As NASA inspires the world through discovery in a new era of innovation and exploration, NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are working together to advance research, educational opportunities, and workforce development to enable the next generation of aerospace breakthroughs.<\/p>\n
The collaborative work will happen through a Space Act Agreement NASA Langley and Embry-Riddle signed during a ceremony held Thursday at NASA Langley. The agreement will leverage NASA Langley\u2019s aerospace expertise and Embry-Riddle\u2019s specialized educational programs and research to drive innovation in aerospace, research, education, and technology, while simultaneously developing a highly skilled workforce for the future of space exploration and advanced air mobility.<\/p>\n
Dr. Trina Marsh Dyal, NASA Langley\u2019s acting center director, and Dr. Jeremy Ernst, vice president for Research and Doctoral Programs at Embry-Riddle, presided over the ceremony.<\/p>\n
\u201cNASA Langley values opportunities to partner with colleges and universities on research and technology demonstrations that lay the foundation for tomorrow\u2019s innovations,\u201d said Dyal. \u201cThese collaborations play an essential role in advancing aeronautics, space exploration, and science initiatives that benefit NASA, industry, academia, and the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to forging a formal partnership between NASA Langley and Embry-Riddle, the agreement lays the framework to support Embry-Riddle\u2019s development of an Augmented Reality tool by using NASA sensor technology and data. Augmented Reality uses computer-generated elements to enhance a user\u2019s real-world environment and can help users better visualize data. Incorporating model and lunar landing data from Navigation Doppler Lidar<\/a>, a technology developed at NASA Langley, this tool will enhance visualization and training for entry, descent, and landing, and deorbit, descent, and landing systems \u2014 advancing our capabilities for future Moon and Mars missions.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we work to push the boundaries of what is possible and solve the complexities of a sustained human presence on the lunar surface and Mars, this partnership with Embry-Riddle will not only support NASA\u2019s exploration goals but will also ensure the future workforce is equipped to maintain our nation\u2019s aerospace leadership,\u201d Dyal said.<\/p>\n Embry-Riddle educates more than 30,000 students through its residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, and through online programs offered by its \u201cWe are thrilled that this partnership with NASA Langley is making it possible for our faculty, students, and staff to engage with NASA talent and collaborate on cutting-edge aerospace applications and technology,\u201d said Ernst. \u201cThis partnership also presents an incredible opportunity for our students to augment direct research experiences,\u00a0enhancing career\u00a0readiness as they prepare to take on the aerospace challenges of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n NASA is committed to partnering with a wide variety of domestic and international partners, in academia, industry, and across the government, to successfully accomplish its diverse missions, including NASA\u2019s Artemis campaign which will return astronauts to the Moon and help pave the way for future human missions to Mars.<\/p>\n For more information on programs at NASA Langley, visit:<\/p>\n
Worldwide Campus, which counts more than 100 locations across the globe, including a site at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.<\/p>\n