ARLINGTON, VA – Crown Consulting Inc. has been awarded the five-year, $121 million NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to provide aerospace and technology research and development support for NASA’s Ames Research Center.

Located in California’s Silicon Valley, Ames focuses on research and development that supports NASA’s overall goals in advancing aeronautics, science, space technology and human exploration. A team of organizations led by Crown, as prime contractor, will expand Ames’ capabilities with expertise, staffing and services that advance fundamental research and development, field-test deployments and operational missions during the five-year life of the contract.

The NAMS-2 research will focus on improving air traffic management to meet future aviation demands through ground-breaking research and development in topics such as:

• Air traffic management, ATM safety and collaborative traffic management
• Advanced software for digital Twin systems, National Airspace System digital transformation and secure airspace architectures
• Urban air mobility airspace and advanced air mobility
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning and data mining
• Autonomous aircraft operations
• Nanoelectronics and devices
• Quantum computing technology

The companies, nonprofits and academic institutions that make up Team Crown bring a broad range of skills and expertise to the contract. Major partners are Noblis and Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA). Academic partners are the University of California Berkeley (UCB), Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and MSI STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC). Technical area partners are Acima Technical Services Inc., Infleqtion, Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) and Redwire. Specialty area partners are Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI), National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and the University of Maryland (UMD) Quantum Startup Foundry (QSF).

Ames and NAMS-2 researchers will collaborate on R&D projects with experts at other NASA centers, academia, federal organizations, not-for-profit organizations and industry.

The team will seek aerospace engineers, data scientists, software engineers, researchers and others from a range of disciplines who bring a passion for aerospace and advancing NASA’s mission. Visit our website to learn more about job opportunities and submit letters of interest and CVs.

About Crown Consulting Inc.

Founded in 1989, Crown (www.crownci.com) applies engineering, information solutions, analytics and infrastructure expertise to assist government and industry in enhancing performance and planning for future challenges. Specializing in the field of aviation, Crown has earned a reputation for forging system and service solutions based on analytic rigor and real-world perspectives – as reflected in contributions to challenging programs with the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA. Today, the company is at the forefront of integrating emerging technologies and advanced aviation systems into the National Airspace System through dedicated support to federal agencies, state and local governments, and private-sector clients.