[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 53748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25737]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice 99-126]
NASA Advisory Council, Aero-Space Technology Advisory Committee,
Goals Subcommittee; Meeting
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration announces a NASA Advisory Council, Aero-Space Technology
Advisory Committee, Goals Subcommittee meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday,
November 17, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, November 18,
1999, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
ADDRESSES: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20546-0001. The meeting will be held in the Program
Review Center, Room 9H-40.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Enzie M. Ebron, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20546-0001, 202-358-4642.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to
the seating capacity of the room. Agenda topics for the meeting are as
follows:
Review the progress the NASA Aero-Space Technology Enterprise has
made on the following Enabling Technology Goals (ETG):
ETG 4--While maintaining safety, triple the throughput, in
all weather conditions, within 10 years.
ETG 7--Enable doorstep-to-destination travel at 4 times
the speed of highways to 25% of the Nation's suburban, rural, and
remote communities in 10 years and more than 90% in 25 years.
ETG 8--Provide the next generation design tools and
experimental craft to increase design confidence, and cut the design
cycle time for air and space transportation vehicles in half.
ETG 9--Reduce the payload costs to low-earth orbit by an
order of magnitude from $10,000 to $1,000 per pound within 10 years,
and by an additional order of magnitude, from thousands to hundreds of
dollars per pound, within 25 years.
It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Visitors
will be requested to sign a visitors register.
Dated: September 28, 1999.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-25737 Filed 10-1-99; 8:45 am]
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