Mobility Improve the mobility of U.S. citizens by reducing travel time for both short and long journeys by air. Reduce long-haul transcontinental travel time by half by 2022. Supersonic Business Jet. Two model configurations are being considered for this activity. The intent is to test the re-designed turbine engine in PSL for engine performance verification at altitude conditions and in AAPL for acoustic measurements in accordance with their FAA certification schedule.
Safety Make space travel as safe as today s air travel.
Reduce the incidence of crew loss by a factor of 40 by 2010 and by a factor of 100 by 2025. Cost Reduce the cost of taking payloads to orbit. Reduce costs for both by an additional factor of ten by 2025. Increase Mission Reach Reduce the time for planetary missions by a factor of two by 2015 and by a factor or ten by 2025. Engineering Innovation Develop the advanced engineering tools, processes and culture to enable rapid, high-confidence and cost efficient design of revolutionary aerospace systems.