Tag Archives: Aeronautics
NASA and Cafe Announce Green Aircraft Challenge
The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation today announced the Green Flight Challenge.
NASA Names College Winners In Supersonic Design Contest
Eight college students have summer jobs at NASA this year, thanks to their participation in a contest to design a supersonic airliner.
NASA Research to Help Aircraft Avoid Ocean Storms, Turbulence
NASA is funding the development of a prototype system to provide aircraft with updates about severe storms and turbulence as they fly across remote ocean regions.
NASA Awards Contract for Aerospace Testing Support
NASA has selected Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., to receive a follow-on contract for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance, or ATOM, at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif.
NASA Awards Contract for Airspace Concept Evaluation System
NASA has selected the Raytheon Company of Waltham, Mass., to receive an Airspace Concept Evaluation System, or ACES, follow-on contract valued at $29 million.
NASA Shares Collier Trophy Award for Aviation Safety Technologies
For the second year in a row, NASA is part of a team chosen to receive one of the most prestigious awards in aviation.
NASA Names Winners in High School Supersonic Research Contest
Airplanes shaped like huge darts and rocket ships ? that's what the future of supersonic passenger travel may look like, according to a number of high school students.
NASA Announces 2009 Aeronautics Scholarship Recipients
NASA has selected 25 graduate and undergraduate students to receive the agency's Aeronautics Scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year.
NASA Dryden Director Kevin Petersen to Retire in April
Kevin L. Petersen, director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, announced he plans to retire from NASA effective April 3.
NASA and Air Force Designate National Hypersonic Science Centers
NASA and the United States Air Force have designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers.
