Sec. 402. Aeronautics research goals
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The Administrator shall ensure that NASA maintains a strong aeronautics research portfolio ranging from fundamental research through integrated systems research with specific research goals, including the following: NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall— address research needs of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), including the ability of the National Airspace System to handle up to 3 times the current travel demand by 2025 and safely integrate the operations of autonomous vehicles; and identify critical gaps in technology which must be bridged to enable the Federal Aviation Administration to implement NextGen so that safety and productivity improvements can be achieved as soon as possible.
Such Directorate shall consider and pursue concepts to reduce noise, emissions, and fuel consumption while maintaining high safety standards, and conduct research related to the impact of alternative fuels on the safety, reliability, and maintainability of current and new air vehicles. Such Directorate shall proactively address safety challenges associated with current and new air vehicles and with operations in the Nation’s current and future air transportation system. Such Directorate shall mature the most promising technologies to the point at which they can be demonstrated in a relevant environment and shall integrate individual components and technologies as appropriate to ensure that they perform in an integrated manner as well as they do when operated individually.