DFRC ER2 East Coast Deployment NOW3267 Project Manager: Libby West

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DFRC ER-2 East Coast Deployment NOW-3267Project
Manager Libby West

• NASA's Airborne Science Program is administered
  from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC).
  The program supports the sub-orbital flight
  requirements of the NASA Earth Science
  Enterprise.
• Dryden maintains and operates two ER-2 high
  altitude satellite simulator aircraft. These
  aircraft operate world-wide, collecting
  scientific data to help understand the natural
  and man-made influences on our environment. The
  scientific disciplines that employ these aircraft
  include earth resources, astronomy, atmospheric
  chemistry, climatology, oceanography, archeology,
  ecology, forestry, geography, geology, hydrology,
  meteorology, volcanology, and biology.
• The ER-2 is also an important tool to develop
  sensors that will fly aboard future earth
  observing satellites and validate and calibrate
  the satellite sensors that currently orbit our
  planet.

• NASA DFRC provides high altitude capability
  for
• Various federal, state, and local agencies
• Universities
• Independent research organizations

• The ER-2 program is funded by NASA DFRC.
• WFF support for this activity includes project
  management and coordination, use of the airfield,
  and operational support.
• Contract support for this program is provided
  by the DynCorp, WICC, and CSC contracts.
• The Wallops budget for the program is
  approximately 25K per month.

• Initial Contact for Support 06/17/2003
• Official Request for Support TBD
• OSD Revision 3 TBD
• ER-2 Arrives 08/11/2003
• Pre-Mission Brief 08/12/2003
• Research Flights 08/12/2003 08/30/2003