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Moreover, the vertical flight experiment was performed on the DTR aircraft platform and the flight attitude was stable.

"The primary reason that the space vehicles directorate was selected to carry out this flight experiment for DARPA is our rich history and expertise in each of these technology areas.

"There is a parallel program [at Lockheed Martin] to develop that technology, which is not part of the flight experiment program."

A shuttle middeck flight experiment like VIEW-CPL, according to NASA personnel and space-industry experts, would usually run close to $1 million and take four years to build.

The three-year contribution will fund vertical takeoff and landing research conducted at the university's rotorcraft lab, and high-speed flight experiments up to Mach 8, or 6,000 mph, at the school's hypersonic wind tunnel.

de Groh of the NASA Glenn Research Center will present the keynote address on durability of polymers in the space environment and space flight experiments on the International Space Station.

The 15m high dual sculptures are based on the story of Abu Firnas, a historical figure from the Islamic world who was an early pioneer in flight experiments. "This tour stirred the highest attention from all members of the IDA group.

Elston's other work at the University of Colorado Involved the development of four different unmanned aircraft systems at the Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles while conducting over 300 flight experiments. Fie also co-authored over 70 applications for Certificates of Authorization allowing legal operation of UAS within the national airspace.