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Aeronautics Research at Ames
NASA Aeronautics is enabling dramatic improvements in aeronautics during the 21st century. For decades, aeronautics research has developed and transferred new technologies directly benefiting the entire aviation community, including the public.
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Advanced Air Mobility Looks Ahead to Automation
Several projects supporting NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility or AAM mission are working on different elements to help make AAM a reality and one of these research areas is automation. This concept graphic shows how elements of automation could be integrated into a future airspace. Technology like this could enable vehicles to operate without a pilot, or if a pilot is in the loop, increase the safety.
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Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)
NASA’s aeronautics programs focus on six areas of research that develop solutions to the major challenges and opportunities for aviation: a growing demand for mobility, the sustainability of energy and the environment, and technology advances in information, communications and automation.
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