Sept 22, 2008

Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth dickey-1@nasa gov

Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va 757-864-9886/757-344-8511 kathy barnstorff@nasa gov

Larine Barr Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 937-522-3525 larine barr@wpafb af mil

RELEASE: 08-238

NASA AND AIR FORCE WORK TO ESTABLISH HYPERSONIC SCIENCE CENTERS

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the United States Air Force are looking for university and industry partners as they work to advance hypersonic research

NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington and the Air Force Research Laboratory's Office of Science Research at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, have released a broad agency announcement describing their intent to establish three national hypersonic science centers Hypersonic speed is defined as Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and faster

NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics Program and the Air Force Office of Science Research plan to set aside as much as $30 million to fund the centers over five years The maximum grant will be approximately $2 million a year The jointly funded program will support university-level basic science or engineering research that provides improved understanding of hypersonic flight

"We have identified three critical research areas: air-breathing propulsion, materials and structures, and boundary layer control," said James Pittman, principal investigator for NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics Program's Hypersonics Project at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va "These three areas are the biggest hurdles to successful hypersonic flight and low-cost space access using an air-breathing engine "

Details about the announcement and the process for submitting proposals are available at:

http://www grants gov

For more information about NASA's aeronautics research, visit:

http://aeronautics nasa gov

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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