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This undated Defense Intelligence Agency briefing gives the status of aerospace contract HHM402-08-C-0072 with Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS). It calls BAASS's performance excellent and notes that 26 detailed research reports had been received by 30 June 2009, twice the minimum required. It recommends exercising option year 1, with $12 million requested in the FY10 budget. It also lists report titles such as Warp Drives and Antigravity Studies, reviewer comments, planned deliverables and a note that the program will likely become a SAP.
UNCLASSIFIED(/F8U8 Aerospace Contract Status • Performance by Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) has been excellent and they are in full compliance with aerospace contract HHM402-08-C-0072: - extensive monthly status reports received - 12 project management plans received and executed ■ Ill - 26 detailed research reports (twice minimum requirement) received by 30 June 2009. Reviews of reports have been overwhelmingly positive. • Recommend that DIA should go forward with option year 1 with BAASS, subject to available funding. • $12 million for the continuation of this contract by DIA/DI has been submitted in the FY10 defense budget; funding likely to be approved. 1 UNCLASSIFIEDIW81s1Q
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FOIA release, from the dia collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 6 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.