AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT - ARDES - NNN06AA01C UNDER THIS TASK ORDER, JOHNS H…

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AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT - ARDES - NNN06AA01C UNDER THIS TASK ORDER, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY/APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, PLANNING AND REVIEW IN THE AREA OF SPACE SYSTEMS NOVEL ORBIT SIMULATION AND MODELING ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE INCREASED EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SPACECRAFT MISSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REIMBURSABLE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA/GRC AND SPACE AND MISSILE COMMAND/OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST. THE SPACE AND MISSILE COMMAND, OFFICE OF CHIEF SCIENTIST, CONTINUALLY SEEKS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MEANS TO CONDUCT US AIR FORCE SPACE MISSIONS AS WELL AS CREATE GAME CHANGING OPTIONS FOR SPACE SUPERIORITY. NOVEL ORBITS CAN ALLOW THE FOLLOWING EFFICIENCIES AND ADDITIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: 1) INCREASE OPTIONS FOR LAUNCH WINDOWS AND LAUNCH SITES. 2) DECREASE OVERALL FUEL USE AND DISTRIBUTE FUEL USE ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAUNCH VEHICLE AND SPACECRAFT SYSTEM DESIGN. 3) INCREASE TIME MARGINS ON CRITICAL EVENT EXECUTION, WHICH ALLOW MORE TIME TO DEVELOP ANOMALY RESOLUTION DECISIONS. 4) LOWER TRAJECTORY SENSITIVITY TO PROPULSION FAILURES OR SHORTFALLS. 5) DEBRIS MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR UPPER STAGE COMPONENTS. 6) DECREASED TOTAL DOSE RADIATION EXPOSURE IN THE VAN ALLEN BELTS. THIS TASK WILL SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES OF NASA AND THE SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER TO ASSESS NEW NOVEL SPACE MISSION ORBITS. UNDER THIS TASK ORDER, THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT A KICKOFF MEETING, CONDUCT A LEGACY ASSESSMENT OF NOVEL ORBIT ANALYSIS, CONDUCT A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT, AND CONDUCT A FINAL ASSESSMENT.