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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 1 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 2 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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.

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 3 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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.

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 4 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 5 AST R&D pres to LOSWG AST R&D Plan/FAA Flight Plan Link The AST R&D Plan supports the FAA Flight Plan goals of Increased Safety Greater Capacity

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 6 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 7 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 8 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 9 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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

COMSTAC Launch Operations and Support Working Group Chuck Larsen October 24, 2006 Federal Aviation Administration 10 AST R&D pres to LOSWG 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)