Farnborough Airshow
NASA Touches Down At Farnborough: Agency To Spotlight Work In Sustainable Aviation And Partnership With GE
Images sent back from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope last week not only stunned the world visually; they changed the way humans think about the universe. But not every paradigm-shifting NASA project takes place so far away. Much closer to home, the agency is doing groundbreaking and essential work on more sustainable aviation, working with partners like GE to develop quieter, safer and more efficient technologies that promise to change the future of commercial air travel.
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Hot Science: NASA And GE Research Venus Project Could Aid Aviation, Energy Industries
An atmosphere composed almost entirely of carbon dioxide. Clouds made of sulfuric acid. Daytime highs reaching 880 degrees. Let’s face it, a trip to Venus isn’t for the faint of heart. And yet the second planet from the sun has suddenly become the object of renewed interest, with two NASA missions announced this summer and a third by the European Space Agency.