2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
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Operations Center in Palmdale. For<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Year 2009, the Ikhana will be moved<br />
to catalog management and the G-III will<br />
become a core platform.<br />
Goddard’s Wallops Flight Facility is the lead<br />
for operating and maintaining the core lowaltitude<br />
heavy-lift P-3B aircraft, and managing<br />
the catalog aircraft program through safety<br />
oversight of contracted aircraft. Wallops also<br />
continues the work in the field of small-class<br />
Uninhabited Aircraft Systems (UAS) research.<br />
Johnson Space Center contributes to<br />
the program primarily by operating and<br />
maintaining the core WB-57 high-altitude<br />
research aircraft.<br />
Langley and Glenn Research Centers support<br />
the program by providing access to their<br />
platforms through the catalog.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, the <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Program</strong> had<br />
a budget of $33,056,000, a 29% increase<br />
from 2007. Figure 26 (opposite) illustrates<br />
how budget was distributed, while Figure<br />
27 (below) illustrates the <strong>Program</strong>’s budget<br />
trend since 2005.<br />
Figure 27<br />
<strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Program</strong> recent and projected budgets<br />
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