Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2022)
Recipient: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2016-04-26 to 2018-02-28
Current total value of award: $327071
Description: NASA STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THIN HAUL, ON-DEMAND AIR MOBILITY (ODM).  THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER  IS TO ASSIST NASA IN DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK IN WHICH NASA'S TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS CREATE COLLECTIVE VALUE FOR THE NATION.  OF: ELECTRIC PROPULSION AND CONFIGURATION INTEGRATION, SIMPLIFIED VEHICLE OPERATIONS, ODM AIRSPACE INTEGRATION, AND INTEGRATED STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING. NASA IS ALSO FUNDING FLIGHT AND GROUND DEMONSTRATIONS OF DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC PROPULSION AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. FOR THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO BE SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED AND DEPLOYED ON INDUSTRY-DEVELOPED, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION-CERTIFIED ODM SYSTEMS, MANY ADDITIONAL ISSUES NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AND MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED.