Program Element: 0603217C Project Number: 1504
PE Title: Ballistic Missile Defense (U) Budget Activity: 03
Adv Technology Dev (U)
February 1994
A. (U) RESOURCES: ($ in Thousands)
Project Title: Materials and Structures
FY1993 FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 Total
Program Name: Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Program
0603216C RDT&E 0 800 0 0 0 0 0 Continuing
0603217C RDT&E 23,915 5,609 7,000 11,000 8,200 8,000 7,000 Continuing
B. (U) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MISSION REQUIREMENT AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES:
(U) The Materials and Structures (M&S) Project conducts research, development and flight and ground
test demonstrations in lightweight structural materials, adaptive structures technology,
propulsion/thermal/ optical materials, tribomaterials, superconductor devices, and space environmental
effects.
(U) M&S supports Sensors and Interceptor activities through the application of advanced materials and
structures development and manufacturing technologies to element designs. These efforts will provide for
exposure of critical material samples to the natural space environment, reduce vibration through the
application of improved active and passive damping material, provide lightweight ultra stiff one step
producible composite structures and non contaminating optical baffles.
(U) Follow-On M&S projects focus on providing advance materials and structures technology
demonstrations to meet the extreme pointing and tracking, secure communications and enhanced
discrimination requirements of near and far term BMDO systems as they mature in development. To gain
confidence in the ability of these systems to operate in the natural and threat environments, requires
demonstration of advanced composite and adaptive structure technologies. Superconducting devices are
also manufactured and demonstrated to provide orders of magnitude increased capabilities in secure
communications and target discrimination.
(U) M&S projects focus on providing advisory services and critical data on lightweight advanced
composite structures for theater interceptor systems. These efforts provide independent assessments and
assist in identifying structural components and subsystems where interceptor system weight can be reduced
in a cost effective manner. Candidate items will be fabricated to demonstrate performance and
manufacturabilily.
(U) This project is assigned to the Budget Activity and Program Element codes as identified in this
descriptive summary in accordance with existing Department of Defense policy. Further justification of
the Budget Activity code assigned to each Program Element is contained within the Brief Description of
Element section of each Program Element Summary.
C. (U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:
(U) FY 1993 Accomplishments:
o ($2.620M) Complete ground demonstration of flight hardware (Actex 2) for the STEP III mission of a stabilized solar array using advanced materials and vibration suppression techniques.
o ($.800M) Pressure Test movable C-C rocket nozzle for GBI interceptors.
o ($.370M) Fabricate, optically characterize, and deliver baffles for Clementine spacecraft.
o ($2.630M) Ground test flight hardware for satellite attack warning and assessment flight experiment (SAWAFE) for the STEP III.
o ($.230M) Initiate development of a modular, space qualified, integrated adaptive structure vibration control patch.
o ($2.060M) Integration of active vibration controlled cryocooler and micro-electronic space experiments for STRV-1B U.K. satellite.
o ($3.050M) Provide overall Space Environmental support to all BMDO programs.
o ($.800M) Continued TECHSHOT Endo and Exo advance material and optics sounding rocket test planning.
o ($.950M) Terminated all HTS 60 GHz communications applications efforts by end of FY93.
o ($1.350M) Restructured 10K LTS analog signal processor element efforts to delay end to end demo of on-FPA digital signal processing.
o ($.570M) Rescoped advanced optical baffles program to delay demos of flight quality baffles for interceptor and space surveillance systems.
o ($6.120M) Modified advanced composites program to delay demos of low cost fabrication of advanced composite structures for interceptors and satellites.
o ($.620M) Reprogrammed tribology program to delay completion of dry lubricant bearing tests.
o ($.900M) Initiate planning for Multi-national Defense Research (MDR/STRV2) satellite.
o ($.485M) Continued interceptor diamond window characterization program.
o ($.360M) Terminated superconducting cavity oscillator and silica nitride injector efforts by end
of FY93.
(U) FY 1994 Plans:
o ($1.096M) Deliver first SAMMES materials experiment for the STEP III mission.
o ($.930M) Deliver SAWAFE experiment for STEP III mission.
o ($.842M) Deliver ACTEX II experiment for STEP III mission.
o ($.058M) Conduct on orbit ACTEX experiment.
o ($.500M) Provide overall space environmental effects and green manufacturing support to all BMDO programs.
o ($.619M) Conduct STRV-1b flight experiment.
o ($.550M) Continue 10K low temperature superconductor (LTS) analog signal processor demonstration program for on-FPA processing for space surveillance systems.
o (TBD) Initiate ground and flight testing program for advanced Endo interceptors structures.
o (TBD) Continue development and initiate design for the US/UK experiment module (formerly MDR/STRV2).
o (TBD) Initiate fabrication of second ship set for the Space Active Modular Materials Experiment for US/UK experiment module.
o ($.500M) Conduct High Temperature Composite Characterizations for THAAD.
o ($.300M) Develop large scale low cost sapphire window for THAAD.
o (TBD) Develop manufacturable weight reducing structural components for Patriot.
o ($.568M) Hot Fire CC flexseal nozzle.
o (TBD) Draft comprehensive ground space radiation test protocol.
o (0) Terminate dry lubricant ultra-low friction bearing fatigue test ground demonstration.
o ($.196M) Continue diamond window and baffles technology development.
o ($.250M) Continue advanced composites for interceptors and satellites program.
o (TBD) Develop joint advanced composite structures program.
o (TBD) Develop joint superconductor demo program.
