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Advanced Mission, System Concepts, & Architecture Studies

AMSCA

SACD provides knowledge, capabilities, and practices associated with the conception, development, and planning of advanced missions and systems using advanced operations and system analyses that integrate contributions of required technical disciplines and systems elements into versatile analytical approaches while also considering performance, cost and reliability/safety driven by science, commercial, military and exploration requirements. Includes knowledge of mission analysis and systems architectures for aircraft, launch vehicles, entry vehicles, robotic systems, and crewed vehicles and habitats, including the safety, economic, performance and environmental effects for each.


Aerospace Systems Concept Development & Technology Assessment

ASCDT

SACD provides knowledge, capabilities, and practices associated with the development of aerospace vehicle and spacecraft concepts from a systems perspective to satisfy prescribed mission architectures and identify enabling technologies for performance, cost and safety. Knowledge of conceptual design, sizing & synthesis of aerospace vehicles or spacecraft. Knowledge of elicitation from subject matter experts of the potential technology improvements from R&D projects in all the relevant aerospace disciplines.


Advanced Analysis and Design Methods Development

AADMD

Enable the mission and system analysis and technology trades for advanced aerospace system concepts. Knowledge of systems analysis methods for use in performing conceptual analysis and design of aerospace systems. Knowledge of multidisciplinary design optimization methods for use in preliminary and detailed engineering analysis and design of aerospace vehicles and spacecraft (including design, manufacturing, and operations).