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NASA Facility Investments funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Stephen J. ElsnerNASA, Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX4/27/10
Presentation Outline
Brief facts about NASA ARRA funding to NASA
NASA facility investments Hurricane Ike’s impacts to JSC
JSC’s recovery repairs JSC’s Sustainability benefits
Brief Facts About NASA FY10 budget of $18.7B– $3.8B for Exploration Systems Mission Directorate– $4.5B for Science Mission Directorate– $0.5B for Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate– $3.1B for Cross-Agency Support– $6.8B Other
Headquarters plus 10 field centers ~18,350 FTEs and ~41,000 Contractor WYEs
NASA is investing nearly $121M (12%) of its ARRA funding to repair, upgrade, and/or build new facilities
These investments are preserving and creating jobs while promoting economic recovery
ARRA Funding to NASA
NASA Facility Investments Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
– Aeronautic Test Program ($46.6M)• $9M at Ames Research Center (CA)• $23.6M at Glenn Research Center (OH)• $14M at Langley Research Center (VA)
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate– Dual Use Initiatives Program ($24M)
• $1.2M at Kennedy Space Center (FL)• $13.8M at Stennis Space Center (MS)• $9M at Wallops Flight Facility (VA)
Cross Agency Support– Institutional Investments Program ($50M)
• $50M at Johnson Space Center (TX)
NASA Aero Facility Investments Ames
– Reliability Improvements for the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Air Compression System ($9M)
Glenn– Ice Crystal Capability at the Propulsion Systems
Laboratory (4.8M)– New Refrigeration System and HEX for the Icing
Research Tunnel ($18.8M) Langley– National Transonic Facility Improvements ($9M)– 14 x 22 Facility Infrastructure Modifications to Support
ERA ($5M)
Kennedy ($1.2M)– Commercial Crew Enabling initiatives - Launch
Complex 40 Modifications Stennis ($13.9M)– Test infrastructure initiatives - repair and upgrade
key test support systems Wallops ($9M)– Launch infrastructure updates - Phase 1 of the
Horizontal Integration Facility
NASA Dual Use Facility Investments
NASA CAS Facility Investments
Johnson ($50M)– The purpose is to repair damage caused by
Hurricane Ike which occurred on September 13, 2008
– Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States
– Damages from Ike in US coastal and inland areas were estimated at $24 billion (2008 USD)
Hurricane Ike’s Impacts to JSC
JSC was closed for 6.5 business days The storm damage was estimated at close to
$90M
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JSC’s Recovery Repairs Phase 0, I - Immediate, urgent repairs to safe the
site, continue operations, ($37.5M; complete) Phase II – Final phase of repairs ($50M from
ARRA; ~50% complete)– Replacement of 20 roofs, 2381 windows, 100+
street/parking/sidewalk lights– Repairs to exterior panels on 36 buildings and loggia
ledges on 11 buildings– Reconstruction of a destroyed aircraft hangar – Safing of a damaged barge dock– Replacement of damaged carpeting
Roof repairs• Meeting Energy Star standards (20%-30% improvement)• Abating asbestos and lead• Designing roof for 150 MPH uplift
Lights• Energy draw is 60% less
Windows• Low-e coating, no air/water leakage
Building panels• Waterproofing• Abating PCBs in old caulking
JSC’s Sustainability Benefits
$166M for human spaceflight Project Orion $51M to support development of commercial
crew capabilities and human rating requirements
$15M to accelerate a common docking system for the International Space Station
$1.6M for refurbishment of ailerons on NASA’s WB-57 aircraft
Other ARRA Activities at JSC