Technology Development
Innovators at NASA Armstrong craft creative solutions that advance emerging technologies from concept development and experiment formulation to final testing. Armstrong’s chief technologist works with the center’s Technology Transfer Office and Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer teams to foster technology partnerships. The aim of these efforts is to continue to expand Armstrong’s world-class capabilities and further the center’s impact on NASA goals and missions as well as the world around us.
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Research, Technology, & Engineering Report
NASA Armstrong’s project teams tackle the nation’s most complex flight research projects. We highlight many of these accomplishments in the biannual Research, Technology, and Engineering (RTE) Report.
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Technology Development Areas
NASA Armstrong’s project teams tackle the nation’s most complex flight research projects.
Electric Propulsion Technologies
Supersonic Technologies
Autonomous Systems
Flight and Ground Experimental Test Capabilities
Efficient Air Transportation Systems
Smart Sensing and Sensor Development
Avionics and Instrumentation Technologies
Space and Hypersonics Technologies
Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies
Biography
Armstrong Chief Technologist
David Voracek
David F. Voracek is the chief technologist at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He leads the effort on advocating for innovation, advising on technology strategy and helping in technology program decisions such as for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer.
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