REIMBURSABLE SPACE ACT AGREEMENT BETWEENReimbursable Space Act Agreement • April 18th, 2023
Contract Type FiledApril 18th, 2023This Agreement shall be for the purpose of conducting a test to evaluate the effect of alternative fuels, including hydrogen, on contrail formation. This testing will take place in NASA GRC's Particulate Aerosol Laboratory (PAL) located in the Engine Research Building. Aircraft contrails are currently estimated as the largest impact of commercial aviation on climate warming and improved understanding of contrail formation contributes to NASA's mission to develop sustainable aviation technologies. The work under this Agreement is consistent with NASA's efforts to enhance understanding of contrail formation for new aircraft concepts with higher concentrations of water vapor emitted at cruise level altitudes relative to aircraft burning conventional jet fuel.