NASA & Ames Research Center Introduction

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Presented by: Dr. William (Bill) R. Van Dalsem Deputy Director of Aeronautics NASA Ames Research Center

Your Planet is Changing

Measuring Water Use

Seeing Thru the Clouds

Jason-3 sees Ongoing El Niño

Measuring Ice Thickness

Understanding Global Warming

Simulating Worldwide Weather (GEOS-5) Air Pollution Reduction Off the Earth, for the Earth

CST-100 STARLINER (Boeing)

Crew Dragon (SpaceX) Dragon Cargo Cygnus (SpaceX) (Orbital)

Antares Falcon 9 Atlas V (Boeing) (Orbital) (SpaceX) Join Us on the Journey SLS

Commercial Crew Orion (aboard EM-1)

Curiosity (2011)

Commercial Cargo MAVEN (2013)

Mars 2020 NASA: We’re Out There

Icy Worlds: Hubble Space Telescope Habitability and James Web Life Detection Space Telescope Mars: Habitability K2: Kepler’s Origin and Nature of of Early Mars Second Light Life, Co-evolution with Planet Earth

TESS

SOFIA Technology Drives Exploration

Space Travel

Science Living in Space Instruments

High-Tech Computing

Manufacturing, Materials, 3-D Printing Robotics NASA Aeronautics NASA Aeronautics Vision for Aviation in the 21st Century Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations

Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft

Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles

Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy

Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance

Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation Goddard Institute for NASA Centers and Installations Space Studies Plum Brook Glenn Research Independent Station Center Verification and Ames Validation Facility Research Center Goddard Space Flight Center

Headquarters

Jet Propulsion Wallops Laboratory Flight Facility Kennedy Space Center Langley Armstrong Flight Research Research Center Center Johnson Space Stennis White Sands Michoud Marshall Space Center Space Center Test Facility Assembly Flight Center Facility Ames is One of the Early NACA Laboratories

Joseph S. Ames

NACA Langley Ames Lewis Dryden NASA

1915 1939 1940 1946 1958 75 Years of Innovation Lunar SOFIA Apollo Prospector Tektites Guidance X-36 System 2015

Blunt Body Space Biology Pioneer 10/11 Kepler Flight Concept SSERVI Simulator Galileo 2000 Apollo Heat 1990 Shield Tests Mars Science Lab Sustainability Base Lifting Body Pioneer 1980 Transonic Human Venus Flow Centered Computing Life Sciences 1970 Viking IRIS Flight Research Aero Research Air NASA Institute 1960 Transportation Nanotechnology Research System Park Swept- LCROSS Back/Wing Apollo Tiltrotor ISS Re-Entry Shape CFD 1950 ER-2 LADEE Astrobiology Hypervelocity Institute Conical Camber Free Flight Kuiper Observatory 80x120 Wind Tunnel Arcjet Quantum 1940 Research Pleiades Computing Ames Research Center

• Occupants: • ~1130 civil servants; ~2,100 contractors;1,650 tenants • 855 summer students in 2016 • FY2016 Budget: ~$915M (including reimbursable/EUL) • ~1,900 acres (400 acres security perimeter); 5M building ft2 • Airfield: ~9,000 and 8,000 ft runways Major Research Facilities

Wind Tunnels ARC Jet Complex Range Complex Simulators Advanced Supercomputing Core Competencies at Ames Today

Air Traffic Management Advanced Computing Entry Systems & IT Systems Intelligent/ Adaptive Systems

Astrobiology and Life Science Cost-Effective Space Missions Aerosciences Space and Earth Sciences Air Traffic Management

Air Traffic Demonstration – ATD-2

UAS Traffic Management Entry Systems PICA

MSL Thermal Protection System

MEDLI

ADEPT

Interaction Heating Facility (IHF) Advanced IT and Computing Systems

Supercomputing Systems

Big Data Analytics

NEX

Quantum Computing

Large Scale Visualization Enterprise Managed Cloud Computing Disruptive Technologies Intelligent Adaptive Systems

