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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2024. Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building, and testing technologies all around us.
Posted November 8, 2024
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Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft. These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine. […]
Posted November 6, 2024
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Air Traffic Management - Exploration
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
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Drones & You
NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way for aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes.
Posted October 18, 2024
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Air Traffic Solutions
Ames Research Center
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs observes simulated visuals of an airport and its air traffic, consisting of commercial aircraft and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, at NASA’s FutureFlight Central on Sept.
Posted September 24, 2024
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Advanced Air Vehicles Program
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Green Aviation Tech
Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core
Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-, part-gas-powered engine may find its way into the skies propelling a future jet airliner. NASA is working in tandem with industry partner GE Aerospace on designing and building just such an engine, one that burns […]
Posted September 17, 2024
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Management - Exploration
As the aviation industry evolves, new air vehicles and operators enter the airspace. NASA is working to ensure these new diverse operations can be safely integrated into the current airspace. This includes providing research on how traditional and emerging aircraft operations can efficiently operate in a shared airspace.
Posted September 11, 2024
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Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo
Glenn Research Center
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Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed off a new look symbolizing its journey toward helping NASA make sustainable aviation a reality.   During a special unveiling ceremony hosted by magniX on Aug.
Posted September 4, 2024
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
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Green Aviation Tech
Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing
Sustainable Flight National Partnership
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project. The project is addressing industry’s needs to meet growing demand for air travel, replace aging airliners, and secure U.S.
Posted August 23, 2024
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Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Orville Wright wasn’t sure exactly how long his first flight lasted. He and his brother, Wilbur, think it was about 12 seconds, but according to what Orville wrote in his diary of that December day in 1903 at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., the time is “not known exactly as watch was not promptly stopped.” It’s […]
Posted August 17, 2024
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Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
It was in 1939 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first presidential proclamation designating Aug. 19 – Orville Wright’s birthday – as a day in which citizens are encouraged to participate in activities that promote interest in aviation. So how will you be a good citizen and observe the day as indicated by the […]
Posted August 17, 2024
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