Abstract: In the past few years, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) has introduced and updated a “New Blueprint for Transforming Global Aviation†. This blueprint consists of six NASA Aeronautics Research Strategic Thrusts — “The updated vision is designed to ensure that through NASA’s aeronautical research the United States will maintain its leadership in the sky and sustain aviation so that it remains a key economic driver and c…