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NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies 
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NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire…

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NASA Photographer Honored for Thrilling Inverted In-Flight Image
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Riding in the back seat of a car can be boring. Riding in the back of a NASA aircraft is…

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now
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The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and…

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NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission, Set to Retire
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After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agency’s…

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NASA Langley Team to Study Weather During Eclipse Using Uncrewed Vehicles
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A six-person team of researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to…

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ARMD Solicitations
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This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable…

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NASA Noise Prediction Tool Supports Users in Air Taxi Industry
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Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…

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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters 
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Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to…

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NASA Armstrong Updates 1960s Concept to Study Giant Planets
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NASA researchers are looking at the possibility of using a wingless, unpowered aircraft design from the 1960s to gather atmospheric…

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New Look at NASA, Boeing Sustainable Experimental Airliner 
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As NASA and Boeing enter the early stages of producing the X-66, the first X-plane specifically focused on helping the…

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NASA Grants to Engage Students in Quiet Supersonic Community Overflight
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NASA has issued new grants to five universities to help develop education plans for the community overflight phase of the…

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2024 Dream with Us Design Challenge
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February 28–April 30, 2024 Challenge Theme Responding to Natural Disasters with New Aviation A natural disaster is a type of…

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NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’
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NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing…

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Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers
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Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building,…

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NASA Center Boosted YF-12 Supersonic Engine Research
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Supersonic flight became a reality in October 1947, when the Bell X-1 rocket plane broke the sound barrier. NASA’s Lewis…

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NASA Selects University Teams to Explore Innovative Aeronautical Research
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NASA has selected another five university teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges that could help transform flight in…

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NASA Leader Casey Swails Learns About Wildfire Work at NASA Ames
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NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails views a demonstration on screen in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research…

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NASA Collaborates in an International Air Quality Study
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NASA and international researchers are studying the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand…

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NASA Releases STEM Toolkit for Advanced Air Mobility
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NASA Aeronautics has released a new STEM toolkit focusing on Advanced Air Mobility for educators and students of all ages.…

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NASA Awards Contract for Aviation, Railroad Safety Reporting Systems
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NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident…

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After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
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NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more…

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NASA Autonomous Flight Software Successfully Used in Air Taxi Stand-Ins
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In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over…

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NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low-Altitude Over Central Valley, CA
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What: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft will fly over Central Valley and surroundings areas as part of an air…

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NASA X-59 Unveiled During Rollout Ceremony
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A climactic curtain drop reveals the newly painted red, white, and blue X-59 aircraft during its rollout ceremony on Jan.…

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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…

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NASA’s X-59 Rollout Embodies Aeronautical Tradition
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s X-59 aircraft is heading out of the hangar – preparing to embark on…

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NASA Armstrong Builds Model Wing to Help Advance Unique Design
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German Escobar works on a model aircraft wing structure that has two long sides and bars in between, which resembles…

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NASA Sets Coverage for X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rollout
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Editor’s Note: This advisory was revised Thursday, Jan. 11, to include a new contact for reporters wishing to participate in…

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NASA Invites You to X-59 Rollout Watch Party
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It’s almost time for NASA’s supersonic X-59 airplane to make its red, white, and blue public debut, and you’re invited…

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NASA Flies Drones Autonomously for Air Taxi Research
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Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no…

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