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EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTORS

The following organizations provided written submissions and presentations to the study:

¡ Aerospace Solutions LLC

¡¡ AirLaunchLLC

¡¡ Andrews Space Inc

¡¡ ATK / Alliant Techsystems Inc

¡¡ BoeingCompany

¡¡ CFD Research Corporation

¡¡ Holder Aerospace

¡¡ IngeniaEngineering

¡¡ NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center

¡¡ L-3 Communications Corporation

¡¡ Lockheed Martin Corporation

¡¡ Northrop Grumman Corporation

¡¡ Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.

¡¡ Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

¡¡ Rocket Planes Corporation

¡¡ Sierra Nevada Corporation

¡¡ Special Aerospace Services LLC

¡¡ Strategic Space Services LLC

¡¡ Triton Systems, Inc

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¡¡ XCOR Aerospace

REVIEW TEAM BIOGRAPHIES

, Chair, served as the Program Manager of the NASA Hyper-X/X-43A program fromVincent1996Rauschthrough 2004 at the NASA Langley Research Center. In 2004, this program successfully flight-demonstrated two scramjet-powered X-43A research vehicles, at Mach 7 and at Mach 10. In theearly1980sheservedasthedirectorforconceptsandinnovationintheAeronauticalSystems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where he led the Transatmospheric Vehicle (TAV) system studies, transitioned the DARPA/USAF Teal Dawn project into the Advanced Cruise Missile, led classified studies and analyses, and served as the DARPA agent for Copper Canyon. In 1985, he set uptheNationalAero-SpacePlane(NASP)ProgramOfficeandservedasitsdirectorofoperations, and in 1988, he transferred to the Pentagon to establish and lead the joint Air Force, Navy, and NASA NASP Interagency Office. In 1991, he was selected for the position of Assistant Director for Aeronautics(High-PerformanceAircraft)atNASAHeadquarters.AftersuccessfulX-43flights,he led the preliminary design of the Ares 1-X first stage prototype and design concept demonstrator in the Ares I program. He spent 25 years in the USAF, retiring as a colonel in 1991. He currently serves on the flight test review team of the Air Force X-51A.

is professor emeritus of aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy, andWilliamhas servedH. Heiseras a visiting professor at Cambridge University and at the University of California, Davis, and began his academic career as an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His industrial experience includes serving as head of turbine technology at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, manager of advanced technology at the General Electric Aircraft Engine Group, and vice president of research at Aerojet General Corporation. He also served as chief scientist at the Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory and the Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center. Dr Heiser is an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has a B.S. degree from CooperUnion, a M.S. degree from the California Institute of Technology, was a Fulbright Exchange Student at the Braunschweig Technische Hochschule, Germany, and holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently chairs the technology review for the Air Force high mach number expendable turbine engine and serves on the flight test review team for the X-51A.

is a senior engineer in the Missile Defense and Space Operations at Science UweApplicationsHueterInternationalCorporation(SAIC)locatedinHuntsville,Alabama.Uwehas48years of experience in aerospace of which the first 42 years were at the NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. His experience includes 20 years in flight hardware development and 28 years in launch vehicle design supporting many NASA programs, such as Saturn, Skylab,

Spacelab, and Space Station, as well as various advanced space transportation initiatives and the Constellation program. After retiring from NASA in 2004, Uwe joined SAIC in Huntsville

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where he has been supporting NASA in the earth-to-orbit transportation systems under the explorationinitiativeactivitiesandsupportingDoDforreusableaccess-to-spaceandhigh-speed air responsive vehicle technologies. Uwe has authored 35 technical papers and received many NASA awards including the Silver Snoopy Award, Exceptional Service Medal, and Exceptional Achievement Medal.

is a distinguished engineer with over 31 years of experience in the aerospace industry andcurrentlyJayP.Penn headstheReusableLaunchVehicleOfficeattheAerospaceCorporation.Hebegan his career as a flight control engineer at the NASA Johnson Space Center and has supported numerous defense and commercial space launch customers around the world as an expert in spacesystems,technologies,planning,andprogrammanagement.Hehasexperienceacrossthe acquisition, development, test and operations phases of expendable and reusable space launch systemsandarchitecturesaswellassatelliteandconstellationdesignandorbittransfer.Recent projects include the Joint NASA/DARPA Manned Geosynchronous Servicing study, the DARPA F6 Fractionated Satellite Program, and DARPA’s FAST High Performance Solar Array develop- ment efforts; some of his many past projects include the Reusable Booster System, the Evolved ExpendableLaunchVehicle,theMilitarySpaceplane,SpaceManeuverVehicleroadmapplanning activities, SLI Gen 2 and 3 activities, DC-X /XA, and the X-30. Mr Penn participated in an inde- pendent assessment of the X-33 and X-37 programs, provided technical support to the National Reconnaissance Office in advanced spacelift planning, requirements definition, and studies, led AerospaceCorporation’ssupporttothesuccessfulDARPAOrbitalExpressAdvancedTechnology Demonstration and their Space Solar Power system engineering activities. He has published extensively on related topics. Mr Penn received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University. is a principal research engineer on the aerospace engineering faculty ofDouglasthe GeorgiaO. StanleyInstitute of Technology and a visiting professor in residence at the National Institute of Aerospace. He is an internationally recognized expert with over 25 years of experi- ence leading the systems engineering and analysis of advanced space transportation systems

in government, industry, and academia. He has also developed and implemented many state-of- the-art tools and methods for the assessment and selection of advanced technologies for aero- spacesystems.Hehasauthoredover60peer-reviewedpublicationsandconferencepapersinthe space transportation field, and led a NASA study on exploration systems architecture. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Stanley served as program director for advanced flight systems at Orbital SciencesCorporationwhereheledengineeringeffortsinsupportofNASA’sExplorationSystems Program, Orbital Space Plane Program, Space Launch Initiative, and the Space Transportation Architecture Studies. At NASA, he served as the technical lead for the Reusable Launch Vehicle Program, which included the X-33 and X-34 flight demonstration vehicles. He received a Ph.D. degree in systems engineering and a masters degree in astronautical engineering from George Washington University, and has received numerous awards, including the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.

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