NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) IS ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR ADVANCING A NUM…

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NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) IS ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR ADVANCING A NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYMENT OF DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. THE INSERTION OF THESE BREAKTHROUGH AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INTO SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION, SENSING AND MEASUREMENT IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE PERFORMANCE, COST AND PRODUCIBILITY SCHEDULE FOR AEROSPACE SYSTEMS SUPPORTING NASA AND RELATED INTERAGENCY MISSIONS. IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE CAPABILITIES OF LEGACY SYSTEMS OFFER INCREASED MISSION SUCCESS IN SPACE EXPLORATION AND SCIENCE AS WELL AS, MILITARY, INTELLIGENCE AND HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS. AUSTERE BUDGET ENVIRONMENTS AND DISPERSED CAPABILITIES ACROSS GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA AND THE NEED FOR BETTER SYSTEM CAPABILITIES CALL FOR RESPONSIBLE APPROACHES TO TECHNICALLY ENABLING AND ADVANCING MISSIONS. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ANALYSIS AND EMPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, MANUFACTURING AND RAPID PROTOTYPING OF DEVICES ENABLES THE NECESSARY CRITICAL MASS OF MATERIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PROGRAMMATIC RESOURCES TO ADVANCE DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EVENTUAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USE. NASA LARC SEEKS TO BROADEN ITS ACTIVITIES IN DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENTS, TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND APPLICATION, AND POTENTIAL TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND SOLUTION STRATEGIES WHERE NASA S INTERESTS MERGE WITH INTERAGENCY GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. INTERAGENCY EXPERIENCED, MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONALLY ASTUTE, AND TECHNICALLY SKILLED SUPPORT IS A WORK COMPONENT THAT SERVES THAT OBJECTIVE