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J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
Phone: 202-358-5241
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February 26, 2007
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RELEASE: 07-52
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NASA AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTNER FOR AERONAUTICAL TESTING
WASHINGTON - NASA and the Department of Defense recently signed an
agreement to develop an integrated national strategy for managing their
respective aeronautical test facilities. NASA Administrator Michael
Griffin and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics Kenneth Krieg signed the National Partnership for Aeronautical
Testing (NPAT) agreement.
The agreement expands the dialogue beyond the test and evaluation
communities to include industry, academia and the science and technology
interests from both agencies. Aeronautical test facilities are used for
testing vehicles (e.g., aircraft, missiles or space vehicles) or for
related scientific and engineering studies. They include wind tunnels,
propulsion test facilities, simulation facilities and open-air ranges.
The agreement also established an NPAT council responsible for the
development of projects that streamline and economize the management of
aeronautical test facilities. It is co-chaired by Lisa Porter, associate
administrator of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, and
John Foulkes, director of the Department of Defense's Test Resource
Management Center.
The partnership is one element of both agencies' response to the
National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy President Bush
signed in December 2006.
NPAT MOU [.pdf 360KB]
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