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NASA Engineer Carries Indigenous Roots into New Aviation Era
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Growing up outside of Philadelphia, Abigail Reigner spent most of her childhood miles away from where her family called home,…

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Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
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At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe…

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NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft
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Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with…

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NASA Armstrong Builds Sensor Pod for Autonomous Flight
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The design and build of a unique NASA pod, produced to advance computer vision for autonomous aviation, was recently completed…

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Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers
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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…

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X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on its Way to Takeoff
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the…

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NASA Knows – How Can I Get Involved With NASA Research?
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NASA provides a variety of pathways for those outside the agency to contribute to authentic and meaningful research. Whether you’re…

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NASA Brings Drone and Space Rover to Air Show
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Lee esta historia en Español aquí. In September, the three NASA centers in California came together to share aerospace innovations with…

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NASA and Partners Scaling to New Heights in Air Traffic Management
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NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way…

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NASA’s C-130 Aircraft En Route to India in Support of NISAR Mission
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NASA’s globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO…

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NASA Pilots Add Perspective to Research
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NASA research pilots are experts on how to achieve the right flight-test conditions for experiments and the tools needed for…

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NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an Inspiring Engineer
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Felipe Valdez is someone who took advantage of every possible opportunity at NASA, working…

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A Serendipitous NASA Family Reunion
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn’t imagine that one day she would…

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Una reunión familiar de la NASA por casualidad
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Read this story in English here. Al crecer en Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Díaz nunca imaginó que algún día trabajaría en…

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NASA Ames Welcomes Latvian President, Talks Aeronautics Research 
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President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs observes simulated visuals of an airport and its air traffic, consisting of commercial aircraft and…

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Girls in STEM Inspired to Fly High at NASA Kennedy
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For the third straight year, scores of young women flew to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to learn how…

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ARMD Solicitations
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This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable…

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Students Soar at NASA Glenn’s Aviation Day
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For students considering careers in STEM, the field of aviation offers diverse and abundant opportunities they may never have realized.  …

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NASA Glenn Attends Air Shows in Cleveland and Wisconsin
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The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics, and NASA’s Glenn Research Center helped bring that message to thousands of…

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65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane 
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The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding…

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NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC
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Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-,…

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NASA Airport Throughput Prediction Challenge
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The Digital Information Platform subproject of Air Traffic Management – eXploration is seeking to make available in the National Airspace…

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NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy Aircraft Safety Data
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On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the…

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Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests 
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Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed…

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NASA Develops Pod to Help Autonomous Aircraft Operators 
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For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to avoid hazards. NASA aeronautics…

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First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft 
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In a special unveiling ceremony on Aug. 22, 2024, the public received a first look at magniX’s Dash 7 aircraft…

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NASA Composite Manufacturing Initiative Gains Two New Members
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Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing…

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2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
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The agriculture industry faces several challenges, including limited resources and growing demands to reduce agriculture’s environmental impact while increasing its…

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NASA Celebrates Ames’s Legacy of Research on National Aviation Day
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NASA works every day to improve air travel – and has been doing so since its creation decades ago. On…

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At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation
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The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers…

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