National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2016 MRS Spring Meeting Current Topics in Materials Science and Policy Overview of Federal Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives Presented by: Mr. John Vickers Principal Technologist, NASA March 2016 www.nasa.gov/spacetech NASA Around the Country Glenn Research Center Aeronautics and Spacecraft Technology Cleveland, Ohio Ames Research Center Goddard Space Aerospace and Flight Center Small Spacecraft Science Missions Moffett Field, Calif. and Telescopes Greenbelt, Md. Dryden Flight NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C. Research Center Atmospheric Research and Testing Edwards, Calif. Langley Research Center Aviation and Space Research Hampton, Va. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Deep Space Robotic Rovers and Networks Pasadena, Calif. Kennedy Space Center Space Vehicle Launch and Johnson Space Center Landing Cape Canaveral, Fla. Human Space Flight Operations Marshall Space Houston, Texas Michoud Flight Center Assembly Facility Space Transportation, Propulsion Systems, Space Systems, and Stennis Space Center Large Vehicle Manufacturing Science Vehicle Engine Testing New Orleans, La. Bay St. Louis, Miss. Huntsville, Ala. 2 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Human Exploraon Space and Operaons Technology Science Aeronaucs Research Materials and Manufacturing are Critical to all NASA Mission Areas 3 Space Technology… …. an Investment for the Future • Enables a new class of NASA missions Addresses Naonal Needs beyond low Earth Orbit. A generaon of studies and reports (40+ since 1980) document the need for regular • Delivers innovative solutions that investment in new, transformave space dramatically improve technological technologies. capabilities for NASA and the Nation. • Develops technologies and capabilities that make NASA’s missions more affordable and more reliable. • Invests in the economy by creating markets and spurring innovation for traditional and emerging aerospace business. Over 700 STMD projects w/ Academic Partnerships • Engages the brightest minds from academia and small businesses in solving NASA’s tough technological challenges. Benefits from STMD: Value to NASA Value to the Nation The NASA Workforce Academia Small Businesses The Broader Aerospace Enterprise 4 Space Technology Portfolio Transformave & CrosscuJng Pioneering Concepts/Developing Creang Markets & Growing Technology Breakthroughs Innovaon Community Office of the Innovaon Economy Associate Administrator NASA Innovave Technology Advanced Centennial Challenges Demonstraon Concepts (NIAC) nurtures directly engages nontradional sources advancing technologies of Missions bridges the gap visionary ideas that could transform value to NASA’s missions and to between early proof-of-concept tests future NASA missions with the the aerospace community. The and the final infusion of cost- creaon of breakthroughs—radically program offers challenges set up effecve, revoluonary technologies beer or enrely new aerospace as compeons that award prize into successful NASA, government concepts–while engaging America’s money to the individuals or teams and commercial space missions. innovators and entrepreneurs as that achieve a specified partners in the journey. technology challenge. Space Technology Small Spacecra Flight Opportunies Research Grants Technology Program seek to facilitates the progress of space accelerate the development of technologies toward flight develops and demonstrates new “push” technologies to support future readiness status through tesng capabilies employing the space science and exploraon needs in space-relevant environments. unique features of small through innovave efforts with high The program fosters spacecra for science, risk/high payoff while developing the development of the commercial exploraon and space next generaon of innovators reusable suborbital operaons. through grants and fellowships. transportaon industry. Game Changing Center Innovaon Fund Small Business Development seeks to smulates and encourages Innovaon Research creavity and innovaon within idenfy and rapidly mature (SBIR) and Small innovave/high impact capabilies the NASA Centers by addressing and technologies that may lead to the technology needs of the Business Technology enrely new approaches for the Agency and the Naon. Funds are Transfer (STTR) Programs Agency’s broad array of future space invested to each NASA Center to missions. support emerging technologies provide an opportunity for small, high technology companies and and creave iniaves that research instuons to develop leverage Center talent and key technologies addressing the capabilies. Space Technology Agency’s needs and developing the Naon’s innovaon economy. Research Grants 5 Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Engage Academia: tap into the talent base, challenging faculty and graduate students to examine the theorecal feasibility of ideas and approaches that are crical