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Office of Aero-Space Technology

Office of Aero-Space Technology. Spence M. Armstrong. AERONAUTICS TECHNOLOGY UPDATE Report to the NASA Advisory Council August 3-4, 1999. Terms of Reference: FY1998 & FY2000 Responsible for: Facilities and People (IPO) Programs to Achieve the Goals (Enterprise) Recent Accomplishments

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Office of Aero-Space Technology

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  1. Office of Aero-Space Technology Spence M. Armstrong AERONAUTICS TECHNOLOGY UPDATEReport to the NASA Advisory CouncilAugust 3-4, 1999

  2. Terms of Reference: FY1998 & FY2000 Responsible for: Facilities and People (IPO) Programs to Achieve the Goals (Enterprise) Recent Accomplishments The Outlook Focus of High Priority Aeronautics Technology Moving from Aeronautics to Aero-Space Closing Remarks Outline

  3. AA Budget Staff Goals Programs Research Support Strategy Implementation Institution ARC DFRC GRC LaRC MSFC ARC DFRC GRC LaRC 3 Pillars 10 Goals Lead Centers Staff & Facilities OAT Management

  4. Strategic Management Global Civil Aviation Reduce Accident Rates, 10x Increase System Throughput, 3x Reduce Cost of Air Travel by 50% Reduce Emissions, 5x Reduce Noise, 4x Revolutionary Technology Leaps Reduce Trans-oceanic Travel time by 50% Invigorate GA 20K units Annually Cut Development Cycle Time in Half Reduce Launch Cost to LEO, 100x by 2020 Reduce In-Space Transport cost, 10x by 2022 Space Transportation

  5. 1994 Congressional Request FY 2000 Presidents Request Aeronautics Funding ($, Millions of FY98 constant year dollars) 1995 Congressional Request 1996 Congressional Request 1997 Congressional Request 1998 Congressional Request 1999 Congressional Request

  6. “IPO” Defined • The Enterprise Associate Administrator (EAA) with the dominant activity at a Center is designated as the “Institutional Program Officer” - or IPO - for that Center • In the IPO capacity, the EAA maintains a larger perspective than just his/her respective Enterprise • The IPO works with the Centers and the Functional/Staff Offices to: • Plan long-term institutional strategies (workforce, facilities, operations) • Determine institutional and infrastructure requirements • Pursue integration and synergy across Centers Source: NASA Strategic Management Handbook

  7. Workforce Trends and Issues • Zero Base Review (ZBR) called for a reduction of over 10 percent in the Research Center civil service complement (FY1996-FY00) • Code R achieved this target without a Reduction-In-Force via attrition, buyouts, and severely constrained hiring • Years of constrained hiring and programmatic changes have left us with some challenging skill mix issues • The Agency recently completed a Core Capability Assessment to identify magnitude and areas of skill mix problems

  8. IPO Workforce Summary • Code R had already started the transition of research skills from aeronautics to space transportation technology • Space Transportation Technology efforts (e.g., X-33 cooperative agreement) demonstrating increasing need for traditionally aeronautical capabilities to support contractor development efforts • Further redistribution within Aeronautics due to ISE and IS activities • HSR/AST funding reductions helped address workforce over-commitment; resulted in much higher percentage of in-house effort • Increasing level of support as well to HEDS, Earth Science, and Space Science Enterprises; e.g., ISS work at GRC and Astrobiology at ARC

  9. Workforce Summary and Issues • ZBR-driven reductions and changes in programmatic requirements have led to numerous skill mix and staffing level issues • Existing Research Center workforce will continue to transition away from traditional aeronautical disciplines into synergistic aero-space disciplines, space transportation technology areas, and areas such as astrobiology and information technology • Need to maintain a period of stability (i.e., hiring ability) to address skill mix issues and refresh workforce

  10. Facility Trends and Issues • Zero Base Review (ZBR) also called for major reductions in research and supporting facilities • The four Code R Centers have closed over 12 percent of the Current Replacement Value of its facility plant, including significant research facilities • Facilities still represent a major component of the total Code R investment • The Core Capability Assessment, discussed earlier, also focused on future facility requirements

