chuck Larsen
• Physiological/Medical Risk Factors for Space Flight Participants (MS PowerPoint) — Melchor Antuñano
• FAA/NASA Biomedical Data Acquisition & Management Proposal (MS PowerPoint) — Jeffrey Davis
• NASA Commercial Space Transportation Workshop (PDF) — Long Yip
• Human Space Flight Safety Performance Targets (MS PowerPoint) — Ken Wong
• Crew Rest and Duty Restrictions (Commercial Human Space Flight) (MS PowerPoint) — Scott Shappell
• Crew Training Survey (Commercial Human Space Flight) (MS PowerPoint) — Dustin Kaiser
• AST Research and Development Program (MS PowerPoint) — Chuck Larsen

May 2007

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee), May 18, 2007

• 2007 COMSTAC Commercial GSO Launch Demand Model (MS PowerPoint) – Beth King
• 2007 Commercial Space Transportation Non-GSO Forecast (MS PowerPoint) – John Sloan
• Need for Commercial Cargo to ISS (MS PowerPoint) – William Gerstenmaier
• Commercial Crew & Cargo Program (MS PowerPoint) – Marc Timm
• Providing Value through Partnerships with NASA (MS PowerPoint) – Doug Comstock
• Personal Spaceflight Federation (MS PowerPoint) – Brett Alexander
• United Launch Alliance (PDF) – Dan Collins
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) – Michael S. Kelly

RLV Working Group Meeting, May 17, 2007

• Launch Vehicle Failure Mode Database (MS PowerPoint) – Nick Demidovich
• National Aerospace Training & Research Center (MS PowerPoint) – Alex Howerton
• Commercial Human Space Flight Biomedical Data Collection (MS PowerPoint) – Vernon McDonald
• Radio Frequency Blackout During RLV Reentry (MS PowerPoint) – Bob Seibold
• Public Safety Implications for Radio Frequency Blackouts (MS PowerPoint) – Pradipta Shome
• Commercial Space Travel: Proposed Training Requirements (MS PowerPoint) – Derone Jenkins-Todd
• Training for Commercial Spaceflight (MS PowerPoint) – George Tyson
• Development of Human Space Flight Safety Performance Targets (MS PowerPoint) – Ken Wong
• Human Space Flight Study Required by Congress (MS PowerPoint) – Ken Wong

Launch Operations and Support Working Group Meeting May 27, 2007

• X PRIZE Update (MS PowerPoint) – Lt. Col Robin Athey
• Kennedy Space Center Spaceport Development Update (MS PowerPoint) – Jim Ball
• Spaceport America Update (MS PowerPoint) – Lou Gomez
• Test Firing Post Review (Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport) (MPG) – Billie Reed
• NFIRE in Slow Motion (Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport) (MPG) – Billie Reed
• Space Florida (MS PowerPoint) and Space Florida Summary (MS PowerPoint) – Patrick McCarthy
• RLV Summit Update (MS PowerPoint) – Alfred Wassel
• Wallops Research Range (MS PowerPoint)
• Honeywell Mobile Range Technology (MS PowerPoint)

October 2006

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 25, 2006

• Space Exploration Technologies COTS Program (MS PowerPoint) – Tim Hughes
• Rocketplane Kistler COTS Program (MS PowerPoint) – Will Trafton
• State of the Satellite Industry (MS PowerPoint) – David Cavossa
• Liability Risk Sharing Regime Report (MS PowerPoint) – James Vedda
• PEIS for Experimental Permits (MS PowerPoint) – Stacey Zee
• WireFly X PRIZE Cup (MS PowerPoint) – Michael S. Kelly
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) – Michael S. Kelly

RLV Working Group Meeting October 24, 2006

• Commercial Space Flight Liability: Are Waivers Enough? (MS PowerPoint) – Ruben Canada
• The Next Generation Air Transportation System (MS PowerPoint) – Paul Polski
• Rocket Failure Database (MS PowerPoint) – John Sloan

Launch Operations and Support Working Group Meeting October 24, 2006

• Spaceport Development at Kennedy Space Center (MS PowerPoint) – Jim Ball
• AST Research and Development Activities (MS PowerPoint) – Chuck Larsen
• Launch and Test Range Activities Update (MS PowerPoint) – John Tieken
• Adventurers’ Survey (MS PowerPoint) – Derek Webber
• Space Florida (MS PowerPoint) – Patrick McCarthy
• Human Space Flight Rulemaking Status (MS PowerPoint) – Ken Wong

May 2006

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) May 24, 2006

• 2006 COMSTAC Commercial GSO Demand Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — Lisa Hague
• 2006 Commercial Space Transportation Non-GEO Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan
• Military Space Access Activities for COMSTAC (MS PowerPoint) — Jess Sponable
• Certified Aerospace Technician (MS PowerPoint) — Frank Margiotta
• Launch Operations Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Don Pettit
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly

