J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harrington@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 07-223

NASA ANNOUNCES AERONAUTICS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has
amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit research proposals
that address the "Integration of Advanced Concepts and Vehicles into
the Next Generation Air Transportation System," known as NextGen.

The focus of the research effort is to conduct a study that addresses
the issues associated with deploying new, advanced vehicles by
exploring the tradeoffs among procedures, vehicle characteristics and
overall NextGen performance.

The study constitutes a major undertaking and will support NASA's
entire Aeronautics program portfolio. The effort will establish a
framework for an analysis infrastructure to answer questions
involving the interaction of air traffic management, vehicle, safety
and environmental issues.

Specific evaluation criteria, deadlines and points of contact are
available in the announcement. For this announcement and additional
research topics in other project areas, visit NASA's Research
Opportunities Web site at:

http://nspires.nasaprs.com

For more information about NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission
Directorate, visit:

www.aeronautics.nasa.gov