Debra J. Rahn
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                            
December 16, 1993
(Phone:  202/358-1639)
 

RELEASE:  93-221

NASA AND RUSSIA SIGN AERONAUTICS AGREEMENT IN MOSCOW

   NASA and the Russian State Committee for the Defense Branches 
of Industry (GOSKOMOBORONPROM) signed a memorandum of 
understanding today in Moscow to cooperate in eight areas in 
fundamental aeronautical sciences.  The agreement was signed by 
NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and GOSKOMOBORONPROM Chairman 
Mr. Glukhikh.

   "With the signing today of the new Aeronautics agreement, NASA 
is entering a new partnership with our Russian colleagues to 
advance aeronautical science," said Goldin.

   The agreement calls for cooperative activities in the following 
areas:  
     
  o  Transition and Turbulence -- Fundamental investigations of
      initial disturbance fields and their receptivity into the
      boundary layer at low and high speeds.
 
  o  Composite Structures and Materials -- Fundamental
      investigations of advanced high-temperature composites,
      adhesives and sealants.
 
  o  Chemically Reacting Flows -- Fundamental investigations of
      chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms, turbulence closure for
      reacting flows and computational modeling.
 
  o  Thermal Protection System Materials -- Fundamental
      investigations of the catalytic efficiency and overall
      performance of heat shield materials.
 
  o  Environmental Concerns in Aviation -- Research on the
      effects of engine emissions on the atmosphere, in 
particular,
      the ozone layer; generation, propagation and prediction of
      acoustic waves, including sonic boom.
 
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  o  Hypersonic Technologies -- Fundamental investigations of the
      controlling physical phenomena of hypersonic flight.
 
  o  Experimental Test Facilities -- Use of ground and flight
      test facilities and test techniques for research on advanced
      aeronautical technologies.
 
  o  Advanced Aerospace Materials -- Investigation of the 
      properties of new materials for use in aerospace programs.
 
   NASA and GOSKOMOBORONPROM will establish a Joint Working Group 
On Aeronautical Sciences to manage the new cooperative activities. 

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