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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…
A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA’s Armstrong Flight…
Wind affects all aircraft, particularly during takeoff and landing. It’s especially critical for new types of transportation. A new NASA…
A group of NASA interns recently made significant contributions to finding unique ways to apply NASA’s expertise to a complex…
Cities are complicated places to fly, presenting challenges – both known and unpredictable – for current and future air vehicles.…
NASA researchers are making progress with developing an innovative battery pack that is lighter, safer, and performs better than batteries…
Even before the summer’s hottest, driest weather has arrived, wildfires have taken a heavy toll in some parts of the…
In a changing climate, wildfires are becoming more widespread and devastating, threatening more people and land than ever before. In…
Read this feature in Spanish here. Hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes – our planet faces many of these natural disasters each…
Wildfires in the United States are bigger, increasingly dangerous, and more costly than ever before. California and other states are…
It’s your day off from work and you’d like to get some much-needed sun. A quick check of your smartphone…
NASA researchers have proven a versatile material known as aerogel can be produced in a way to create flexible, lightweight…
Dealing with battery issues on our phones, tablets, or laptops can be frustrating. Although batteries are everywhere in everyday life,…
If you have flown commercially in recent years, you may have noticed that certain items with large lithium-ion batteries can’t…
It’s a relative’s birthday and you’ve ordered a last-minute gift. A delivery drone is assigned to fly your package from…
The goal of NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions project is to rapidly assess the feasibility of novel concepts with potential to…
Project ManagerKeith Wichman Deputy Project ManagerKurt Papathakis Associate Project ManagerGerard Welch LiaisonsTy Hoang (Ames Research Center in California)Matthew Kearns (Armstrong…
Like a collection of savvy entrepreneurs gathered to hear new business proposals in a “shark tank,” NASA’s aeronautical innovators always…
NASA’s aeronautical innovators are known for having great ideas about how to improve air transportation. From suggesting more aerodynamically efficient…
While aeronautics researchers across the globe continue to develop technologies that will make air travel more efficient, more sustainable and…
Early studies of aerodynamics showed that the shape of a wing has enormous effects on flight – but there isn’t…
When NASA laid out its plans to transform aeronautics, it tapped some of the best thinkers and innovators in the…
They might not work, but no one will know for sure unless they’re given a chance. That’s the general idea…
NASA wants to increase innovation in the way airplanes fly and the aviation industry along with it. The Convergent Aeronautics…
NASA researchers are spending at least the next six months poring over data from a recent test that involved sending…
Mark Moore imagines a world where clean, agile airplanes conquer highway gridlock, where soul-sapping, two-hour commutes are replaced with a…
Taking a cue from the birds, can airliners fly in formation at cruising altitude to save fuel? Maybe. The team…
Mother said it never hurts to ask. So in that spirit, six teams of NASA’s aeronautical innovators are about to…