(U) FY 1995 Plans:
o ($.250M) Complete Space Environmental Effects AO protocol Design Guide.
o ($.900M) Develop flight test articles of advanced optical baffles for ground based interceptor and space based surveillance systems.
o ($.700M) Develop advanced composite flight test articles for of GBI-X kill vehicle (KV) structure.
o ($.300M) Develop lightweight, lower power "smart patch" to control vibration and adjust on-orbit dynamic behavior of spacecraft.
o (TBD) Continue development of weight reducing structural components and structure for PATRIOT.
o ($.700M) Demonstrate integral airframe with heatshield for theater interceptors.
o (TBD) Develop weight reducing structures for TMD-GBR.
o ($2.500M) Initiate fabrication of US/UK experiment module
o ($.250M) Develop radiation effects testing protocol for space surveillance electronic components.
o ($.300M) Data collection and analysis for STRV-1B and STEP III flight.
o (TBD) Conduct joint advanced composite interceptor structure tests.
o (TBD) Conduct superconducting test on LTS FPA test bed.
o (TBD) Initiate ground and flight testing program for advanced Endo interceptors structures.
o ($.500M) Demonstrate end-to-end photons to digital bits integrated 10k superconducting FPA array with signal processor.
O ($.600M) Conduct STEP III flight experiments.
(U) Program Plan to Completion: This is a continuing program.
D. (U) WORK PERFORMED BY:
o Los Alamos National Laboratory - Los Alamos, NM
o Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge, TN
o Spire Corporation - Bedford, MA
o FMI - Biddeford, MA
o Westinghouse - Baltimore, MD
o Hughes - Los Angeles, CA
o Lockheed - Sunnyvale, CA
o Martin-Marietta - Denver, CO
o Physical Sciences Incorporated - Andover, MA
o TRW - Los Angeles, CA
o SPARTA - San Diego, CA
o JET Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena, CA
o Boeing - Seattle, WA
o Sandia Lab - Albuquerque, NM
o Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
E. (U) COMPARISON WITH FY 1994 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY:
1. TECHNICAL CHANGES: None.
2. SCHEDULE CHANGES: None.
3. COST CHANGES: None.
F. (U) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION:
(U) BMDO Test and Evaluation Master Plan 11/88
(U) Space Materials Selection Guide 3Q/FY90-91
G. (U) RELATED ACTIVITIES:
(U) The M&S Project draws upon the materials and structures technology base of the nation and conducts
cooperative programs with the Services and Federal Agencies. Critical/enabling technology demonstrations
are planned in support of projects within most program elements. Unnecessary duplication of efforts are
avoided within BMDO and the DoD by M&S program coordination with the Joint Directors of laboratories
technical program for advanced materials.
H. (U) OTHER APPROPRIATION FUNDS: None
I. (U) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: STRV MLA
J. (U) MILESTONE SCHEDULE:
o Sled test of two color GBI window 1Q/FY92
o Deliver baffle components for AGTs 2Q/FY92
o Fly passive materials panel (EOIM-3) 4Q/FY92
o Complete tests of stabilized solar array 4Q/FY92
o Demonstrate 10K LTS Multiplexer operation 4Q/FY92
o Fabricate/test 10GHz HTS Cavity 1Q/FY93
o Complete Optical/Thermal Tests on Diamond Window 4Q/FY93
o Complete End-to-End LTS LWIR sensor demo 4Q/FY95
o Flight test GrTp interstage structure 1Q/FY94
o Demo LTS shift register at 10K 4Q/FY93
o Fly ACTEX II adaptive structures experiment 4Q/FY94
o Complete Space Environmental AO Protocol 3Q/FY95
o Ground demonstration of "smart patch" vibration/
structural control capability and durability 4Q/FY95
o Fly the first SAMMES materials experiment 4Q/FY94
o Flight test SAWAFE 4Q/FY94
o On-orbit demonstration of adaptive in-line truss struts 4Q/FY96
o First all composite interceptor structure
manufactured by automated match metal molding 4Q/FY96
o Integral airframe/heatshield for THAAD 4Q/FY95
o Deliver lightweight components to PATRIOT 4Q/FY94
o Final report for STRV-1B flight experiment 2Q/FY95
o Final report for STEP III mission experiments 2Q/FY96
o US/UK experiment module flight 4Q/FY96
o Fly first Endo interceptor test bed 2Q/FY96