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NASA aeronautics has made decades of contributions to aviation.
Aviation generates more than $400 billion in direct economic activity,
supports more than 650,000 jobs and accommodates more than 600 million
passengers every year in the United States.
Aeronautics research at NASA is organized under the Aeronautics Research
Mission Directorate, or ARMD. Its four research programs and testing
facility program work to improve our national air transportation system
by developing "green aviation" solutions. We start at the fundamental
level by asking the basic questions first—"How do we do this?" "What
will happen if we do this?" "How do we measure this?" "What's a more
environmentally friendly way to do this?"
Nearly every aircraft today has a NASA-supported technology on board
that helps the vehicle fly more safely and efficiently.
With world-class federal, industry and academic partners, we are
creating the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen. Our
work will help find solutions for increasing the capacity, efficiency
and flexibility of our national air space, and to help address
substantial noise, emissions, efficiency, performance, and safety
challenges.
Aeronautics research takes place at four NASA centers: NASA Ames
Research Center, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, NASA Glenn Research
Center and NASA Langley Research Center.
+ Read Green Aviation Fact Sheet
+ Read Materials from 2010 Green Aviation Summit
+ View "NASA Aeronautics 50th Anniversary Timeline" Poster
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