NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that…
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NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space
NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its first…
NASA Pilots Add Perspective to Research
NASA research pilots are experts on how to achieve the right flight-test conditions for experiments and…
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, which launched in April 2024, and deployed its reflective sail in…
NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as…
NASA Astronauts, Leadership Visit Children’s Hospital, Cancer Moonshot Event
NASA astronauts, scientists, and researchers, and leadership from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) met…
NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora
In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a…
Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission
NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in…
NASA’s Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission
NASA’s TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft — the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3)…
NASA Ames Welcomes Latvian President, Talks Aeronautics Research
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs observes simulated visuals of an airport and its air traffic, consisting…