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Engage with NASA Ames Experts at Oshkosh 2022

July 27, 2022

Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport near Oshkosh, Wisconsin to attend the world’s largest airshow and fly-in. Full report from NASA: Read More

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NASA’s VIPER Prototype Motors Through Moon-like Obstacle Course

July 26, 2022

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) prototype recently endured the most realistic tests to-date of its ability to drive through the most difficult terrain during its mission to the Moon’s South Pole. Full report from NASA: Read More

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NASA Vertiport Research Takes Flight

July 21, 2022

NASA’s Langley Research Center iand the agency’s Ames Research Center completed a series of HDV tests that marked the first Level-1 milestone for AAM, a significant step toward the future or urban flight. Full report from NASA: Read More

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Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Test Provides Important Data

July 21, 2022

Before NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft can take to the skies, plenty of testing needs to happen to ensure a safe first flight. One part of this safety check is to analyze data collected for the X-59’s flight control system through low-speed wind tunnel tests. Full report from NASA: Read More

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Hang Out with NASA at Oshkosh 2022

July 20, 2022

Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport near Oshkosh, Wisconsin to attend the world’s largest airshow and fly-in – including NASA’s aeronautical innovators. Full report from NASA: Read More

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NASA Replans CLPS Delivery of VIPER to 2024 to Reduce Risk

July 18, 2022

NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative allows rapid acquisition of lunar delivery services from American companies for payloads that advance capabilities for science, exploration or commercial development of the Moon. Full report from NASA: Read More

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Building the Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility

July 18, 2022

Small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, or air ambulance providing lifesaving transportation – these are just some of the concepts NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission is helping get into our skies. For these aircraft to safely operate, cities, suburbs, and rural areas will need new or enhanced infrastructure. Full report from NASA:…

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NASA-Supported Advanced Laser Communications CubeSat Readies for Launch

July 11, 2022

A small CubeSat carrying laser communications technology is readying for launch. The first of two sequential demonstrations in NASA’s CubeSat Infrared CrosslinK (CLICK) series, CLICK A aims to demonstrate low-cost, one-way optical communications via a downlink to a ground station using commercially available components and one three-unit CubeSat. Full report from NASA: Read More

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Follow CAPSTONE’s Four-Month Journey to the Moon in Real Time

July 8, 2022

NASA invites the public to follow CAPSTONE’s journey live. You can virtually ride along with the CubeSat with a simulated view of our solar system using NASA’s Eyes orrery – a digital model of the solar system – using NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System interactive real-time 3D data visualization. Full report from NASA: Read…

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Tiny Dust Could Yield Big Answers Under Webb Telescope’s Gaze

July 7, 2022

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is preparing to deliver fantastic new images of faraway worlds and galaxies, but it’ll also give us an unprecedented look at a tiny component of our universe: space dust. One category of dust could shed new light on some big processes, like the way stars and galaxies form and evolve.…

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