The core research at the McNAIR Aerospace Center is in the following four areas: Composites, Combustion, Predictive Maintenance, and Unmanned Vehicles. Collaboration is also done with many of the centers and labs in the College of Engineering.
A recent paper from NASA and industry experts representing airlines/operators, vehicle manufacturers, electric infrastructure companies, aviation technology companies, and sustainable transportation thought leaders, suggests that the local airport you may not have even known existed will soon be a catalyst for change in how you travel.
The NASA Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC), a public-private partnership, seeks to develop and transition technology that will enable a reduction in the time required to develop and certify new aircraft structures that utilize advanced composite materials.
The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is a nonprofit research, graduate education, and outreach institute located in Hampton, VA. It was created in 2002 by NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC).
NIA collaborates with NASA, other government agencies and laboratories, universities, and industry to conduct leading-edge research and technology development in space exploration, aeronautics, and science. In addition, NIA offers a broad, multi-university graduate education program and award-winning outreach.