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NASA is conducting research into Advanced Air Mobility to facilitate low-altitude passenger transport, cargo delivery, and public service capabilities, including this air taxi testing at Langley Research Center in Hampton.
The Future of Regional Air Travel in Virginia
Virginia’s transportation network faces congestion issues that come with population growth, and air travel is no exception.
The AUKUS security partnership includes an agreement for the Royal Australian Navy to purchase five Virginia-class submarines, like the USS Hawaii, from the United States.
A Security Boost in Hampton Roads
A trilateral security partnership to share technology and military resources is poised to benefit the Hampton Roads economy and Virginia’s defense ecosystem. The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom formalized the AUKUS partnership in 2021.
Intelligence and National Security Innovation Acceleration Campus, Albemarle County
University Partnerships Accelerate Innovation in Albemarle County
On 462 acres in Albemarle County, a plot of land along U.S. Route 29 adjacent to a federal intelligence hotspot is the latest addition to a growing cluster of industries coming to define the Charlottesville area.
From the Shore to the Stars: A Conversation With Maj. Gen. Ted Mercer
Maj. Gen. Ted Mercer is the new CEO and executive director of Virginia Space, the owner and operator of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), collocated at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Denbigh High School Aviation Academy, Newport News
Training Mission: Denbigh High School Aviation Academy
Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy is a Top-Flight Launch Pad for Rising Talent Attitude Equals Altitude That’s the philosophy at Denbigh High School’s Aviation Academy in Newport News in Hampton Roads, a nationally recognized STEM site designed to put no limits on how high students can soar.
Virginia's Place in Space: A Conversation with Dale Nash
Dale Nash is CEO and executive director of Virginia Space, the owner and operator of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), at Wallops Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
SpaceX Capsule Testing NASA Langley
Lowering the (Sonic) Boom at NASA's Langley Research Center
On a bright, early morning in the Mojave Desert in November 2021, test pilot Nils Larson will climb into a 97-foot-long airplane resembling something out of “Star Wars.” The nose, from tip to the single-seat cockpit, will be as long as the rest of the aircraft.
NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Accomack County
Opening the Final Frontier at the Wallops Flight Facility
On a chilly, cloud-streaked day in February, a 133-foot-tall rocket sat on a launchpad, venting steam from its liquid oxygen tanks. With the Atlantic Ocean tumbling against a beach just a stone's throw away, a flight director counted down to liftoff.
