== NASA Goddard Space Flight Center`s Wallops Flight Facility == A flight and rocket test complex, associated with NASA's Goddard Center, located on three separate sites on the Virginia coast, and totaling 6,200 acres (25 km²). Most of the facilities are at the Main Base, including a research airport with two runways, aircraft hangars, assembly buildings, tracking station antennas, and research labs. Wallops Island houses the launch range, a battery of launch pads where over 14,000 launches have taken place since the opening of the installation in 1945. Many of the launches are sounding rockets, which are expendable data recording and measuring rockets, launched to study a specific aspect of the atmosphere or space. Wallops Mainland, located across from Wallops Island, has an array of tracking stations for satellites and rockets launched in the area. The installation employs over 1,000 people. Wallops is now NASA`s principal facility for management and implementation of suborbital research programs. The Wallops Mission Plan includes the following objectives: To help achieve NASA`s strategic objectives for scientific and educational excellence through cost efficient integration, launch, and operations of suborbital and small orbital payloads. To enable scientific, educational, and economic advancement by providing the facilities and expertise to enable frequent flight opportunities for a diverse customer base. To serve as a key facility for operational test, integration, and certification of NASA and commercial next-generation, low-cost orbital launch technologies. To pioneer productive and innovative government, industry, and academic partnerships. The research and responsibilities of Wallops Flight Facility are centered around the philosophy of providing a fast, low cost, highly flexible and safe response to meet the needs of the United States` aerospace technology interests and science research. The 900 full-time Civil Service and contractor NASA Wallops employees act as a team to accomplish our mission in the spirit of this philosophy. NASA also opens its unique facilities to industry for space and aeronautics research. Wallops expects an increase in commercial launch activity in the very near future. ==Wallops missions, programs & projects == Sounding Rockets For over 40 years, the NASA Sounding Rocket Program (NSRP) has been one of the primary vehicles for space and earth science research. The program has provided important and often critical data to support the scientific community, NASA's orbital space programs, the Department of Defense, other Government agencies, and the international space community. NSRP's more than 2,500 missions have significantly added to our scientific knowledge in galactic astronomy, solar physics, planetary atmospheres, high-energy physics, and other disciplines. These low cost, quick response experiments remain vital to NASA's mission. For more information contact Phil Eberspeaker, 757.824.2202 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/~code810/ Scientific Balloons Wallops launches an average of 25 scientific balloons each year. Balloons are launched routinely from the National Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas and the Scientific Balloon Flight Facility in Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. Balloons also can be launched from temporary sites. In the past, balloon campaigns have been conducted from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, Alaska and Sweden. Balloons have been used for decades to conduct scientific studies. While the basics of ballooning have not changed, balloon size has increased and their dependability has improved greatly. The Wallops Flight Facility manages the NASA Balloon Program, which offers capabilities and benefits for scientific research that cannot be duplicated by other methods. For more information contact: Dave Pierce, 757.824.1453 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/~code820/ Aircraft The Aircraft Office at Wallops provides for the operation, maintenance, configuration control, and mission support of assigned aircraft. The Aircraft Office has responsibility for 3 NASA-owned and operated aircraft, the Wallops Airport and the Agency Low Altitude Airborne Science Program. The NASA owned aircraft include the 4-engine turboprop, heavy-lift, P-3 Orion aircraft which supports LAASP; a 2-engine turboprop, 9-passenger Beechcraft-200 aircraft to support Agency mission management; and a currently un-sponsored, 4-engine turboprop, C-130 aircraft. The Aircraft Office enables scientific research by procuring and managing airborne assets to support NASA Earth Science Enterprise missions. The Aircraft Office currently has responsibility for the P-3, a commercial Twin Otter aircraft lease and is working with teams to develop low altitude UAV capabilities. For more information contact: George Postell, 757.824.1529 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/code830/ Range and Mission Management The Range and Mission Management Office (RMMO) serves as the principle source of project management support for