NASA Seeks Partners to Explore Johnson Structural Testing Research and Development

Oct. 30, 2012

Rachel Kraft
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov

Amiko Kauderer
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 12-380

NASA SEEKS PARTNERS TO EXPLORE JOHNSON STRUCTURAL TESTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSTON -- NASA has released a Request for Information (RFI) to
explore the potential interest and use of its unique facilities, labs
and technical expertise for structural testing at the agency's
Johnson Space Center in Houston. The facilities and capabilities
could support commercial, government and academic activities, and
possibly lead to new technology developments.

The RFI is seeking responses from prospective partners interested in
using Johnson's extensive testing facilities to provide
high-performance solutions for a variety of structural testing in
diverse industries, including aerospace. These solutions can help
businesses meet their challenges by helping engineers develop deeper
insight in their materials and building processes.

Structure testing capabilities at Johnson include a full range of
end-to-end test labs and tools, and the expertise of NASA scientists
and engineers in analyzing data and operations. Core areas include
material properties and advanced manufacturing techniques research,
as well as rapid prototyping or fabrication of aircraft, spaceflight
vehicle systems and industrial structures.

Johnson's structural analyses are able to evaluate many different
types of designs and can be conducted with environmental conditioning
to analyze composites in extreme environments and verify design
predictions that may support industry goals.

New partnerships using Johnson structural testing facilities and
expertise would be consistent with NASA's missions and are expected
to be on a reimbursable basis.

For information about the RFI, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/OC0Yit

For more information about Johnson Space Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/johnson


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