Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

specialized equipment for the international space station. The contractor

will transport the FGB between the Khrunichev site and launch complex,

support prelaunch preparations, operate and verify FGB performance in

orbit over 15 days from launch, and provide FBG standards and FGB

ground personnel training.

Galileo S Band Study

This program studied the capabilities of Russian deep space

communications network to support the Galileo S Band mission.

High Speed Research

This program is to modify the Tupolev Tu 144 supersonic transport aircraft

and conduct up to 39 test flights to support development of new

technologies for next generation supersonic transport aircraft.

Hypersonics Research and

This program is to build and test a scramjet engine at Mach 6.5. The

Technology

objective of the program is to help 

NASA

 assess hypersonic aircraft engine

technologies.

International Space

The program is to conduct a flight demonstration of the Paton universal

Welding Experiment

hand tool on the 

NASA

 space shuttle to test the capabilities of the tool to

perform contingency repairs of space station materials and structures.

Joint 

U.S.

 Russian Human

This program provides hardware and services designed to enhance MIR

Space Flight Activities

operations capabilities; perform joint space flights; and conduct joint

activities to design, operate, and use the space station. The objectives of

the program are to (1) develop, maintain, and enhance capabilities and

operations to allow humans to live and work continuously in space,

(2) enable the reduction of costs of future U.S. space initiatives,

(3) enhance U.S. understanding of long duration operations, (4) enable the

United States and Russia to develop common systems and operating

procedures, and (5) advance the U.S. national space programs and

aerospace industries.

Laser Sensing Technology

The program developed all solid state laser systems for atmospheric

Program

remote sensing to study climate change.

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