WFF flight projects and operations. In addition, RMMO is responsible for overall management of the WFF Test Range and mobile campaigns, including scheduling of resources, and coordination with external organizations such as other government agencies, commercial entities, and international organizations. RMMO manages the Wallops Test Range facilities, including operational areas supporting the research airport and the launch range. RMMO project managers provide high quality project management for all classes of flight projects and missions conducted by Wallops Flight Facility. Typical activities include formulation, design, implementation, and operational leadership of all mission areas. RMMO project managers are supported by safety, engineering, procurement, facilities and administrative support from multiple WFF organizations. Together, RMMO project teams deliver on the WFF promise to "Take science to new heights." For more information contact: Jay Pittman, +1 757 824 1955 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/code840/ Education Flight Projects Office The Education Flight Projects Office-Wallops Island (EFPO-W) EFPO-W team members are "Explorers Inspiring Explorers". The goal is to provide hands-on flight experiences to students of all ages on all NASA carriers and to provide opportunities for students everywhere to become a part of the NASA team. For more information contact: Chuck Brodell, +1 757 824 1827 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/efpo/ Ground Network The Ground Network (GN) Project is responsible for managing the development and operations of NASA's sub-orbital, low, and mid-earth orbiting spacecraft supporting ground systems. These systems provide spacecraft flight projects with tracking, telemetry and command services required to control and maintain spacecraft health and safety, as well as the science data collection interfaces required to achieve mission objectives. The GN Project manages the performance of systems planning, systems engineering, requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing, and sustaining engineering of ground network services, including software, hardware, and security. For more information contact: Steve Currier, +1 757 824 1646 [URL] http://msp.gsfc.nasa.gov/groundnetwork/ Schedules Schedules for Sounding Rockets, Balloons, Tracking Support, Test Range are available online at: http://www.wff.nasa.gov/schedules.php or contact NASA Wallops Office of Public Affairs at 757.824.1579 Space exploration
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== NASA Goddard Space Flight Center`s Wallops Flight Facility == A flight and rocket test complex, associated with NASA's Goddard Center, located on three separate sites on the Virginia coast, and totaling 6,200 acres (25 km²). Most of the facilities are at the Main Base, including a research airport with two runways, aircraft hangars, assembly buildings, tracking station antennas, and research labs. Wallops Island houses the launch range, a battery of launch pads where over 14,000 launches have taken place since the opening of the installation in 1945. Many of the launches are sounding rockets, which are expendable data recording and measuring rockets, launched to study a specific aspect of the atmosphere or space. Wallops Mainland, located across from Wallops Island, has an array of tracking stations for satellites and rockets launched in the area. The installation employs over 1,000 people. Wallops is now NASA`s principal facility for management and implementation of suborbital research programs. The Wallops Mission Plan includes the following objectives: To help achieve NASA`s strategic objectives for scientific and educational excellence through cost efficient integration, launch, and operations of suborbital and small orbital payloads. To enable scientific, educational, and economic advancement by providing the facilities and expertise to enable frequent flight opportunities for a diverse customer base. To serve as a key facility for operational test, integration, and certification of NASA and commercial next-generation, low-cost orbital launch technologies. To pioneer productive and innovative government, industry, and academic partnerships. The research and responsibilities of Wallops Flight Facility are centered around the philosophy of providing a fast, low cost, highly flexible and safe response to meet the needs of the United States` aerospace technology interests and science research. The 900 full-time Civil Service and contractor NASA Wallops employees act as a team to accomplish our mission in the spirit of this philosophy. NASA also opens its unique facilities to industry for space and aeronautics research. Wallops expects an increase in commercial launch activity in the very near future. ==Wallops missions, programs & projects == Sounding Rockets For over 40 years, the NASA Sounding Rocket Program (NSRP) has been one of the primary vehicles for space and earth science research. The program has provided important and often critical data to support the scientific community, NASA's orbital space