Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
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: 2017-01-06 to 2019-09-30
Current total value of award: $886704
Description: NESC (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERING&SAFETY CENTER) MOLDED AVCOAT BLOCK BOND VERIFICATION " - THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BOND VERIFICATION PLAN FOR THE NEW ORION HEATSHIELD ARCHITECTURE WHICH USES INDIVIDUAL MOLDED BLOCKS OF ABLATOR MATERIAL (AVCOAT) ADHESIVELY BONDED TO THE CARRIER STRUCTURE. MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE BOND VERIFICATION PLAN WILL INCLUDE 1) PROCESS CONTROLS 2) EFFECTS OF DEFECTS 3) PROOF TESTING AND 4) NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE).