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New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…
NASA and its partners recently tested a tool for remotely piloted operations that could enable operators to transport people and…
A future with advanced air mobility aircraft populating the skies will require the U.S. to implement enhanced preflight planning that…
Flying the friendly skies may one day include time-saving trips in air taxis to get from point A to point…
The advanced air mobility industry is currently working to produce novel aircraft ranging from air taxis to autonomous cargo drones,…
As the aviation industry works to develop new air taxis and other electric aircraft made from innovative, lightweight materials, there’s…
NASA engineers are exploring how the technology used in existing cellphone networks could support the next generation of aviation. In…
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis.…
New technology tested by an industry partner at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley could improve how commercial…
NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated April 16, 2025, to reflect the March 26 start date of NASA’s Alta X…
From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the…
Flying taxis? NASA is working on it.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated March 27, 2025, to reflect the final dates for the testing period. NASA researchers…
NASA is collaborating with the wildland fire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting…
A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through…
NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take…
Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication…
The design and build of a unique NASA pod, produced to advance computer vision for autonomous aviation, was recently completed…
NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way…
For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to avoid hazards. NASA aeronautics…
NASA recently gathered representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), police and fire departments, and commercial industry to figure out…
A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated to see if a small…
A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air…
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire…
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and…
A six-person team of researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to…
Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more…
Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no…
