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In October 2020 we flight-tested an air traffic management digital data communications tool known as Tailored Arrival Manager. TAM is designed to detect a potential problem and generate an efficient new course for the airplane to follow. #2020WrapUp

Last month our Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign began a flight-test series to conduct analysis of vehicle characteristics, heliports, vertiports, and more. The National Campaign will eventually test vehicles and airspace providers. #2020WrapUp

As part of the verification & validation process, the all-electric cruise motors to be used on the X-57 began several rounds of tests in June 2020. Lessons learned from these tests will help to set airworthiness standards for electric aircraft. #2020WrapUp

In May 2020 the Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations kicked-off at @NASAAmes. The team will design, in the most useful and usable ways possible, tools and operations for emergency response efforts using drones. #2020WrapUp

As interest in the potential of urban air mobility exploded around the world, it became clear to everyone there was much broader interest in services that could benefit everyone–not just those who live in a big cities. #2020WrapUp

Your state and county board of elections made your safety their priority during the 2020 general election, with PPE available at every voting site. No reported clusters of COVID-19 were tied to voting sites. More: #2020WrapUp🎁 #YourVoteCountsNC

In August 2020 the X-59's F414-GE-100 engine arrived at @NASAArmstrong. The engine will power the aircraft on missions to gather data on how the public reacts to quieter sonic booms, all in an effort to enable commercial supersonic flight. #2020WrapUp

My 5 fav ML people @ Twitter: 👌 @amitness for ML coding/tools tips 👌 @chipro for in-depth ML-in-practice blogs 👌 @eugeneyan for applied ML paper summaries 👌 @lak_gcp for big data & ML on GCP 👌 @sh_reya for making-ML-work-in-real-life threads #2020WrapUp #FollowFriday

Advanced designs that will propel our first all-electric X-plane, the X-57, underwent wind tunnel testing at @NASA_Langley in November 2020. These tests were conducted to gather valuable operational and performance data for flight conditions. #2020WrapUp

To be sure the X-59’s design will perform within expected noise limits, we're working closely with @LockheedMartin to create a large database of computational fluid dynamics simulations to verify the aircraft’s supersonic performance. #2020WrapUp

Last fall our researchers worked with @BoeingAirplanes to wire 200+ microphones to the outside of a 787-10 Dreamliner. The study observed how total aircraft noise is affected by the placement and interaction of jet engines with the airframe. #2020WrapUp

Last summer, researchers @NASAAmes ran unmanned aircraft systems flight tests to investigate the feasibility of Time-Based Conformance Monitoring. TBCM would continuously evaluate the times required for aircraft to maintain flight trajectories. #2020WrapUp

Our Pilot Breathing Assessment program was completed in October 2020. This data collection is key to explaining the rising number of physiological challenges flyers experienced in the cockpits of U.S. Navy & U.S. Air Force jets since 2010. #2020WrapUp

"NASA has impressed the nation with our resilience during the pandemic. We made history with a U.S. commercial partner, furthered aeronautics research, and joined in the fight against COVID-19." –@JimBridenstine 📹 #2020WrapUp:

With confidence in a bright future for the aviation community, this year our aeronautical innovators persevered in their mission to explore advances in atmospheric flight despite a global pandemic that had a devastating impact on the industry. #2020WrapUp

In April 2020, ground testing on our first all-electric X-plane–the X-57–successfully demonstrated the aircraft’s ability to transmit its telemetry signal, allowing our team the capability to track mission-critical data during flight. #2020WrapUp

In April 2020 our Systems Integration and Operationalization demo activities took place, helping facilitate industry wide progress toward routine commercial unmanned aircraft operations. #2020WrapUp #2020WrapUp

2020 has been quite the year, and we're so grateful for all of our wonderful authors! Céline Carayon won the 2020 Gilbert Chinard Prize from @thesfhs for her book "Eloquence Embodied", from the OI and our press partner @uncpressblog! #2020wrapup

An unprecedented number of you planned to vote by mail during the 2020 general election.  To ensure you could do so safely and efficiently, we launched an online absentee ballot request portal in September. More: #2020WrapUp🎁 #YourVoteCountsNC

Researchers @NASAAmes developed AR software to make info about autonomous vehicles more widely available, allowing people on the ground to be aware of the operations of unmanned vehicles that will increasingly populate our skies. #2020WrapUp