NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.
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Alternative Jet Fuels Put to the Test
Aviation Experts Hear From Eyewitness to Disaster
Dennis Fitch will never forget the safety lessons he learned one tragic day in July 1989.
Study Investigates Mental Overload in Pilots
Advanced technology could help pilots when they are operating under dangerous levels of stress, fatigue and distraction.
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It Began Because He Was Crazy About Airplanes
On a Saturday in late May in 1958, Roy Harris graduated from Georgia Tech. A Saturday later, he got married. Two Saturdays after that, he and his new bride rented a small trailer, loaded it and drove to Langley. He left the center 40 years later, 10 years ago.
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NASA and Gulfstream Flying in High Def
NASA is partnering with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on a project that could aid visibility for pilots of future supersonic business jets.
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Marking 61 Years of Supersonic Curiosity
Sixty-one years after a sonic boom first rolled across the roof of the high desert in southern California, there are still things yet to be discovered about supersonic flight.
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A Model Internship
Winning an internship contest gave Conor Marr the opportunity to simulate helicopter dynamics at NASA.
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Team to Investigate Launch Failure
The booster carrying NASA's Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (HYBOLT) and Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Re-entry Experiments (SOAREX) had to be destroyed shortly after liftoff Aug. 22.
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NASA Seeks Technologies For Testing During Reduced Gravity Flights
01.29.09 - NASA is looking for new technologies that have potential use in future agency projects.
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Missouri Students To Receive Special Call From Space
01.23.09 - A little bit of the final frontier is coming to Missouri during a live in-flight education downlink from the International Space Station on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
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Space Shuttle Crew Visits Troops On Overseas Trip
01.22.09 - NASA astronauts of the STS-126 space shuttle mission will begin a new journey next week to greet U.S. military personnel serving overseas.
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 "Aug. 22, 2008 Hybolt-Soarex launch")
