{"id":583600,"date":"2023-12-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=feature&p=583600"},"modified":"2024-01-08T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T01:14:30","slug":"nasa-aeronautics-highlights-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-aeronautics-highlights-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Aeronautics Highlights for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-intro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container minh-tablet color-mode-dark hds-cover-wrapper bg-carbon-black hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-intro\"><div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-left-3 padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-content z-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-content-inner margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hds-feature-intro-heading display-120 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">NASA Aeronautics in 2023<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\">In 2023, NASA advanced aviation technologies to improve passenger experiences, stimulate U.S. economic growth, and create a future of cleaner, quieter, and safer skies — all while working to support the U.S. goal of reaching net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.<br><br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-feature-intro-label label color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/airport-large-copy-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Airplane outside it's gate at the airport.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=240&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 240w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=768&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=819&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 819w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=1229&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1229w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=320&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 320w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=480&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 480w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=720&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202105170001\/NHQ202105170001~large.jpg?w=960&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-hero-quote-name text-uppercase heading-12 margin-bottom-1\">Bill nelson<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-hero-quote-title padding-0 margin-0 line-height-sm\">NASA Administrator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet-lg hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 display-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md font-weight-extrabold line-height-heading-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\">X-66 Introduced<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-top-2 padding-0 margin-bottom-4 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Under a Funded Space Act Agreement, NASA and Boeing in 2023 began collaborating to build, test, and fly the X-66, a full-scale demonstrator aircraft intended to validate new fuel-efficient designs and green technologies aimed at lowering emissions for future single-aisle airliners. The X-66 represents a key step in helping the United States achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/green-aviation-tech-more-news\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More About Sustainable Aviation                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about X-66 Introduced<\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist concept shows a mid-sized airliner with a long, skinny wing held up by braces flying through a cloudy sky.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 88% 22%; object-position: 88% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x-66-in-sky-updated.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\">X-59: Assembly Complete<\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Assembly of the Quesst mission’s X-59 supersonic aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in California was completed during 2023 with the installation of its jet engine, tail, and lower empennage. The aircraft was powered up, tested, and painted in anticipation of its official public debut and planned first flight in 2024.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/quesst_mark_reveal_hangar_short_850.gif?w=850\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An animated gif of an artist illustration of the X-59 inside a hangar with the new Quesst mark above it.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\">aeronautics research mission<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Quesst Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Quesst is the name of NASA Aeronautics' mission to help take the first step toward enabling commercial, faster-than-sound air travel over land. The centerpiece of the mission is NASA's X-59 research aircraft. The experimental supersonic jet is designed with technology that reduces the loudness of a sonic boom to a gentle thump. NASA will fly the X-59 over select U.S. communities and take surveys to record what people think of the quieter sonic thumps. The human response data will be delivered to U.S. and international regulators, who will consider setting new rules that allow supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/quesst\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Stay up to date at the Quesst mission page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist illustration of the X-59 in flight over water and land.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 12% 85%; object-position: 12% 85%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?resize=300,176 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?resize=768,449 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?resize=1024,599 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?resize=400,234 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?resize=600,351 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x59_flying_004-gray-nose-aug.jpg?resize=900,527 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An illustration of the X-59 in flight.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Lockheed Martin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-left bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\">Drones & Fires<\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">NASA began the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project during 2023. Through ACERO, NASA is using drones and advanced aviation communication technologies to improve wildland fire management operations. ACERO began collaboration with other parts of NASA, other government agencies, the scientific community, and commercial industries on developing a concept of operations that enables the safe use of drones in airspace restricted for operations around wildland fires.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA researchers test a mobile air traffic kit for remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 37% 3%; object-position: 37% 3%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=900,675 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Tests Mobile Air Traffic Kit During Wildfire Prevention Operations<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\">aeronautics research mission<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Advanced Air Mobility Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">NASA\u2019s\u00a0Advanced Air Mobility\u00a0(AAM) mission will transform our communities by bringing the movement of people and goods off the ground, on demand, and into the sky.