Free Flyers

Autonomous Hazard Characterization

UAS Autonomy

Mission Support Tools, Decision Support Tools Autonomous Navigation Self-Driving Car Planetary Lake Intelligent Adaptive Systems Lander Adaptive science for dynamic phenomena Payload & Drill in deep-space Subsystem missions. Field testing in Chile. Activity Mission Planning And Planning For Mars Astronauts Self- Scheduling For scheduling And Human Robotic Planning Teams / Future Self Driving Car Adapt space robotics Distributed Ops Testing technlology to “fleet Activity Mission management” use. Planning For Partnering Lander Concept Crew On ISS

Synchronized OVEN Position Reactor Heater Hold, Engage Reorient, Astrobee Free- Experimental Flyer Satellites Autonomous nav, docking and recharge, and mobile sensor IVA work on the ISS. Cost-Effective Space Missions @ Ames

Biosentinel TechEdSat-4

TechEdSat-5

LCROSS (2009) LADEE (2013) PhoneSat (2013), EDSN (2013) Aerosciences Modeling and Simulation Advanced IT and Computing Systems

Capacity Computing Capability Time Critical Computing Computing KEPLER Astrobiology & Life Sciences

Human research for space flight

Sub-surface Biosignatures planetary Environmental life support Microfluidic Sensors exploration

Radiation science

Synthetic biology Origins of life Gravitational Biology Life detection Missions

WetLab-2 Seedling Growth Rodent Research Space & Earth Sciences

Research Areas Research Areas – Extrasolar Planets – Atmospheric Sciences – Biospheric Sciences – Infrared Astrophysics LADEE – Carbon Cycle & Ecosystem Modeling – Planetary Sciences Resource Prospector – Extreme Environments Field Research – Applied Sciences Technology/Instruments Technology/Instruments – Airborne Remote Sensing & In Situ Instruments – Exoplanet Imaging Technologies – Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – Near-Mid Infrared Imagers & Spectrometers – Wildfire Monitoring from UAVs – UV/Visible Spectrometers LCROSS Missions Centers of Excellence – NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) – Operations: Kepler/K2, SOFIA, IRIS – Earth Science Projects Office (ESPO) – Development: TESS, Resource Prospector – Airborne Sensor Facility (ASF) – Completed: LADEE, LCROSS, Lunar Prospector – Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Kepler/K2 Centers of Excellence & Virtual Institutes Recent Airborne Science Campaigns – Mars Climate Modeling Center – ORACLES (2015-2020): Aerosols, biomass burning – Ames Astrochemistry Laboratory – ATom (2015-2020): Atmospheric tomography – NASA Astrobiology Institute – ATTREX (2010-2015): Tropical tropopause – NASA Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute – HS3 (2010-2015): Hurricanes & severe storms – IceBridge (2009-2017): Polar icecaps SOFIA Partnerships at Ames Inter-Agency

Commercial Virtual Institutes

NASA Research Park International

Bay View Eastside/ Airfield

NASA Ames Campus

Shenandoah Historic District

NRP South Academia Campus Come Join the Ames Family Upcoming openings: • Computer Scientists • Engineers: Aerospace, Software, Electrical, Materials, Systems • Physical Scientists: Astrobiology, Biosciences, Space, and Earth Sciences • Business Operations (HR, Public Affairs, Procurement, IT) Pathways and Education Programs: Internships, Fellowships, Intern Employment and Recent Graduate Program • Engineering • Physical Scientist www.usajobs.gov • Human Resources • Finance • Business Administration

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NASA Aeronautics Research Dr. William (Bill) R. Van Dalsem Deputy Director, Aeronautics Directorate NASA Ames Research Center www.nasa.gov | 29 Aviation is vital to our nation’s economy

• $82.5 billion positive trade balance • $1.6 trillion total U.S. economic activity • 10.6 million direct/indirect jobs • $771 billion spent by air travelers in U.S. economy • 18.1 million tons of freight transported by U.S. airlines

(Sources for statistics listed at https://www.nasa.gov/aero/infographics.html)

www.nasa.gov | Mission Directorates

Aeronautics Space Technology Science Human Exploration and Operations

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www.nasa.gov | 3 0 NASA has made decades of contributions to aviation NASA-developed technology is on board every U.S. commercial aircraft

and control tower. + AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT + COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) + NASA STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (NASTRAN) • Center TRACON Automation System (CTAS) – 1990s • Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) – 1990s • Surface Management System (SMS) – 2000s + COMPOSITE + AIRBORNE WIND SHEAR DETECTION • Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) – 2000s STRUCTURES

