THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT AN AIRBORNE OBSERVING CAMPAIGN TO STUDY THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED DURING RE-ENTRY OF THE ORION MULTI-PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE DURING THE EXPLORATION MISSION 1 (EM-1) AND 2 TEST FLIGHTS. NASA IS DEVELOPING THE ORION MULTI-PURPOSE CREW VEHICLE (MPCV) FOR FUTURE MANNED SPACEFLIGHT. LEADING UP TO THE FIRST MANNED FLIGHT SOME TIME IN 2023 (EM-2) AN UNMANNED FLIGHT AROUND THE MOON WILL BE PERFORMED IN AROUND JUNE 2020 (EM-1). IN EACH CASE THE SPACE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO EARTH AND RE-ENTER OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA. NASA IS INTERESTED IN EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AVCOAT ABLATOR THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM DURING THESE MISSIONS.