RLV Working Group Meeting May 23, 2006

• RLTC Force Application Scenario (MS PowerPoint) — Brown
• Preparing Technicians for the Commercial Space Industry (MS PowerPoint) — Al Koller

Launch Operations and Support Working Group Meeting May 23, 2006

• Launch and Test Range Activities Update (MS PowerPoint) — Tim Brown
• Commercial Range User Requirements Process (MS PowerPoint) — Kelvin Coleman and Tim Brown
• Spaceport News (MS PowerPoint) — Douglas Graham
• Conops for Commercial Space Transportation in the NAS (MS PowerPoint) — Shelia Helton-Ingram
• Florida Space Authority (MS PowerPoint) — Patrick McCarthy
• Governor's Commission: Future of Space & Aeronautics in Florida (MS PowerPoint) — G. Pavlovich
• RLV summit Debrief (MS PowerPoint) — Alfred Wassel

October 2005

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 26, 2005

• NASA Commercial Launch Activities (MS PowerPoint) — Brant Sponberg
• Countdown to XPrize Cup (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly
• 2006 Commercial GSO Forecast Introduction (MS PowerPoint) — Lisa Hague
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly

Launch Operations and Support Working Group Meeting October 25, 2005

• Commercial Range User Requirements Process (MS PowerPoint) — Kelvin Coleman, Tim Brown
• Championing Tomorrow's Technical Workforce (MS PowerPoint) — Al Koller, Frank Margiotta
• AST Research and Development Activities (MS PowerPoint) — Chuck Larsen
• Air Force Space Command Long Range Launch Scheduling Process (MS PowerPoint) — Phil LeMaitre
• Launch Operations and Support Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Alfred Wassel

May 2005

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) May 26, 2005

• 2005 Commercial GSO Demand Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — Ethan E. Haase
• 2005 Commercial Space Transportation Non-GSO Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan
• Next Generation Air Transportation System (MS PowerPoint) — Robert A. Pearce
• Space Insurance Experience and Outlook (MS PowerPoint) — Chris Kunstadter
• Trends in Satellite Financing (MS PowerPoint) — Hoyt Davidson
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — John Vinter
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly
• Launch Operations and Support Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Billie Reed

RLV Working Group Meeting May 25, 2005

• Guide to Identification of Safety-Critical Hardware Items for RLVs (MS PowerPoint) — Craig Day
• Two Views of Space Tourism – A New Perspective (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly
• Guide to Commercial RLV Operations and Maintenance (MS PowerPoint) — Chuck Larsen
• Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets (MS PowerPoint) — Randy Repcheck
• RLV Flight Crew Training (MS PowerPoint) — George Tyson

October 2004

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) October 27, 2004

• Reducing the Cost of Sustained Operations through Technology (MS PowerPoint) — Keith Britton
• Championing the Technical Workforce of the Future (MS PowerPoint) — Al Koller
• The National Space Society (MS PowerPoint) — George Whitesides
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — John Vinter

RLV Working Group Meeting October 26, 2004

• Medical Considerations for Manned Commercial Space Flight (MS PowerPoint) — Melchior Antuñano
• AST Research and Development Activities (MS PowerPoint) — Shelia Helton-Ingram
• Streamlining NEPA for RLVs (MS PowerPoint) — Doug Graham
• RLV Reliability Analysis Guidelines (MS PowerPoint) — Terry Hardy
• Industry Comments to RLV Operations & Maintenance Guidelines (MS PowerPoint) — Chuck Larsen
• Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles and Emerging Markets (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan

May 2004

COMSTAC Meeting (Full Committee) May 20, 2004

• 2004 Commercial GSO Demand Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — David B. Pollock
• 2004 Commercial Space Transportation Non-GSO Forecast (MS PowerPoint) — John Sloan
• Introduction to NASA Centennial Challenges (MS PowerPoint) — Brant Sponberg
• Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation (MS PowerPoint) — Paula Trimble
• Risk Management Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — John Vinter
• Reusable Launch Vehicles Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly
• Launch Operations and Support Working Group Report (MS PowerPoint) — Billie Reed

RLV Working Group Meeting May 19, 2004

• Minimum Environmental Control & Life Support for Manned RLVs (MS PowerPoint) — Arnold Angelici
• AIAA RLV Safety-Critical Systems Working Group (MS PowerPoint) — Craig Day
• Streamlining NEPA for RLVs (MS PowerPoint) — Doug Graham
• Assessment of Alternate Methodologies for Ec Criterion (MS PowerPoint) — Terry Hardy
• Culture Clash: One More Attempt to Change the Lexicon (MS PowerPoint) — Michael S. Kelly
• Commercial Space Transportation RLV O & M Guidelines (MS PowerPoint) — Chuck Larsen
• FAA/AST Suborbital Market Study: Overview (MS PowerPoint) — Paula Trimble