Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Aerospace Design and StructuresAerospace structures showed diverse advancesLessening blast effects in closed spacesHarnessing solar power via microwaveOrion module undergoes acoustic testingDesign progress on many frontsIncorporating uncertainties in aircraft designAerospace SciencesCollaborating for quiet flightResearch stays strong for aero measurementsUnderstanding aerodynamics for small, large craftLaunch vehicles get commercial pushAtmospheric vehicles tilt toward ‘going green’Characterizing engine ice, solving a GPS mysteryA new challenge set for CFDGround tests: An eye to modernizingBig strides in air controlNew digital meshing, computational tools unveiledProgress on motion cueing, flutter suppressionPlasma research operating on many frontsThermophysics advances in many areasAircraft Technology, Integration and OperationsTrainer makers compete; many aircraft take first flightsFAA finalizes rules for small dronesFAA reaches NextGen, unmanned air milestonesExpanding reach, capabilities of balloon systemsThe changing face of flight testingLarge deposit of helium gas found in TanzaniaInformation SystemsAn intriguing year for communications satellitesMachine learning, quantum computing speed aheadProgress on avoidance, guidance and displaysAI system defeats expert human pilotPropulsion and EnergySolar power stars in Juno misson; nuclear work progressesA year of designing, testing electric propulsionNew contracts, tech advances mark year in turbine enginesProgress seen in tech underlying high-speed flightSeveral hybrid rocket technologies hit advanced test stagesSafety enhancements aboundFocusing on rocket reusability, propellant efficiencyExploring space for nuclear fuelsImproving efficiency and fuel ignitionSolid propellants make civil, military contributions2020 Olympics seen as clean energy testSpace and MissilesTesting the waters under the sea, on a volcanoExperiments progress on thermophysical propertiesGlobal tensions spur missile advancesDiverse efforts target living in spaceSmall steps made toward humans settling in spaceSpace logistics providers find their wayCommercial partners are expanding access to spaceAnother year of advances for tethers communityReusable vehicles come to forefrontMilitary truck program offers lessonsTesting resource utilization