programs, the Department of Defense, other Government agencies, and the international space community. NSRP's more than 2,500 missions have significantly added to our scientific knowledge in galactic astronomy, solar physics, planetary atmospheres, high-energy physics, and other disciplines. These low cost, quick response experiments remain vital to NASA's mission. For more information contact Phil Eberspeaker, 757.824.2202 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/~code810/ Scientific Balloons Wallops launches an average of 25 scientific balloons each year. Balloons are launched routinely from the National Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas and the Scientific Balloon Flight Facility in Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. Balloons also can be launched from temporary sites. In the past, balloon campaigns have been conducted from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, Alaska and Sweden. Balloons have been used for decades to conduct scientific studies. While the basics of ballooning have not changed, balloon size has increased and their dependability has improved greatly. The Wallops Flight Facility manages the NASA Balloon Program, which offers capabilities and benefits for scientific research that cannot be duplicated by other methods. For more information contact: Dave Pierce, 757.824.1453 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/~code820/ Aircraft The Aircraft Office at Wallops provides for the operation, maintenance, configuration control, and mission support of assigned aircraft. The Aircraft Office has responsibility for 3 NASA-owned and operated aircraft, the Wallops Airport and the Agency Low Altitude Airborne Science Program. The NASA owned aircraft include the 4-engine turboprop, heavy-lift, P-3 Orion aircraft which supports LAASP; a 2-engine turboprop, 9-passenger Beechcraft-200 aircraft to support Agency mission management; and a currently un-sponsored, 4-engine turboprop, C-130 aircraft. The Aircraft Office enables scientific research by procuring and managing airborne assets to support NASA Earth Science Enterprise missions. The Aircraft Office currently has responsibility for the P-3, a commercial Twin Otter aircraft lease and is working with teams to develop low altitude UAV capabilities. For more information contact: George Postell, 757.824.1529 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/code830/ Range and Mission Management The Range and Mission Management Office (RMMO) serves as the principle source of project management support for WFF flight projects and operations. In addition, RMMO is responsible for overall management of the WFF Test Range and mobile campaigns, including scheduling of resources, and coordination with external organizations such as other government agencies, commercial entities, and international organizations. RMMO manages the Wallops Test Range facilities, including operational areas supporting the research airport and the launch range. RMMO project managers provide high quality project management for all classes of flight projects and missions conducted by Wallops Flight Facility. Typical activities include formulation, design, implementation, and operational leadership of all mission areas. RMMO project managers are supported by safety, engineering, procurement, facilities and administrative support from multiple WFF organizations. Together, RMMO project teams deliver on the WFF promise to "Take science to new heights." For more information contact: Jay Pittman, +1 757 824 1955 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/code840/ Education Flight Projects Office The Education Flight Projects Office-Wallops Island (EFPO-W) EFPO-W team members are "Explorers Inspiring Explorers". The goal is to provide hands-on flight experiences to students of all ages on all NASA carriers and to provide opportunities for students everywhere to become a part of the NASA team. For more information contact: Chuck Brodell, +1 757 824 1827 [URL] http://www.wff.nasa.gov/efpo/ Ground Network The Ground Network (GN) Project is responsible for managing the development and operations of NASA's sub-orbital, low, and mid-earth orbiting spacecraft supporting ground systems. These systems provide spacecraft flight projects with tracking, telemetry and command services required to control and maintain spacecraft health and safety, as well as the science data collection interfaces required to achieve mission objectives. The GN Project manages the performance of systems planning, systems engineering, requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing, and sustaining engineering of ground network services, including software, hardware, and security. For more information contact: Steve Currier, +1 757 824 1646 [URL] http://msp.gsfc.nasa.gov/groundnetwork/ Schedules Schedules for Sounding Rockets, Balloons, Tracking Support, Test Range are available online at: http://www.wff.nasa.gov/schedules.php or contact NASA Wallops Office of Public Affairs at 757.824.1579 Space exploration
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