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X-48 Research: All good things must come to an end

04.18.13 - After nearly six years, a successful and productive joint NASA-Boeing X-48 Hybrid / Blended Wing Body flight test project at NASA Dryden concludes.
NASA Books Reveal Wisdom Gained from Failure

03.29.13 - The latest in NASA Aeronautics' Book Series tells the stories of lessons learned from accidents involving remotely piloted or autonomous aircraft.
Listening for the Boom and Rattle of Supersonic Flight

03.06.13 - NASA engineers test people's reactions to simulated sonic booms to help develop technologies that might allow supersonic passenger jets to fly over land.
NASA Researchers Work to Turn Blue Skies Green

02.27.13 - A big part of NASA's work to reduce the environmental impact of aircraft has moved into phase two.
Aeronautics Making Air Travel Safer, Greener, Efficient

02.21.13 - Our work will help find solutions for increasing the capacity, efficiency and flexibility of our national airspace.

NASA Partners With the LEGO Group for Design and Build Contest

06.05.13 - NASA and the LEGO Group are partnering to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers by offering a new design competition. The competition will spur students of all ages to use the toy bricks in building models of future airplanes and spacecraft.
NASA Administrator Tours Advanced Aviation Technology At Langley, Meets Media Friday

05.09.13 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will see technologies NASA is developing to make flying and the national air transportation system safer, cleaner and more efficient during a trip to NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., Friday, May 10.
NASA Partners With Ohio Non-Profit on Unmanned Air Challenge

05.09.13 - NASA has selected Development Projects Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to manage a new Centennial Challenge prize competition involving unmanned aircraft systems in 2014.