Aerospace Research Central

2024

By Ketan AjaniNovember 30, 2024

November 30, 2024

2024 Year In Review

Aerospace Design and Structures

Aerospace Design and Structures

Aeronautics-centered structural adaptivity shares the stage with extraterrestrial and transitional solutions

Aerospace Design and Structures

New designs and technologies shaping the future of aviation and space exploration

Aerospace Design and Structures

Innovations in design and test for the new space frontier

Aerospace Design and Structures

Advances in analytical and computational processes improve vehicle optimization

Aerospace Design and Structures

Advances seen in high-temperature ceramic matric composites and in hypervelocity impact test facilities

Aerospace Design and Structures

On-orbit demonstrations and ground tests push technology forward

Aerospace Design and Structures

A groundbreaking year for uncertainty quantification

Aerospace Design and Structures

A year of new dynamic tests and facilities

Aerospace Design and Structures

Breakthroughs noted in space debris propagation, aircraft vulnerability and high-speed X-ray imaging

Aerospace Design and Structures

Modernizing acquisition through digital engineering and AI

Aerospace Sciences

Aerospace Sciences

Advancing the next generation of quiet flight

Aerospace Sciences

Advances in high-speed optical diagnostics help characterize airflows from subsonic to hypersonic speeds

Aerospace Sciences

From micro-vortex generators to supersonic parachute dynamics, researchers glean deeper insights

Aerospace Sciences

New takeoff and landing capabilities headline a momentous year

Aerospace Sciences

Measuring, simulating, predicting and controlling fluid motion

Aerospace Sciences

Testing spans flow speed extremes

Aerospace Sciences

Sounding rocket launches, new public models and data highlight progress

Aerospace Sciences

Moon shadows and lunar far side samples headline the year

Aerospace Sciences

Powerful new capabilities emerge across the community

Aerospace Sciences

Complementary ground and flight tests advance next-generation hypersonic vehicle materials

Aerospace Sciences

Plasma and laser innovations for flight control

Aerospace Sciences

Enabling groundbreaking missions

Aerospace Sciences

With more sophisticated tools, researchers study configurations and operations for future aircraft

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

With first flights, companies push the range of vehicle and market types

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

FAA authorizes simultaneous beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flights, and other breakthroughs

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Low and slow to high and fast marks flight tests

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Scientific balloons reach new heights

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Developing parachute systems and simulating fluid-structure interactions

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Pushing the envelope on electric aircraft technologies

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Aircraft operations experience record traffic and renewed emphasis on safety

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Focus increases on electric and autonomous aircraft technologies

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Largest airship since Hindenburg begins test flights, other ventures progress toward commercialization

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Leveraging past vertical-lift technology for today’s aircraft

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Hypersonic flight tests get democratized

Information Systems

Propulsion and Energy

Propulsion and Energy

Engine industry retains eco-focus as it expands capacity for air travel

Propulsion and Energy

Powering missions to Earth’s moon and other planetary moons

Propulsion and Energy

High-speed air-breathing propulsion pushes the limits of Mach numbers

Propulsion and Energy

Updated standards for explosive devices and other breakthroughs

Propulsion and Energy

A year of sustained growth and learning about electric thrusters

Propulsion and Energy

A year of firsts in liquid propulsion

Propulsion and Energy

Lean, green, self-consuming flying machines: Hybrid rockets soar to new heights

Propulsion and Energy

Making strides in hybrid powertrain technology

Propulsion and Energy

Interest grows in nuclear propulsion for deep-space transportation

Propulsion and Energy

Rotating detonation designs make progress on multiple continents

Propulsion and Energy

Solid rocket motors support growing number of rocket launches and missile tests

Propulsion and Energy

Advances reported in detonation-based systems and solid-fuel scramjets

Propulsion and Energy

Adopting ammonia fuel for marine vessels and pushing toward wider use of liquid hydrogen fuel

Space and Missiles

Space and Missiles

A Mars analog mission concludes, NASA’s spacesuit challenges continue

Space and Missiles

Embarking on a new decade of space exploration research

Space and Missiles

Widespread reusability starts to become a reality

Space and Missiles

Missile defense industry takes steps to meet modern demands

Space and Missiles

Number of small satellite launches continues to grow, with no end in sight

Space and Missiles

Commerce spreads in low-Earth orbit as government agencies set their sights higher

Space and Missiles

Expanding the final frontier with robots

Space and Missiles

Navigating challenges and fueling growth in space logistics capabilities

Space and Missiles

Tests and technology development push in-situ resource utilization forward

Space and Missiles

Progress toward making future space communities possible

Space and Missiles

Technology for satellites and human spaceflight advances, as commitments to mitigating space debris strengthen

Space and Missiles

Researchers refine tether technologies for commercial use

Space and Missiles

Record pace continues in space launch

Space and Missiles

Missile defense, hypersonics and high-energy lasers versus drones

Aerospace Outreach

Aerospace Outreach

Olympics pay tribute to first hot air balloon flight, industry events call for preserving space artifacts

Aerospace Outreach

Drone deliveries, high-speed aircraft and human spaceflight captivate the public

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