  11. Budget Driven Facility Trends • Ames Research Center • Likely standdown/mothballing of the 12-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel • Only high-lift, high Reynolds number development facility in the U.S • Glenn Research Center • Moving to “campaigning” mode: only able to afford to operate three primary facilities - 10x10, 8x6, and PSL - with single workforce (i.e., can use only one facility at a time) • Langley Research Center • Instituting shift reductions in NTF, TDT, 16-Foot • Instituting campaigning between Unitary, LTPT, and 0.3 Meter tunnels

  12. Facility Summary and Issues • Research Facility suite is very near - or at - the minimum set of facilities required to support long-term NASA programmatic requirements • Need to reduce the cost of the total facility investment to reduce funding pressure on the programs • Latest budget decisions driving reductions in facility availability • Need to continue the dialogue with facility users and other facility providers (e.g., the Department of Defense) to ensure that we have the right set of facilities nationally

  13. …Across Three Pillars / Ten Goals Enterprise Program Management… Global Civil Aviation Reduce Accident Rates, 10x Increase System Throughput, 3x Reduce Cost of Air Travel by 50% Reduce Emissions, 5x Reduce Noise, 4x Revolutionary Technology Leaps Reduce Trans-oceanic Travel time by 50% Invigorate GA 20K units Annually Cut Development Cycle Time in Half Reduce Launch Cost to LEO, 100x by 2020 Reduce In-Space Transport cost, 10x by 2022 Space Transportation

  14. Aeronautics Base Research Program Airframe Systems Aviation Operations Systems Flight Research Information Technology Propulsion Systems Rotorcraft … with Aviation Safety quick starts in the Base for 98 & 99 System Technology Programs High Speed Research Advanced Subsonic Technology Aviation System Capacity High Performance Computing and Communications Advanced Space Transportation ASTP Core Reusable Launch Vehicle — X-33 X-34 Enterprise Program Management in 1998

  15. Base Research Program Airframe Systems Aviation Operations Systems Flight Research Information Technology Propulsion Systems Rotorcraft Advanced Space Transportation Focused Technology Programs Aviation Safety Aviation System Capacity High Performance Computing and Communications Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology Reusable Launch Vehicle — X-33 X-34 / Future X Enterprise Program Management in 2000

  16. Some Recent Accomplishments

  17. Intelligent Flight Controls Demonstration • Flight control using neural networks • Effectively identify aircraft stability and control characteristics • Enhance safety • Optimize aircraft performance

  18. Pathfinder sets World Record

  19. Altus Demonstrated Multi-Stage Turbocharged RPA to 50,000 Feet for 8-Hour Duration December 3, 1998, at 6:50 AM PST

  20. Sector Combustor Sector Combustor Outer Combustor Liner 120 Fuel Nozzles 100 1996 ICAO Regulation ) g/kN 80 GE90 2004 ICAO Regulation x EPA Parameter AST Large Engine 50% Reduction Goal PW 4084 Trent 800 60 (EPAP, NO Trent 760 UEET Large engine 70% reduction Goal 40 Lower Pressure AST Engine Demo Test Results TRL 6 Engine Demo Results PROJECTED to AST Engine Cycle - TRL 6 20 ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization 0 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 Engine Pressure Ratio AST 50% NOx Reduction Combustor Measured NOx Emission Characteristics , ICAO Regulations, and NASA's AST Goals

  21. Technical 200:1 Reduction in Full Combustor Simulation Relative to 1992 Baseline High Performance Computing and Communications Program’sComputational Aerosciences (CAS) Project

  22. Focus on a few programs that are important to the Nation Transition from Aeronautics to Aero-Space What is the outlook?

  23. Safety Program …applying technology to solve problems of Controlled Flight Into Terrain with Synthetic Vision Technology Developing a virtual window… Digital databases and highways in the sky… Sensors seeing through fog…

  24. Capacity Program …applying technology to solve problems in the efficient operation of airspace… …on the ground… …and in the air.

  25. … the total is greater than the sum of the parts From Aeronautics to Aero-Space

  26. Aeronautics program has taken a big cut Focus on a few National priorities Requires us to ensure that the technology that we do is the very best… We rely on ASTAC — more than ever — to assess our performance to goals Are we doing the right things? Are we doing them well? Closing Remarks

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