Aeronautics

Pilot Steve Fossett breaks world flight distance record, landing in England, AP“Adventurer Steve Fossett completed the longest nonstop flight in aviation history Saturday, flying 26,389 miles in about 76 hours, […]

Steve Fossett and the GlobalFlyer Depart From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Runway“The Virgin Atlantic Airways GlobalFlyer aircraft took off today from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility, Fla., at […]

Delegates to push NASA’s vision at budget hearing, Daily Press“The president’s NASA budget for fiscal year 2007 is expected to be about $17.9 billion, up from $16.2 billion a year […]

NASA Restructures Aeronautics Research“NASA is returning to long-term investment in cutting-edge fundamental research in traditional aeronautics disciplines,” Porter said. “We are investing in research for the long-term in areas that […]

NASA Names New Aeronautics Associate Administrator“NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today named veteran scientist Lisa J. Porter as associate administrator for the Aeronautics Mission Directorate. She will lead the agency’s aeronautics […]

NASA’s first ‘A’ is still important to U.S. economy , OpEd, The Hill“I urge conferees to embrace the $906.2 million figure for NASA aeronautics research in the 2006 science, state, […]

Deadly Plane Crash In Oklahoma City, KOTV Reader note: “Marta Bohn-Meyer, Chief Engineer at the DFRC was killed in a crash in Oklahoma today. She was practicing for the Aeronautical […]

NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Research Advisory Committee Meetings Cancelled“Tuesday, September 20, 2005, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, September 19, […]

Sen. Allen loses fight for NASA funding, Daily Press“The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which oversees NASA, said Allen’s plan to avoid a 6 percent cut in aeronautics funding […]

NASA Internal Memo From J. Victor Lebacqz Regarding Aeronautics Personnel Changes“Yesterday I learned that, because of the respect the new people have for all of you as we have been […]