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We’re hiring our next Director of Research Services at NASA Langley Research Center! You'll coordinate flight, simulation research, and development activities to help advance our ability to fly from point to point on demand. Learn more and apply by 9/25: go.nasa.gov/3OS6QGs
Imagine heading #BacktoSchool and instead of a bus, you're picked up by a flying vehicle.🚁
This will be an option in the not-too-distant future! In fact, there are many innovative concepts being worked on right now by NASA Aeronautics that will impact the future of aerospace.
Starting with the testing of airfoils in the 1920s, NASA Langley is home to over a century of aeronautics research, wind tunnel testing, innovative aircraft, and more.
Learn how flight research took off at Langley: go.nasa.gov/47RN4nd #NationalAviationDay
There’s major change brewing in aviation to achieve net-zero aviation carbon emissions by 2050. In this #NationalAviationDay editorial by NASA Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy (retired USAF officer+pilot), she explains how sustainable aviation is possible. go.nasa.gov/3qGaM4X
It's #NationalAviationDay today, but at Langley, we celebrate the first 'A' in NASA year round ✈️
From Advanced Air Mobility to sustainable aviation to the Quesst mission, we're working to make air travel faster, safer, and more sustainable.
Learn how: go.nasa.gov/3sinYNO
Our next X-Plane is underway! ✈️🍃 Recently, The Boeing Company flew an MD-90 airplane to its facility in Palmdale, CA, where conversion to the X-66A experimental aircraft will begin. Key modifications will include replacing its wings with a new thinner+longer pair. go.nasa.gov/3YUIDnz
July 2023 was the hottest month on record, according to our global temperature analysis. Overall, July was 0.43°F (0.24°C) warmer than any other July in NASA Earth's record, and it's likely due to human activity. Details: go.nasa.gov/3OTWMh7
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Are you captivated by Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons? Engrave your name on NASA's NASA Europa Clipper and #SendYourName on a 1.8-billion-mile journey with the Europa Clipper to explore the icy moon!
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We’re hiring the next Director of our Engineering Directorate NASA Langley Research Center! You'll lead a team of engineers whose innovations continue to help make aviation more sustainable and push the envelope of what’s technically possible! Learn more & apply by 8/23: go.nasa.gov/3DMHmoI