Information on 2009 Call for Proposals
- Opportunity to test technologies of value to NASA in the reduced-gravity environment
- Open to all US companies, individuals, research institutions, universities and government agencies
- FAST program provides flight time at no cost, project teams pay for all other expenses
- Call for proposals posted on January 23, 2009
- Proposal deadline was March 20, 2009
- Selection announcement on May 1, 2009
- Flights expected in August 2009, pending availability of appropriated funds
It is also posted online under the title "Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training" (Reference Number: NNH09FAST01) at:
› http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=04#133617
› Link for FAST Proposal Submissions
› FAST Quad Chart Template
A sample of the Space Act Agreement template that will be used between NASA and all external organizations that have proposals selected is provided here as a reference:
› SAA Template
For background, all proposers are encouraged to review the information provided at this website regarding the previous FAST flights conducted in September 2008:
click here.
The "JSC Reduced Gravity Program User's Guide" and "Experiment Design Requirements and Guidelines" can be found at:
› http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/Reduced_Gravity/guides.html
› FASTRACK Fact Sheet
› Click here to download the 2009 Call for Proposals
