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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Rulemaking Committee, including chairing a<br />
sub-committee. Additionally the program<br />
assigned a full-time resident liaison within the<br />
UAPO (see p. 54).<br />
Throughout this past year, <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong><br />
has maintained its partner relationships<br />
with academia, most notably the University<br />
of North Dakota and the University<br />
of California, Santa Cruz. UND was<br />
instrumental in the success of the ARCTAS<br />
mission, expanding its efforts well beyond<br />
the DC-8 to provide data and engineering<br />
support to the P-3B. UND also developed<br />
a much anticipated concept and plan for<br />
a 2009 DC-8 Student Mission to provide<br />
a dedicated opportunity for a handson<br />
airborne science learning experience.<br />
Through the <strong>Airborne</strong> Sensor Technology Lab,<br />
UCSC personnel are continuing to break new<br />
ground in fielding new sensor technologies,<br />
such as the AMS, and aircraft science support<br />
systems like the <strong>NASA</strong> <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong><br />
Data and Telemetry (NASDAT) system.<br />
These accomplishments are described<br />
in greater detail in other sections of<br />
this report.<br />
the <strong>NASA</strong> Global Hawk system. Under this<br />
arrangement NGC is providing technical,<br />
engineering, maintenance, operations support<br />
and the command and control portion of<br />
the ground control station. <strong>NASA</strong> and NGC<br />
are each providing approximately half of the<br />
project staffing and will share equal access to<br />
the <strong>NASA</strong> Global Hawk system (see p. 79).<br />
For 2009, the program is looking to build on<br />
our partnership and collaboration efforts.<br />
In partnership with NOAA and NGC, the<br />
Global Hawks will accomplish their first<br />
missions. Our teaming with UND will<br />
fulfill a goal of demonstrating how airborne<br />
science platforms can be used to inspire and<br />
develop the next generation of Earth science<br />
professionals, and we expect to break new<br />
ground through the collaborative ICCAGRA,<br />
EUFAR and IASSWG efforts.<br />
The <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
also supports other partnerships<br />
established through other <strong>NASA</strong><br />
organizations. A long-standing<br />
MOU between <strong>NASA</strong> and DoD<br />
has resulted in numerous emerging<br />
technologies being demonstrated<br />
in relative environments using the<br />
WB-57s, and Dryden entered into a<br />
five-year Space Act Agreement with the<br />
Northrup Grumman Corporation (NGC)<br />
relating to the stand-up and operation of<br />
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