Aerospace systems research, tech development contracts awarded by NASA
NewsOctober 23, 2015
WASHINGTON. NASA officials awarded contracts to 11 companies under its Basic and Applied Aerospace technology (BAART) multiple-awards contract, to support research and technology development for aerospace systems located at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
This contract, which begins Nov. 1, enables NASA to spend as much as $400 million during five years cumulatively on all 11 contracts.
The winners by technical tracks of work are:
Advanced materials and structural systems, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and acoustics
Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC of Elkton, Maryland
Analytical Services & Materials, Inc. of Hampton, Virginia
Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. of Manassas, Virginia
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale, California
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems of Redondo Beach, California
The Boeing Co. of Hazelwood, Missouri
Systems analysis and concepts
ViGYAN, Inc. of Hampton, Virginia
Entry, descent, and landing
Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC
Analytical Services & Materials, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
The Boeing Co.
Measurement systems and autonomous technologies
Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems
The Boeing Co.
ViGYAN, Inc.
Flight-critical and intelligent flight systems
Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.
Engility Corp. of Chantilly, Virginia
Honeywell International, Inc. of Golden Valley, Minnesota
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems
Rockwell Collins, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Saab Sensis Corp. of East Syracuse, New York
The Boeing Co.
Work performed under the BAART contract will cover support for basic and applied research, technology concepts, analysis, development and integration; systems concepts, analysis development and integration; and technology demonstrations.
The research scope ranges in maturity from fundamental tool and technology development through integrated technology demonstrations, potentially to even include flight demonstrations and vehicle concepts and performance conditions within the speed regimes of subsonic through hypersonic atmospheric flight.
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