THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AMES RESEARCH CENTER (“NASA ARC”) AND VIRGIN ORBIT, LLC (“VO”) UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT No. 33082/SAA2-403586 FORAnnex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • February 13th, 2023
This Annex Eight to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403586 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA” or “NASA ARC”) and Virgin Orbit, LLC (“Partner” or “VO”) shall be for the purpose of supporting the aircraft handling qualities research and analysis of VO using the high fidelity B747-400 Flight Simulator located at the Crew Vehicle Systems Research Facility (CVSRF) at NASA ARC. The simulator tasks performed will include carrier aircraft dynamics in the configuration of VO's LauncherOne through various phases of flight using the CVSRF simulation laboratory, and access to subject matter experts to help support VO's readiness to use the carrier aircraft for an air launch platform. Each capitalized term used in this Annex Eight, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Umbrella Agreement.
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 27616 / SAA2-403403 (ANNEX NUMBER NINE)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • September 30th, 2022
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 35299 / SAA2-403646 (ANNEX NUMBER ONE)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • March 1st, 2022
This Annex One to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403646 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between Stratolaunch, LLC (“Partner” or “Stratolaunch”) and NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA or “NASA ARC”) shall be for the purpose of supporting the analysis, testing and development of thermal protection system (“TPS”) concepts of a Stratolaunch hypersonic vehicle.
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 34898 / SAA2-403636 (ANNEX NUMBER ONE)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • October 1st, 2021
This Annex One to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403636 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between Dynetics, Inc. (“Dynetics” or “Partner”) and NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA or “NASA ARC”) shall be for the purpose of performing aerodynamic performance testing on missile configurations over a range of flight conditions to collect aerodynamic force and moment data using the 11x11-Foot
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 27616 / SAA2-403403 (ANNEX NUMBER FOUR)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • March 23rd, 2022
This Annex to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403403 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between Blue Origin, LLC (“Blue Origin” or “Partner”) and NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA” or “NASA ARC”) shall be for the purpose of performing aerothermodynamic analysis of a novel entry system to support the characterization of Blue Origin’s vehicle. As part of this effort, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations will be performed using NASA’s unique aerothermal analysis tools (US3D and DPLR), computational facilities, and best practices. A variety of vehicle configurations and flight conditions will be analyzed, as directed by the Partner.
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 35403 / SAA2-403654 (ANNEX NUMBER ONE)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • December 21st, 2021
This Annex One to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403654 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between Radian Aerospace, Inc (“Partner” or “Radian”) and NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA or “NASA ARC”) shall be for the purpose of supporting analysis of Radian’s launch vehicle and rocket sled.
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 31359/SAA2-403514Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • April 28th, 2021
This Annex Two to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403514 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA” or “NASA ARC”) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Partner” or “NGC”) shall be for the purpose of performing an aerodynamic stability and control wind tunnel test of a vehicle design using the 11x11-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel (“TWT”) and the 9x7-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (“SWT) at the NASA ARC Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (“UPWT”) in order to obtain aerodynamic performance data. This Annex is consistent with NASA’s mission to drive advances in aeronautics. Each capitalized term used in this Annex Two, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Umbrella Agreement.
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 36225 / SAA2-403683 (ANNEX NUMBER ONE)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • April 2nd, 2022
This Annex One to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403683 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between Canopy Aerospace Inc. (“Partner” or “Canopy”) and NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA or “NASA ARC”) shall be for the purpose of thermal protection system (TPS) technology transfer.
UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT NO. 32521 / SAA2-403564 (ANNEX NUMBER TWO)Annex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • September 13th, 2021
This Annex Two to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA2-403564 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between Gulfstream Aerospace Company (“GAC” or “Partner”) and NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA or “NASA ARC”) shall be for the purpose of performing aerodynamic performance testing on an advanced full-span configuration using the 11x11-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel (“TWT”) of the NASA ARC Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (“UPWT”) complex for experimental validation of computational methods. This Annex is consistent with NASA’s mission to drive advances in aeronautics. Each capitalized term used in this Annex Two, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Umbrella Agreement.
ANNEX BETWEENAnnex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • January 25th, 2023
This Annex Two to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA1-32707 (the “Umbrella Agreement”) between NASA Ames Research Center (“NASA” or “NASA ARC”) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Partner” or “LM”) shall be for the purpose of performing a wind tunnel test of a test article using the 11x11-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel (“TWT”) at the NASA ARC Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (“UPWT”) in order to obtain aerodynamic performance data. This Annex is consistent with NASA’s mission to drive advances in aeronautics. Each capitalized term used in this Annex Two, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Umbrella Agreement.
ANNEX BETWEENAnnex to Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement • October 11th, 2022
This Annex Four to the Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement SAA8-2235543 (the "Umbrella Agreement") between Blue Origin, LLC. ("Blue Origin" or "Partner") and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ("NASA or "NASA MSFC") shall be for the purpose of providing Blue Origin Flow Induced Vibration Test support.
