NASA is collaborating with Boeing on a project to improve the sustainability of aircraft design, as part of its efforts to reduce fuel consumption. The $1.15 billion project aims to build and test a more fuel-efficient version of the Boeing 737, which currently accounts for nearly half of all domestic flights in the US.
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Feb
Feb
In December, NASA conducted a crash test to simulate a less positive outcome of an eVTOL flight, and the results did not reflect well on the reliability of the vehicle or the accuracy of the preliminary simulations.
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Jan
NASA’s new type of rocket engine, the Rotary Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), once considered impossible, could revolutionize space exploration. NASA engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, in partnership with IN Space LLC, have made a significant advancement in rocket engine technology that could transform the way we explore deep space, according to NASA.
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Jan
Jan
The US space agency has given money to fund a new concept that could, according to its proponents, cut the time it takes to travel to Mars by around a fifth.
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May
May
NASA is working hard to develop a quiet supersonic jet and an electric aircraft as part of the X-plane series. NASA’s X-57 Maxwell and X-59 QueSST aircraft are getting closer to their first test flights after completing ground tests.
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Mar
Mar
Because of the extreme conditions on the planet, only one probe has lasted more than an hour or two on Venus. A new concept suggests that the body structure of the stingray may hold the key to discovering the body.