| NASA establishes 3 national hypersonic science centers |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Saturday, 07 March 2009 | |
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According to the NASA media brief, “NASA and Air Force Designate National Hypersonic Science Centers,” the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, in Washington D.C., and the Air Force Research Laboratory's Office of Scientific Research in, in Arlington, Virginia, selected the following two educational institutions and one industrial company for their national hypersonic science centers:
University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Texas,
A&M University in College Station, and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging LLC in Thousand Oaks, California. These three organizations were selected by NASA and the Air Force from over sixty entries. According to James Pittman, the principal investigator for the Hypersonics Project, "NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory have made a major commitment to advancing foundational hypersonic research and training the next generation of hypersonic researchers. Our joint investment of $30 million over five years will support basic science and applied research that improves our understanding of hypersonic flight." The Hypersonics Project is part of the NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Its website states, “The Hypersonics Project of the ARMD Fundamental Aeronautics Program is committed to mastering the science of hypersonic flight in support of NASA's mission: ‘To pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.’” It adds, “Today, rocket-powered, expendable launch vehicles reach hypersonic speeds in the upper atmosphere while transporting payloads to orbit. Unpowered hypersonic entry vehicles return to earth from near-earth and interplanetary orbits. Probes transit the atmospheres of other planets and land robotic exploration systems. Humans are transported to orbit and back by the Space Shuttle, a semi-reusable system." Page two continues with the conclusion of these quotes from the Hypersonics Project, along with additional information on the three selected organizations. |
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