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Stay up-to-date with the latest content from the SWS Project as we make flight more efficient and accessible, even as the global demand for air transportation services steadily increases, will require new research tools, innovative technologies, and operational methods. Enabling this to be done safely at every step is the goal of the System-Wide Safety project.

NASA Langley Participates in Drone Responders Conference
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The National Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Conference was held at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, March 12-13. NASA…

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Advice from NASA Mentors to Students Starting Their Careers
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NASA is celebrating National Mentoring Month by recognizing the importance of mentors to students and young professionals whose careers are…

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NASA Completes Key Step in Aviation Safety Research
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NASA’s aeronautical innovators have completed a significant step in their pursuit of safer, more efficient aviation technologies that spot hazards…

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NASA Concludes Significant Technical Challenge: In-Time Terminal Area Risk Management
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Operations within the National Airspace System continue to grow in scale and complexity. As a result, causal factors of risks…

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Meet System-Wide Safety’s Hannah Walsh
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Hannah Walsh, Computer Engineer

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From the Streets to the Skies: Terry Morris Using NASA’s Vision to Transform Humanity Towards the Future
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Abused. Neglected. Abandoned. Terry Morris was dealt a horrible set of cards in life, but in his words, “you play…

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System-Wide Safety Hosts Panel at Crosscutting Meeting
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NASA System-Wide Safety (SWS) project members recently participated with industry leaders in a panel session discussing the concept of an…

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NASA Research to Help Mitigate Risks Around Airports
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To keep our nation’s busiest airports running smoothly, thousands of people and systems must work harmoniously to manage the risks…

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ODIN-fire Presented at TFRSAC Fall Meeting
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In this video, Peter Mehlitz of the Robust Software Engineering group at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California demonstrates the…

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For Advanced Air Mobility, Safety is Paramount
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Companies around the world are creating innovative new aircraft designs like electric vertical take-off and landing…

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NASA Partners with AIRT/DRONERESPONDERS to Advance Automated Air Safety Systems for the National Airspace of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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NASA announced a partnership with AIRT (DRONERESPONDERS) to research and develop automated safety processes and procedures to enable highly automated…

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Advanced Air Mobility Plans for Vertiports
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Read this feature in Spanish here. Looking forward to catching an air taxi? NASA is working to answer where Advanced…

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NASA Technology to Lower Landfill Methane Emissions
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As NASA and industry partners continue working towards a future that sees aviation meet cleaner sustainability standards, new technologies are…

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Meet System-Wide Safety’s Immanuel Barshi
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NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project is committed to researching how the growing complexity of advanced aviation systems will impact safety.…

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Advanced Air Mobility Looks Ahead to Automation
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Read this feature in Spanish here. Using software to handle tasks to assist people is not a new concept –…

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Advanced Air Mobility for Emergencies
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Read this feature in Spanish here. Hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes – our planet faces many of these natural disasters each…

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SWS Project Description
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We’re on the brink of a new era in aviation. NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project is developing innovative data solutions…

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360-Degree Airport Simulator Tests the Future of Air Traffic Control
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Heading home for the holidays may fill you with joy, as well as a little dread at the thought of…

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NASA Pulls Together National Data to Sleuth Out Air Traffic Improvement Mysteries
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For the first time ever, air traffic researchers can view and analyze archived flight data collected and merged from all…

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NASA Selects Research Proposals for Improving Air Traffic Management
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As NASA and its partners continue work to modernize the nation’s air traffic management system, known as NextGen, many promising…

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NASA-Developed Air Traffic Management Tool Flies Into Use
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A new software tool developed by NASA, and being deployed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is positioned to help…

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NASA Contribution: Air Traffic Management Tools
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NASA-developed software tools deployed in the 1990s – CTAS, TMA –are the backbone of many air traffic control systems. They…

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NASA Technologies Reduce Aviation Delays
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NASA-developed tools have been in use by the FAA and its controllers for decades.

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Air Traffic Operations Lab Answering Big Questions About the Future of Air Travel
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The holiday season is upon us and you know what that can mean — crowded airports, delayed flights, and a…

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NASA Delivers New Air Traffic Spacing Tool to FAA
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From a lofty cruising altitude to a sweet runway touchdown, pilots know the most fuel-efficient way to approach an airport…

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