\u00a0This air transportation system of the future will include low-altitude passenger transport, cargo delivery, and public service capabilities. NASA is delivering data to guide the industry's development of electric air taxis and drones and to assist the Federal Aviation Administration in safely integrating these vehicles into the national airspace. This will set the stage for a flourishing industry by 2030.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/aam\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Stay up to date at the AAM mission page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Advanced Air Mobility, with its many vehicle concepts and potential uses in both local and intraregional applications, is shown\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg 3949w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aam-final-w-faa-vertiport.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Advanced Air Mobility, with its many vehicle concepts and potential uses in both local and intraregional applications, is shown in this illustration.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Lillian Gipson, Kyle Jenkins<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet-lg hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 display-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md font-weight-extrabold line-height-heading-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Unveiling a New Look<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-top-2 padding-0 margin-bottom-4 color-spacesuit-white-important\">During 2023, GE Aerospace and magniX revealed the paint schemes for the hybrid electric aircraft  — a Saab 340B and DeHavilland "Dash 7," respectively — they will fly as part of NASA's Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-industry-partners-unveil-hybrid-electric-aircraft-paint-schemes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More About the Project                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about Unveiling a New Look<\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist illustration of the GE and magniX aircraft in flight in blue skies with white clouds.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 99% 0%; object-position: 99% 0%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg 5377w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=768,486 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=1024,648 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=1536,972 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=2048,1296 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=400,253 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=600,380 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=900,570 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=1200,759 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/epfd-feature-large.jpg?resize=2000,1266 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-scrapbook-gallery bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-y-8 desktop:padding-y-15 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-scrapbook-gallery\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-scrapbook-inner grid-container padding-0 grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-scrapbook-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-scrapbook-heading hds-scrapbook-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"color-spacesuit-white display-48\">Aeronautics Research Contributions from NASA’s Field Centers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item hds-scrapbook-item-entry slide-2\" key=\"2\" style=\"animation-delay: 2300ms\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-inner\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"NASA's Digital Information Platform's Collaborative Digital Departure Reroute tools are displayed at the Southwest Airlines Network Operations Control in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 31, 2022.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" show_caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-content\"><h2 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white\">Ames Research Center in California<\/h2><p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">NASA signed agreements with five major U.S. airlines to continue developing decision-making tools designed to identify opportunities for more efficient air traffic management. One of these tools saved more than 24,000 pounds (10,886 kilograms) of jet fuel in 2022 for flights departing from two major international airports. Using this machine-learning tool and others, flight coordinators were able to reduce delays and save fuel.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item hds-scrapbook-item-entry slide-3\" key=\"3\" style=\"animation-delay: 3100ms\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-inner\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Flight Dynamics Research Facility under construction.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" show_caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/380812106-714694144031075-6657874166890785022-n-1.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-content\"><h2 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white\">Langley Research Center in Virginia<\/h2><p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Construction continued in 2023 at Langley on NASA\u2019s new Flight Dynamics Research Facility, which replaces the center\u2019s historic Vertical Spin Tunnel and the 8-foot Wind Tunnel that reside on nearby Langley Air Force Base. The facility, NASA\u2019s first new wind tunnel in 40 years, will give researchers a new vertical wind tunnel to conduct work that supports diverse NASA missions including aeronautics, space exploration, and science.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item hds-scrapbook-item-entry slide-4\" key=\"4\" style=\"animation-delay: 3900ms\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-inner\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A view of NASA Glenn\u2019s new Aerospace Communications Facility in the evening.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" show_caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/grc-2023-c-07614-1.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-content\"><h2 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white\">Glenn Research Center in Cleveland<\/h2><p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">Glenn in 2023 opened the brand-new Aerospace Communications Facility. The cutting-edge building is host to 25 research laboratories and other advanced facilities doing research and development on advanced radio frequencies and optical communication technologies.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item hds-scrapbook-item-entry slide-5\" key=\"5\" style=\"animation-delay: 4700ms\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-inner\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Large jet flying overhead with white contrails from engines\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" show_caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dscn0215.jpg?resize=900,507 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-scrapbook-item-content\"><h2 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white\">Armstrong Flight Research Center in California<\/h2><p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">NASA and Boeing teamed up in 2023 to study the use of sustainable aviation fuels \u2013 greener alternatives to standard jet fuel used by airplanes \u2013 using NASA\u2019s Armstrong-based DC-8 Flying Laboratory and Boeing\u2019s ecoDemonstrator aircraft. The ecoDemonstrator conducted test flights switching between tanks filled either with 100-percent sustainable aviation fuel or a low-sulfur version of conventional jet fuel. NASA\u2019s DC-8 aircraft followed behind, measuring emissions and contrail ice formation created by each type of fuel. Other collaborators for the flight campaign included GE Aerospace, the German Aerospace Center, the Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, and many other contributors.