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A Final 'Goodbye' to the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel
Aviation Pioneer Richard T. Whitcomb
Richard T. Whitcomb has been called the most significant aerodynamic contributor of the second half of the 20th century.
From Nothing, Something: One Layer at a Time
A manufacturing process using electron beams works sort of like a Star Trek replicator and could mean big cost and environmental benefits for aviation.
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Test of X-48C is Historic Wind Tunnel's Swan Song
A historic NASA wind tunnel is pressed into service one last time to help test the prototype of a new, more fuel-efficient, quieter aircraft design.
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The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle
Fifty years later, X-15 test pilot and former space shuttle commander Joe Engle recalls the highs and lows of this unique, high-speed research aircraft.
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My Summer at NASA
NASA aeronautics scholarship recipients spent the summer working at NASA and tell us what it was like.
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NASA Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
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EAA AirVenture: An Aviator's Dream World
Aviation enthusiasts seek out certain destinations. For a week every summer a small airfield in central Wisconsin is an aviator's dream world.
News Releases
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NASA Accepting Applications for Aeronautics Scholarship Awards
08.27.09 - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will begin accepting scholarship applications on Sept. 1, 2009, for the 2010 academic year.
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NASA Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
08.17.09 - A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
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NASA and Cafe Announce Green Aircraft Challenge
07.31.09 - The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation today announced the Green Flight Challenge.
 "Test instrumentation is set up behind the inboard engines of NASA’s DC-8.")
