Environment & Sustainability

Quesst Mission All four of NASA research centers and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works are on a mission to build the X-59 – the first quiet supersonic research aircraft. Stemming from low-boom flight research that had its roots in ASAB for…

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Fostering Ultra Efficient, Low-Emitting Aviation Power (FUELEAP) NASA has supported the development of fuel cell electric power systems for decades, a history dating back to Project Gemini in the 1960s. Continuing the legacy, NASA Langley’s ASAB branch recently led research…

Single-aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with Aft Boundary-Layer Propulsion A key priority for NASA Aeronautics is investing in electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) technologies for their potential to reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and noise for commercial airplanes. Achieving these benefits could be a…

Up until the end of February, a steady flow of ships bound for destinations across the world would pass daily through the Strait of Hormuz. A narrow channel running between Oman and Iran, the waterway serves as the only natural…

PEGASUS In the last decade, airlines have shifted their focus from capturing market share to consolidating operations along the most profitable routes. Airlines have also increased the average load factor of flights and have shifted from under-50 seat regional aircraft…

Plans are afoot to launch large mega-constellations of AI data centers into Earth orbit. That ambition, pursued by multiple space industry leaders, coincides with a warning from scientists of potentially “catastrophic outcomes,” as the likelihood of satellite collisions in orbit…

X-57 Maxwell NASA’s X-57 Maxwell was an all-electric experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate multiple cutting-edge technologies. The goal of the X-57 was to demonstrate that an all-electric airplane can be more efficient, quieter, and more environmentally friendly than airplanes powered…

More Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) Project News Stay up-to-date with the latest news and content from NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) project as it develops technologies and tools for a wide array of subsonic air vehicle…

On-Demand Mobility Ground travel can be a notoriously time-consuming affair. Travel is regularly delayed by traffic during peak travel hours and can be detoured by geography or road availability. In response, we are researching the capability for immediate and flexible…