Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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Community of Practice Webinar Series – December 1, 2021

Christine Escobar, Space Lab Technologies

Paula Adhikari, Blue Origin

Ryan Dibley, Flight Opportunities Campaign Manager

Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

Flight Opportunities Mission

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The Flight Opportunities program facilitates rapid 

demonstration of promising technologies for 

space exploration, discovery, and the expansion 

of space commerce through suborbital testing 

with industry flight providers.

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

Today’s Speakers

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Ryan Dibley

Campaign Manager

Flight Opportunities

Christine Escobar

Vice President and CBO

Space Lab Technologies

Paula Adhikari

Payload Integration Manager

Blue Origin

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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NASA Flight Opportunities

Community of Practice

Christine Escobar | December 2021

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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Space Systems

Space Science

Habitation Systems

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DUCKWEED – NOVEL SPACE CROP

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

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Dual MLE Ortho-Grid Enclosure

Water & Nutrient Recycling 3-Phase Separator for μg

Land Plants Aquatic Plants

μG-LilyPondTM – Vertical Farm for Microgravity

NASA STTR Phase I & Phase II

Passively Fed Growth Beds Close Canopy Lighting

Ventilation, CO2, Temperature, Humidity, & Biofilm Control

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Microgravity Testing 

of Growth Bed

Drop Tower Results For Additive Manufactured, Shot Peened 

Grade 5 Ti Pre-wetted Test Article With 10 Degree Half Angle

a) Pre-drop b) post-release c) end of drop

Figure 1. Drop tower results for additive manufactured, shot-peened grade 5 Ti test article with half angle 

of 10 degrees. The article was pre-wetted with water and duckweed. 

a) Pre-drop b) post-release c) end of drop

Figure 1. Drop tower results for additive manufactured, shot-peened grade 5 Ti test article with half angle 

of 10 degrees. The article was pre-wetted with water and duckweed. 

a) Pre-drop b) post-release c) end of drop

Figure 1. Drop tower results for additive manufactured, shot-peened grade 5 Ti test article with half angle 

of 10 degrees. The article was pre-wetted with water and duckweed. 

Blue Origin NS13 Suborbital Flight Experiment for μG-LilyPond Growth Bed and Harvester

Phase II EDU

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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NASA Flight Opportunities

Community of Practice

Paula Adhikari | December 2021

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PAULA ADHIKARI

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PAYLOAD INTEGRATION MANAGER

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

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LAUNCH. LAND. REPEAT.

SUB - ORBITAL ROCKET

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

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NEW SHEPARD

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Making the Most of Rocket-Powered Suborbital Tests

Christine Escobar, Paula Adhikari, Ryan Dibley

December 1, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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NASA-FlightOpportunities@mail.nasa.gov

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