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A brown and yellow platform holding a seat that is raised up in the air is holding one passenger. The passenger is wearing virtual reality goggles and a harness. There is a TV monitor to the right of the monitor showing the words “liftoff” and a second screen behind the passenger.

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NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides

July 13, 2026

No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air…

Mark Johnson, left, interim CEO of UNOS, and John Koelling, director of the Aeronautics Research Directorate at NASA's Langley Research Center, shake hands during a signing ceremony marking an agreement to study drone transport for organs.

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NASA, Organ Sharing Network UNOS to Study Faster Organ Transport

April 22, 2026

Every second counts in the life-saving world of medical transplants. To help address that urgency, NASA’s Langley Research…

An artist’s concept image shows the square, gray rooftop of a hospital building with three concept aircraft sitting on top. One aircraft is painted dark blue, and two are painted with red and white paint schemes. Each aircraft has several unique propellors and wings to showcase that these aircraft can take off and land on short runways or vertically. The words “Century Medical Center” – in red – sit below the rooftop landing pad with several rows of windows underneath. In the background, there are several rows of trees, buildings, and parking garages, to show that this building is inside of a city.

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NASA Investigates How People Respond to Air Taxi Noise

February 20, 2026

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing…