| | February 22, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-009 NASA Virtual Aviation Showcase to Highlight Transformative Innovation
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Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA�??s imaginAviation, a free, virtual event focusing on how the agency transforms research innovations into new possibilities for aviation for the benefit of humanity. Sessions run from Tuesday, Feb. 28, to Thursday, March 2. A full agenda for the workshop is online. Registered members will have access to view presentations about NASA�??s efforts to transform aviation in ways that increase sustainability and air transportation options, as well as gain insight into technologies in development by NASA and its partners. Speakers include: - NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana
- Robert Pearce, associate administrator, NASA�??s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)
- Barbara Esker, assistant deputy association administrator for Missions, ARMD
- Robbie Cabral, inventor
- Trisha Pesiri, former Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller and wildland fire survivor
Sessions will cover some of NASA�??s high-priority missions and projects, including sustainable aviation and the Quesst mission, which seeks to enable quiet supersonic flight over land using its experimental X-59 aircraft for testing. NASA�??s Advanced Air Mobility efforts to develop new air transportation systems for people and cargo in underserved areas are another topic on the agenda. NASA�??s imaginAviation is presented by the agency�??s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program. For more information on the event or to register, visit: https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/imaginAviation/ -end- |