THE NASA AVIATION SAFETY (AVSAFE) PROGRAM IS BUILDING UPON THE UNIQUE SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH CAPABILITIES…

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THE NASA AVIATION SAFETY (AVSAFE) PROGRAM IS BUILDING UPON THE UNIQUE SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF NASA TO IMPROVE AIRCRAFT SAFETY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE CIVILIAN AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT, AND TO OVERCOME AIRCRAFT SAFETY TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE CONSTRAIN THE FULL REALIZATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NGATS). THE AVSAFE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN EXPERT COMPETENCY IN CRITICAL CORE AREAS OF AIRCRAFT SAFETY. WITHIN THE PROGRAM, THE FOUR RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE, AIRCRAFT AGING AND DURABILITY (AAD), INTEGRATED VEHICLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT (IVHM), INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT FLIGHT DECK (IIFD), AND INTEGRATED RESILIENT AIRCRAFT CONTROL (IRAC). OF THESE FOUR PROJECTS, AAD AND IVHM ARE AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE ONGOING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES. THE AAD PROJECT IS THE FOCUS OF THIS TASK ORDER.