+ TURBO AE + LIGHTNING PROTECTION STANDARDS + DIGITAL FLY-BY-WIRE

+ WINGLETS + SUPERCRITICAL AIRFOIL

+ AREA RULE + GLASS COCKPIT + ICING DETECTION + JET ENGINE COMBUSTORS

+ ENGINE NOZZLE CHEVRONS + DAMAGE-TOLERANT FAN CASING

+ RUNWAY GROOVES + WIND TUNNELS www.nasa.gov | 3 1 32 Less Noise: Chevron Nozzles

(Sources for statistics listed at https://www.nasa.gov/aero/infographics.html)

www.nasa.gov | Global Growth in Aviation Opportunities and Challenges Airbus 2017 / 2036 4 BILLION Europe 7.8 BILLION PASSENGER PASSENGER Bombardier / Irkut / TRIPS Canada TRIPS Russia

Comac / China

41,030 Asia-Pacific 78% Market is Nearly New Aircraft Deliveries of New Aircraft Deliveries are 40% Single Aisle Class $6.1 Trillion of New Aircraft Deliveries (including Regional Jets) Market Value Embraer / Brazil Global www.nasa.govCompetitors | 3 3 NASA Aeronautics Strategies for Research We are meeting global aviation challenges by using six research thrust areas to organize our research. Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations • Achieve safe, scalable, routine, high-tempo airspace access for all users

Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft • Achieve practical, affordable commercial supersonic air transport Ultra-Efficient Subsonic Transports • Realize revolutionary improvements in economics and environmental performance for subsonic transports with opportunities to transition to alternative propulsion and energy Safe, Quiet and Affordable Vertical Lift Air Vehicles • Realize extensive use of vertical lift vehicles for transportation and services including new missions and markets In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance • Predict, detect and mitigate emerging safety risks throughout aviation systems and operations

Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation • Safely implement autonomy in aviation applications www.nasa.gov | 3 4 www.nasa.gov | 3 5 ARMD Research Programs & Projects Align with ARMD Strategy AIRSPACE OPERATIONS & SAFETY ADVANCED AIR VEHICLES INTEGRATED AVIATION SYSTEMS AOSP AAVP IASP

PROJECTS PROJECTS PROJECTS ATM Tech Advanced Air UAS in Demonstrations Transport the NAS Technology UTM Flight Demonstrations Commercial Supersonic and Capabilities ATM-X Project Technologies System-Wide Safety Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Revolutionary Vertical Lift

Advanced Composites MISSION PROGRAMS MISSION Hypersonic Technology

Aerosciences Evaluation & Test Capabilities

Integration and Flight

TRANSFORMATIVE AERONAUTICS CONCEPTS TACP

PROJECTS

Convergent Aeronautics Solutions

Transformational Tools and Technologies

University Innovation and Challenges SEEDLING PROGRAM www.nasa.gov | 3 6 Convergent Innovation and Revolutionary Analysis Tools Where does NASA aeronautics research happen? Aeronautics research takes place at four of NASA’s centers.

AMES Technology and ATM Research Research ATM & Integration &

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HQ AMES GODDARD ARMSTRONG GLENN LANGLEY and Research Technology Propulsion Propulsion JPL Major Areas of MARSHALL Inter-Center Collaboration STENNIS

Langley/Glenn: Propulsion-Airframe Integration JOHNSON LANGLEY Research and Research Ames/Langley: Flight Deck & Ground Based Technology KENNEDY Vehicle Automation Integration; Flight Mechanics; Aerodynamics

Armstrong/Other Research Centers: Flight Experiment Integration www.nasa.gov | 3 7 38

FROM SONIC BOOM TO SONIC “THUMP” OVER LAND

www.nasa.gov | 39 Objectionable noise reduced by more than 65%

Harmful emissions Energy usage reduced reduced by more than by more than 90% 60%

HYBRID ELECTRIC

www.nasa.gov | 40 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

AERODYNAMI COMMUNICATI CS ON VERTICAL SOFTWARE LIFT GP COMPUTER S BATTERIE IMAGING S CONVERGENCE OF DISPARATE TECHNOLOGIES

www.nasa.gov | URBAN AIR MOBILITY www.nasa.gov | 4 1 42

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