NASA Ames Aerospace Systems Directorate Research
NASA Ames Aerospace Systems Directorate Research

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-07-10

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781722654450

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The Aerospace Systems Directorate is one of four research directorates at the NASA Ames Research Center. The Directorate conducts research and technology development for advanced aircraft and aircraft systems in intelligent computational systems and human-machine systems for aeronautics and space. The Directorate manages research and aircraft technology development projects, and operates and maintains major wind tunnels and flight simulation facilities. The Aerospace Systems Directorate's research and technology as it relates to NASA agency goals and specific strategic thrusts are discussed. Albers, James A. Ames Research Center...

The Limits of Expertise
The Limits of Expertise

Author: Dr Loukia D Loukopoulos

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 140948498X

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The Limits of Expertise reports a study of the 19 major U.S. airline accidents from 1991-2000 in which the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found crew error to be a causal factor. Each accident is reported in a separate chapter that examines events and crew actions and explores the cognitive processes in play at each step.

Under Desert Skies
Under Desert Skies

Author: Melissa L. Sevigny

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2016-02-25

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1941451047

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"The book tells the story of how an upstart planetary laboratory in Tucson, the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL), would help create the field of planetary science, breaking free from traditional astronomical techniques to embrace a wide range of disciplines necessary to study planets"--Provided by publisher.