Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas…
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Stargazers: Giant Telescopes that Build Themselves
Bigger is often better, not just on Earth, but in space. The larger an orbital observatory, the more light it…
Licensing NASA Technology May be the Answer
You don’t have to do it all by yourself. If your project is stumbling over a technical hurdle, needs a…
General Overview: NASA UTM Conference
NASA’s concept for a possible UTM system would safely manage diverse UAS operations in the airspace above buildings and below crewed aircraft operations in suburban and urban areas.
NASA Global Hawk Arrives in Virginia to Begin SHOUT Mission
On August 22, the Global Hawk arrived at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, where it is set to begin a mission designed to help improve hurricane forecasting.
Locata to Serve as Core Technology for NASA’s UAS Research
NASA plans to install LocataNet at its Langley Research Center in Virginia.
Team from West Virginia University wins NASA’s Sample Return Robot Challenge
The Mountaineers of West Virginia University took home $100,000 in prize money after successfully completing Level 2 of NASA’s Sample Return…
Northrop Grumman Flies Open Mission Systems Architecture
Northrop Grumman recently flew an Open Mission Systems architecture on a NASA Global Hawk at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.
NASA Testing System for Routine UAS Flying in National Airspace
NASA is working to find a way for unmanned aircraft to routinely fly in the national airspace. They recently continued testing a system that would make this possible, with flights continuing through July at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.
NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge Set to Begin
Beginning the second week of June, 20 teams will gather for the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge to compete for…
NASA Developing Unmanned Aerial System Traffic Management
NASA is collaborating with several partners to develop this system, with the first build demonstration scheduled for late August.
NASA Co-Hosting UAS Traffic Management Convention in July
Later this summer, NASA will cohost the 2015 Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management Convention: A New Era in Aviation at…
NASA Wraps Up ATTREX Mission
After five years, an unmanned NASA Global Hawk flew its last Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment, or ATTREX, mission in March. Here’s an overview of the mission and what they’ve already learned.
PrecisionHawk Joins NASA Collaboration to Build a Traffic Management System for Drones
PrecisionHawk will work with NASA and other partners to develop a traffic management system for drones. The group will test,…
NASA’s Global Hawks Will Continue to Study Severe Weather this Hurricane Season
While the HS3 mission completed its third and final year in 2014, NOAA will continue to research severe weather using NASA’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft.
NASA Could Be Sending A Submarine to Study Titan’s Methane Seas
NASA’s COMPASS Conceptual Spacecraft Design Team recently completed a design for an autonomous submarine that could be sent to Saturn’s largest moon to explore what’s below its largest northern sea.
NASA’s Ikhana Captures Orion Splashdown
As NASA’s Orion made its way back to Earth from its first test mission, the Ikhana unmanned aircraft system captured its return—making it possible for NASA to stream the parachute deployment and splashdown footage on live television.
