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NASA Releases Washington Aeronautics Research Award

Posted on: Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 12:00 CST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Airspace Systems Program, Washington, has awarded approximately $92,000 to Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., for work described in their NASA research announcement proposal entitled "Control-Theoretic Design and Numerical Evaluation of Traffic Flow Management Strategies Under Uncertainty."

The award is designed to foster close collaboration with and to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among researchers at NASA, industry, academia, and other government agencies, in a manner that benefits the nation's aeronautics community.

The Airspace Systems Program conducts cutting-edge research that will enable the Next Generation Air Transportation System. In partnership with the Joint Planning and Development Office, the Airspace Systems Program will help develop the concepts, capabilities and technologies that will lead to the significant enhancements in capacity, efficiency and flexibility needed to meet the nation's airspace and airportal requirements for decades to come.

For more information about NASA research announcements, visit: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ For information about NASA's aeronautics program, visit: http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/ For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/

NASA

CONTACT: J.D. Harrington of NASA Headquarters, Washington,+1-202-358-5241

Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/http://nspires.nasaprs.com/http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/

Source: PRNewswire

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