AST Research and Development Activities

Federal Aviation Administration AST Research and Development Activities COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006

AST Research and Development Activities • Agenda • AST R&D Charter • AST R&D Plan • AST R&D Plan Overview • AST R&D Plan/FAA Flight Plan Link • AST R&D Activities FY 2006 • AST R&D FY06 Projects • AST R&D FY07 Projects • AST R&D Call For FY08 Projects • AST R&D Project Input Form 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 Flight Plan Link • The AST R&D Plan supports the FAA Flight Plan goals of • Increased Safety • Greater Capacity AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Activities FY 2006 • AST R&D Advisory Board • Met monthly to implement its responsibilities • Held meetings to review changes to any FY06 Projects and recommended approval to AST R&D SSC • Met weekly to review R&D Projects for FY07 • AST R&D Senior Steering Committee (SSC) • Met quarterly to review progress on FY06 R&D Projects • Met 6/06 to review recommended FY07 R&D Projects - Selected 3 AST R&D Projects for FY07 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D FY06 Projects • Initial Requirements for Development of Separation Standards of Aircraft and Space Vehicles • Commercial Human Space Flight Medical Data Collection • Debris Risk Analysis • Columbia Debris Study AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D FY 07 Projects • Historical Database of Failures and Reliability of Rocket-powered Vehicles • Human Spaceflight Training Preparation Study • Safety Operations Personnel Duty and Rest Analysis AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Call For FY08 Projects • Call for AST R&D FY08 Projects to AST Divisions 10/06 • Call for AST R&D FY08 Projects to COMSTAC 10/06 • All Candidate FY08 R&D Projects due to AST R&D Advisory Board by January 12, 2007 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST R&D Project Input Form AST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS • 1. Originator/ Date of submission: • 2. Title of Research Requirement: (Short and descriptive) • 3. Background: (What events or issues have lead to the generation of this requirement) • 4. Description of Requirement: (Brief description of work envisioned to meet this requirement) • 5. Output: (Specifically, the information sought, how AST plans to use it, and date information is required by) • 6. Regulatory Link: (What specific regulation, policy, action, etc., this requirement is supporting) • 7. Need code: (Code that ties the requirement back to AST’s mission) (More that one code may apply to a single task) • 1.Present program need • 2.Evaluate adequacy of present rules and policy • 3.Preparation for emerging technologies • 4.Preparation of new policy, rules or advisory materials • 8. Estimated funding profile: (Quantitative estimated level of effort needed to complete work for this requirement; funding per year) AST R&D pres to LOSWG 102505

AST Research and Development Activities