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>;\n\t\t<\/div>;\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-story minh-tablet bg-carbon-black flex-column position-relative hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-story\">\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-column padding-y-9 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-widescreen margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-0 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center heading-12 text-uppercase z-400 color-spacesuit-white\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-right-1\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 500 500\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 500 500;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M490.4,19.2c-27.5,0-55,0-82.5,0c-43.4,0-86.7,0-130.1,0c-36.7,0-73.3,0-110,0c-43.4,0-86.7,0-130.1,0 c-8.6,0-17.1,0-25.7,0c-0.5,0-1.1,0-1.7,0c0,0.6-0.1,1-0.1,1.5c0,74.2,0,148.4,0,222.6c0,79,0,158,0,237c0,0.2,0,0.4,0,0.6 c-0.1,0-0.3-0.1-0.3-0.1c0-0.4,0-0.8,0-1.2c0-153.6,0-307.1,0-460.7c159.7,0,319.3,0,479,0C489.5,18.9,489.9,19.1,490.4,19.2z\"><\/path> <g> <path d=\"M243.5,1.4C108,4.8-2.5,117.7,1.4,257.4C5.2,391.1,115.8,501,254.5,498.6c135.9-2.4,245.1-113.6,244.1-250.8 C497.2,108.9,382.9-2,243.5,1.4z M249.9,473.7c-122.8,0-222.5-99.1-223.6-221.6c-1.1-124.5,99-224.7,221.4-225.9 c124.3-1.2,224.9,98.6,226.1,221.5C474.9,373.1,373.5,473.9,249.9,473.7z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M384.2,205.3c-32.8,0.1-65.5,0.1-98.3,0.2c-3.1,0-3.9-0.6-4.8-3.6c-2.1-6.9-4.2-13.7-6.3-20.6 c-7.7-24.9-15.3-49.9-23-74.8c-0.5-1.8-1.1-3.5-1.8-5.5c-0.2,0.6-0.4,0.9-0.4,1.1c-10.2,33.1-20.3,66.3-30.5,99.4 c-1,3.3-1.7,3.9-5.3,3.9c-10.8,0-21.5,0-32.3-0.1c-14.2,0-28.4-0.1-42.6-0.1c-8.4,0-16.7,0-25.6,0c0.9,0.7,1.4,1.1,1.9,1.5 c26.6,20.3,53.3,40.5,79.9,60.8c2.2,1.7,2.6,2.9,1.8,5.5c-9.1,29.1-18.1,58.2-27.2,87.3c-1.4,4.5-2.8,9-4.2,13.7 c0.6-0.4,1-0.6,1.3-0.9c26.6-20.4,53.1-40.8,79.7-61.1c3.1-2.4,3.8-2.4,6.9,0c26.5,20.3,53,40.7,79.5,61c0.4,0.3,0.8,0.5,1.5,1 c-0.3-1-0.4-1.6-0.6-2.2c-10.2-32.7-20.4-65.5-30.5-98.2c-1.1-3.5-0.8-4.3,2.1-6.6c26.1-19.8,52.1-39.6,78.2-59.5 c0.9-0.7,1.8-1.4,3.1-2.4C385.5,205.3,384.8,205.3,384.2,205.3z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Featured Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-widescreen width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-0 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 color-spacesuit-white-important\">NASA’s New 3D-Printed Superalloy Can Take the Heat<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg color-spacesuit-white-important\">NASA has demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D printable high-temperature materials that could lead to stronger, more durable parts for airplanes…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-new-3d-printed-superalloy-can-take-the-heat\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">Read the Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/grc-2023-c-02309.jpg?w=640\" ><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\">system-wide safety project<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">NASA Concludes Technical Challenge<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">NASA completed a significant research milestone towards achieving an In-Time Aviation Safety Management System in a future airspace safety system designed to prevent safety risks in the future National Airspace System. New airspace safety capabilities were developed as part of this milestone such as machine-learning predictive modelling tools, human performance studies, data analysis tools, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/aosp\/sws\/nasa-concludes-significant-technical-challenge-in-time-terminal-area-risk-management\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Read the Full Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Image of a city showing connecting lines laying on top.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=300,155 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=768,397 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=1024,530 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=1536,795 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=2048,1059 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=400,207 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=600,310 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=900,466 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=1200,621 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/sws-tech-image.jpg?resize=2000,1035 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s System-Wide Safety project is working towards achieving NASA\u2019s vision for safe, efficient skies.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Busakorn Pongparnit<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-video bg-carbon-black padding-y-8 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-video\">\t<div class=\"grid-container-widescreen grid-container padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-featured-videos-video-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-40 margin-0 margin-bottom-2\">nasa’s year-end report<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-36 color-spacesuit-white margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2\">NASA Details Top Stories for 2023<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"color-carbon-20 p-sm margin-bottom-3\">In 2023, as NASA pushed the limits of exploration for the benefit of humanity, the agency celebrated astronaut Frank Rubio becoming the first American astronaut to spend more than one year in space; delivered samples from an asteroid to Earth; sent a spacecraft to study a metal-rich asteroid for the first time; launched multiple initiatives to share climate data; advanced developments in sustainable aircraft; all while continuing preparations to send the first Artemis astronauts to the Moon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/breaking-records-returning-asteroid-samples-among-nasas-big-2023\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead the Full Story Here                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 desktop:padding-left-5 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-featured-videos-video-player\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQWespzOtzI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=Live High-Definition Views from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-outro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-dark bg-carbon-black padding-y-5 padding-x-4 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-outro\"><div class=\"hds-feature-outro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-grid grid-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content-inner width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-feature-outro-heading line-height-md heading-22 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\">Future of Aeronautics: Transforming Aviation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">As we look forward over the next few years, at one end of the spectrum there will be iconic flight experiments that will demonstrate the viability of our vision for the transformation of 21st century aviation. And on the other end of the spectrum, groundbreaking new concepts and discoveries will fuel an even bolder vision of what is possible. 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