Airspace Operations and Safety Program

System-Wide Safety
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project identifies and addresses safety threats to improve the efficiency of flight and access to airspace.
Posted May 21, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics
Air Mobility Pathfinders project
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Ames Research Center
Langley Research Center
In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over Long Island Sound, Connecticut taking care to avoid other aircraft in the area around them.
Posted January 25, 2024
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Drones & You
System-Wide Safety
NASA’s aeronautical innovators have completed a significant step in their pursuit of safer, more efficient aviation technologies that spot hazards before they occur.
Posted November 2, 2023
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Ames Research Center
Drones & You
Flight Innovation
Langley Research Center
Technology Demonstration
Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and eventually some may fly without a pilot aboard. NASA is helping prepare for that future with research to ensure that fully autonomous flight technology is safe.
Posted October 3, 2023
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