This $3,033,050.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Spirit Aerosystems Inc. to demonstrate automated ceramic matrix composite (CMC) processing and fabrication of reusable hot structure designs for hypersonic vehicles, including flaperons, torque tubes, wing, and fuselage subcomponents. The contract, which has a completion date of September 26, 2026, involves the design, analysis, characterization, and fabrication of CMC structures for validation. This award is not a set-aside contract. Spirit Aerosystems Inc. is a subsidiary of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. and has extensive experience in advanced composite technologies, structural materials research and development, and high-rate manufacturing processes for large composite airframe structures. This contract supports NASA's efforts to advance hypersonic vehicle capabilities.
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