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About Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project
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The Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders (AAMP) project accelerates advanced air mobility technologies for wildfire response and urban transportation through real-world demonstrations and strategic partnerships. AAMP researches emerging…
NASA Demonstrates Safer Skies for Future Urban Air Travel
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NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air…
NASA Tests 5G-Based Aviation Network to Boost Air Taxi Connectivity
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NASA engineers are exploring how the technology used in existing cellphone networks could support the next generation of aviation. In…
NASA Intern Took Career from Car Engines to Cockpits
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Some career changes involve small shifts. But for one NASA engineering intern, the leap was much bigger –moving from under…
From Garment Industry to NASA: Meet Systems Engineer Daniel Eng
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As a child in the 1960s, Daniel Eng spent his weekends in New York City’s garment district in Manhattan’s Lower…
NASA Demonstrates New Wildland Fire Airspace Management System
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Editor’s Note: This article was updated March 27, 2025, to reflect the final dates for the testing period. NASA researchers…
NASA Invites Media to View Wildland Fire Technology Flight Test
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NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace…
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NASA Flight Tests Wildland Fire Tech Ahead of Demo
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NASA is collaborating with the wildland fire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting…
NASA Tests Air Traffic Surveillance Technology Using Its Pilatus PC-12 Aircraft
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As air taxis, drones, and other innovative aircraft enter U.S. airspace, systems that communicate an aircraft’s location will be critical…
October Transformer of the Month: Nipa Phojanamongkolkij
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Dr. Nipa Phojanamongkolkij does not always do things the traditional way. As a systems engineer (SE) at Langley Research Center…
NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies
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NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire…
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NASA Autonomous Flight Software Successfully Used in Air Taxi Stand-Ins
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In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over…
ACERO Project Description
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Each year, thousands of wildfires burn millions of acres of forests and grasslands throughout the country, according to the U.S.…
Government and Industry Collaboration Leads to First Air Taxi Delivery
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A new air taxi from the manufacturer Joby Aviation will allow NASA to evaluate how this kind of vehicle could…
NASA Tests Mobile Air Traffic Kit During Wildfire Prevention Operations
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NASA Tests Mobile Air Traffic Kit During Wildfire Prevention Operations
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NASA Uses New Air Taxi Ride Simulator to Test Passenger Comfort
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To create a future where air taxis are a regular form of transportation, passengers need to be comfortable. That’s why…
What is the Vertical Motion Simulator?
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The world’s largest flight simulator for high-fidelity testing of new and experimental aircraft and spacecraft designs Driven by powerful motors…
NASA Research Gathers Key Radar Data for Autonomous Air Cargo Delivery
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When autonomous air taxis and cargo delivery vehicles fly above neighborhoods, safe operations will depend on their ability to detect…
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