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NASA's role in aeronautics research began through the work of an earlier
organization created just after the start of World War I.
In 1915, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was
formed to help the United States learn everything it could, as fast as
it could, about the science of flight. During the next 40 years, NACA
research contributed to the design of every American aircraft of the
time -- commercial and military. In 1958, NACA was replaced by NASA, and
the new agency inherited a legacy of aeronautics research that had
already contributed significantly to making flight safer and more
efficient.
Today, NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) works to
enhance the state of aeronautics for our nation. We conduct
cutting-edge, fundamental research in traditional aeronautical
disciplines and emerging fields to help transform our nation's air
transportation system, and to support future air and space vehicles.
ARMD addresses research challenges that must be overcome in order to create the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Our work will help find
solutions for increasing the capacity, efficiency, and flexibility of our national air space. At the same time, we conduct research to help address substantial
noise, emissions, efficiency, performance, and safety challenges that must be met in order to design vehicles that can support NextGen.
And, as NASA looks to future challenges in space exploration, we work to
greatly advance our fundamental understanding of key aeronautics
disciplines to make it possible to safely fly through any atmosphere —
our own or that of another planet.
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ARMD dedicates itself to the mastery and intellectual stewardship of the
core competencies of aeronautics for the nation in all flight regimes.
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ARMD focuses research in areas that are appropriate to NASA's unique capabilities.
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ARMD directly addresses the fundamental research needs of the NextGen in partnership with the member agencies of the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO).
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