Aviation
2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge
2025-2026 DWU: Middle School Aviation Challenge The NASA Dream with Us: Middle School Aviation Challenge is open to students in grades 6-8 and focuses on integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the agriculture industry. The challenge aims to improve agricultural areas such as crop monitoring, production, resilience to pests and disease, weather, harvest, and other […]
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Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block
Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block Reduced funding for sustainable aviation fuels: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July 2025 significantly reduces federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel that can power aircraft over long distances. Sustainable aviation fuels: These […]
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A brazen attack on air safety is underway — here’s what’s at stake
A brazen attack on air safety is underway — here’s what’s at stake The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public hearing to investigate a mid-air collision over Washington, DC that killed 67 people. The investigation revealed that existing safety rules could have prevented the disaster, but regulators have become hesitant to enforce these […]
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NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forward
NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forward NASA is conducting studies to understand how air taxi motion, vibration, and other factors affect ride comfort for passengers. The agency will provide data gathered from these studies to guide industry design and operational practices for future air taxis. A recent study found a relationship between levels […]
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DIP Workshop Series 2: DIP for Service Providers
DIP Workshop Series 2: DIP for Service Providers DIP Workshop Series 2: DIP for Service Providers – A workshop series that provides insight into DIP development, technology, and assumptions, as well as a forum for engaging with the DIP team to pose questions and provide feedback on proposed designs. The workshop will cover topics related […]
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DIP Workshop Series 1: DIP Architecture and Date Integration Services
DIP Workshop Series 1: DIP Architecture and Date Integration Services DIP Workshop Series 1: DIP Architecture and Date Integration Services – This workshop series aims to provide a deeper dive into the core features being developed by the DIP sub-project under ATM-X, including DIP architecture and data integration services. The workshop will cover topics such […]
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DIP RFI Outbrief Session
DIP RFI Outbrief Session NASA’s Digital Information Platform (DIP) sub-project has received responses to its Request for Information (RFI) from the aviation community, and will be hosting an online information session to brief out on the summary of RFI inputs. The DIP RFI Outbrief Session will take place on August 18, 2021, from 10:00 AM […]
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Digital Information Platform Library
Digital Information Platform Library Preparations for next moonwalk simulations are underway, both on land and underwater, as part of NASA’s Digital Information Platform (DIP) efforts. DIP resources, including scientific papers, industry forum presentations, and videos, are available to the public for those interested in learning more about the technical workings of DIP. NASA is partnering […]
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Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution
Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution The air traffic controller shortage in the US is partly due to long and intense training programs, which have led to a lack of qualified graduates. The Federal Aviation Administration […]
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The Newark airport crisis is about to become everyone’s problem
The Newark airport crisis is about to become everyone’s problem The FAA is struggling to manage the increasing number of flights in American airspace, with nearly 16.8 million flights supervised in 2024. The agency’s air traffic control system, designed in the early 1990s, is functionally obsolete and understaffed, leading to chronic budget constraints and poor […]
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