AST Research and Development Activities

Federal Aviation Administration AST Research and Development Activities COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 25, 2005

AST Research and Development Activities • Agenda • AST R&D Charter • AST R&D Plan • AST R&D Plan Overview • AST R&D Plan/FAA Strategic Plan Link • AST R&D Activities FY 2005 • AST R&D FY05 Projects • AST R&D FY06 Projects • AST R&D Call For FY07 Projects AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Charter • Consistent with AST leadership in regulatory activity, developing a safe, efficient U. S. Commercial Space Transportation industry. • Institutionalizes AST R&D Advisory Board, and AST R&D Senior Steering Committee (SSC) to manage the process. • Annually, the Advisory Board identifies, evaluates and recommends a prioritized list of R&D Projects to the SSC for its consideration and portfolio selection. AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D PLAN • Establishes a process to receive, evaluate and prioritize candidate research projects to meet FAA/AST increased safety & greater capacity goals. • Provide management time frames for decisions that correspond with the FAA budget process. AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Plan Overview • Establishes Purpose, Scope and Objectives • Defines Research in the AST Mission Context • Aligns R&D Planning with Budget Process • Establishes a Requirements Process • Defines Research Project Schedule • Allows for Unbudgeted Research Requirements • Provides for periodic review of R&D progress and a way to recommend and approve changes, as needed AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Plan/FAA Strategic Plan Link • The AST R&D Plan supports the FAA strategic goals of • Increased Safety • Greater Capacity AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Activities FY 2005 • AST R&D Advisory Board • Met monthly to implement its responsibilities • Held meetings to review changes to FY05 Projects and recommended approval to AST R&D SSC • Met weekly to review R&D Projects for FY06 • AST R&D Senior Steering Committee (SSC) • Met quarterly to review progress on FY05 R&D • Met 6/05 to review recommended FY06 R&D Projects - Selected 2 AST R&D Projects for FY06 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D FY05 Projects • Debris Risk Analysis • Reconfigurable Control Allocations for Reusable Launch Vehicles • Radio Frequency Blackout During Reusable Launch Vehicle Reentry • Non-traditional Flight Safety Systems and Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring • Evaluating Expendable Launch Vehicle Weather Delays AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D FY 06 Projects • Initial Requirements for Development of Separation Standards of Aircraft and Space Vehicles • Commercial Human Space Flight Medical Data Collection AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Call For FY07 Projects • Call for AST R&D FY07 Projects to AST Divisions 9/05 • Call for AST R&D FY07 Projects to COMSTAC 9/05 • All Candidate FY07 R&D Projects due to AST R&D Advisory Board by January 16, 2006 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST Research and Development Activities