CLEVELAND - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking private sector design concepts for an environmentally sustainable aircraft capable of transporting passengers at speeds from Mach 2 through Mach 5 - or 1,290 MPH though 3,836 MPH.
These commercial transports must be able to overcome significant performance and environmental challenges for the benefit of the public. These conceptual vehicle design studies will identify key technology development needs and opportunities that will enable such vehicles. Proposals are sought to address concepts that may fall within the Mach 2 – 5 range, with the specific speed, passenger count, range, and allowable technology readiness level (TRL) to be negotiated after contract award.
NASA's Hypersonic Technology Project (HTP) and Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) design and technology roadmap information needed for the development of strategies to enable environmentally sustainable, civilian high-speed travel in support of ARMD’s 2019 Strategic Implementation Plan Thrust 2. Unlimited rights deliverables expected at the conclusion of this effort include:
- commercial conceptual vehicle designs to serve as government reference vehicles for any public purpose determined by NASA, and
- technology roadmap(s) to address environmental, economic, and societal barriers to sustainability, and to identify threshold and goal values for metrics of interest.
These commercial transports must be able to overcome significant performance and environmental challenges for the benefit of the public. These conceptual vehicle design studies will identify key technology development needs and opportunities that will enable such vehicles. Proposals are sought to address concepts that may fall within the Mach 2 – 5 range, with the specific speed, passenger count, range, and allowable technology readiness level (TRL) to be negotiated after contract award.
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