to making science, space travel, and exploraon more effecve, affordable, and sustainable. NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships – Graduate student research in space technology; research conducted on campuses and at NASA Centers and not-for-profit R&D labs Early Career Faculty – Focused on supporng outstanding faculty researchers early in their careers as they conduct space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates Early Stage Innovaons – University-led, possibly mulple invesgator, efforts on early-stage space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates – Paid teaming with other universies, industry and non-profits permied Reinvigorate the pipeline of high-risk/high-payoff low-TRL space technologies Strategic Planning • NRC Roadmaps and Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan Updates • STMD Strategic Implementaon Plan • Objecves and Principles • Balance across TRL/Programs and technology areas • Connue to have competed and guided projects with centers, industry and academia • Collaboraons with other government agencies • Public Private Partnerships 7 The Budget Process President submits budget House submits budget House and Draft Senate Congress Congress must agree authorizes appropriates and pass a budget for budget for Senate budget NASA NASA submits resolution budget Draft President signs final budget 8 The Budget Process - Really Source: Sunlight Foundaon 9 Interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) Executive Office of the President Advanced NSTC - Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office Manufacturing Partnership (AMP/ (hosted by DOC - NIST) Subcommittee PCAST) 10 PCAST: The Independent Basis of NNMI President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology PCAST 2014 Recommends strong, collaBora@ve PCAST 2012 network of Manufacturing PCAST 2011 Recommends Manufacturing Innova@on Instutes Recommends Advanced Innova@on Instutes to address Manufacturing Ini@a@ve as na@onal key market failure innovaon policy 11 NNMI: Addressing the “Scale-up” Gap Focus is to address market failure of insufficient industry R&D in the “missing middle” or “industrial commons” to de-risk promising new technologies Basic R&D Commercializaon 12 Public Engagement on Design Workshops & Request for Information All Other 10% Economic Development 6% Broad & Diverse Stakeholder Input Research & Industry non-profits 8% 31% 1,200 voices on the NNMI Design! Federal State & Local Gov’t 14% Academia Rensselaer Polytechnic Ins(tute 31% Troy New York Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland Ohio University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Na(onal Academies Beckman Center Irvine California U.S. Space and Rocket Center Huntsville, Alabama The Institute Design Creating the space for Industry & Academia to collaborate White House Report NNMI Framework Design January 2013 14 The NNMI Mission “The Network serves the Ins=tutes, the Ins=tutes connect through the Network, and the Program serves the Na=on.” Program Mission (Ins>tutes + Network) Advance American domes>c manufacturing innovaon by creang an effec>ve manufacturing research and development infrastructure for U.S. industry and academia to solve industry-relevant problems. Instute Mission Create and strengthen American manufacturing hubs through sustainable industry-led innova=on ins=tutes that create, showcase, and deploy new capabili=es. Network Mission Maximize the integrated impact of the manufacturing innova=on ins=tutes on U.S. manufacturing compe==veness. 15 Building the Network Network Status and FY16 Plans Future Network Goal: 45 Regional Hubs Forthcoming Awards Addi>ve Manufacturing Integrated Photonics Youngstown, OH Rochester, NY FleXible Hybrid Electronics San Jose, CA Smart Advanced Tex(les Manufacturing New Instutes Planned for 2016 Open topic compeons Digital Manufacturing Advanced & Design Lightweight Metal Fiber-Reinforced Wide Bandgap Chicago, IL Manufacturing Polymer Composites Semiconductors Knoxville, TN Raleigh, NC Selected topic compe((ons suppor(ng agency mission, Detroit, MI using agency authories and budgets Recent– NNMI Reports First Annual Report First Strategic Plan A Snapshot of Priority on the NNMI Program on the NNMI Program Technology Areas Across the Federal Government 17 NNMI: Enabling a Manufacturing Renaissance Accelerating Discovery to Application to Production • Establish a presence, at scale, in the “missing middle” of advanced manufacturing research • Create an Industrial Commons, suppor>ng future “manufacturing hubs”, with ac>ve partnering between all stakeholders • Emphasize/support longer-term investments by industry • Combine R&D with workforce development and training • Overarching OBjec@ve: Unleash new U.S. advanced manufacturing capaBili@es and industries – for stronger global compe==veness and U.S. economic & na=onal security National Aeronautics and Space Administration Technology Drives Innovation www.nasa.gov/spacetech .