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NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response
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In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, Montana to test new drone-based technology for…

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NASA Invites Media to Learn about Spacecraft Autonomous Tech Firsts
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NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA), a technology that…

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Wind Over Its Wing: NASA’s X-66 Model Tests Airflow
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NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing.…

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NASA Tests in Simulated Lunar Gravity to Prep Payloads for Moon
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The old saying — “Practice makes perfect!” — applies to the Moon too. On Tuesday, NASA gave 17 technologies, instruments,…

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NASA Demonstrates Software ‘Brains’ Shared Across Satellite Swarms  
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Talk amongst yourselves, get on the same page, and work together to get the job done! This “pep talk” roughly…

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NASA Awards Contract for Airborne Science Flight Services Support
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NASA has awarded Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. of Bridgewater, Virginia, the Commercial Aviation Services contract to support the agency’s Airborne…

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NASA Flight Tests Wildland Fire Tech Ahead of Demo
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NASA is collaborating with the wildland fire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting…

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NASA Tests Air Traffic Surveillance Technology Using Its Pilatus PC-12 Aircraft
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As air taxis, drones, and other innovative aircraft enter U.S. airspace, systems that communicate an aircraft’s location will be critical…

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NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards 
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President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for…

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NASA Small Business Funding Enables Aircraft Inspection by Drone
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A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through…

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NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights
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NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take…

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Ken Freeman Receives Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award for ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP)
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Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award to the NASA ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP) TeamIn November 2024, the Digital Information Platform (DIP)…

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NASA Ames Astrogram – December 2024
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2024 Year in Review – Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley by Tiffany Blake As NASA’s Ames Research Center in…

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NASA’s Ames Research Center Celebrates 85 Years of Innovation
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Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley pre-dates a lot of things. The center existed before NASA – the very…

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NASA’s Webb Reveals Smallest Asteroids Yet Found in Main Asteroid Belt
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NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope includes asteroids on its list of objects studied and secrets revealed.  A team led by researchers…

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NASA Flight Rerouting Tool Curbs Delays, Emissions
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It’s the holiday season — which means many are taking to the skies to join their loved ones. If you’ve…

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NASA Finds ‘Sideways’ Black Hole Using Legacy Data, New Techniques
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA researchers have discovered a perplexing case of a black hole that appears to be…

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2024 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley 
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As NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley enters its 85th year since its founding, join us as we…

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Media Invited to Speak to NASA Ames Experts – Celebrating 85 Years
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NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, is celebrating 85 years of cutting-edge research and development in space, life…

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NASA Moves Drone Package Delivery Industry Closer to Reality
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Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication…

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NASA’s C-20A Studies Extreme Weather Events
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On a changing planet, where phenomena like severe hurricanes, landslides, and wildfires are becoming more severe, scientists need data to…

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Ready, Set, Action! Our Sun is the Star in Dazzling Simulation
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NASA supercomputers are shedding light on what causes some of the Sun’s most complex behaviors. Using data from the suite…

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What is BioSentinel?
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Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 20, 2024 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked two years of operation in deep…

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Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation
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A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations reveals a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars…

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Hollywood Techniques Help NASA Visualize Supercomputing Data
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Captivating images and videos can bring data to life. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) produces visualizations, animations, and images to…

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Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
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At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe…

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NASA and Forest Service Use Balloon to Help Firefighters Communicate
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NASA is participating in a collaborative effort to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildland fires.…

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NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft
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Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with…

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NASA Armstrong Builds Sensor Pod for Autonomous Flight
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The design and build of a unique NASA pod, produced to advance computer vision for autonomous aviation, was recently completed…

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NASA Ames Astrogram – September/October 2024
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TIME Recognizes the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at…

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Ames Research Center – Latest News Releases

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NASA’s Advancements in Space Continue Generating Products on Earth  
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The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, is…

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NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner
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Editor’s note: This release was updated on Feb. 4, 2025, to reflect a change in the deadline for when responses…

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NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies
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NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions…

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NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
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NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and…

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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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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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