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NASA pushes for a green jetliner
L.A. Times ^ | 11/26/10 | W.J. Hennigan

Posted on 11/26/2010 3:05:12 PM PST by Nachum

They might be best known for space travel, but the folks at NASA are determined to shape the future of commercial aviation.

The agency says airliners need to be quieter, greener and more fuel-efficient.

To attain those goals, NASA handed out nearly $6 million in contracts this week to two defense industry giants: Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp.

NASA’s goal is to develop technology that would enable future aircraft to burn 50% less fuel than current models, cut harmful emissions in half and shrink the geographic areas affected by obnoxious airport noise by 83%.

The agency hopes to develop concepts for airliners that could go into service by 2025.

Engineers from Lockheed’s famed-Skunkworks defense enclave in Palmdale won about $3 million to develop the concept. Northrop engineers, working out of the company’s space park in El Segundo, were given $2.65 million.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


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And this has to WHAT to do with SPACE TRAVEL?

Idiots

1 posted on 11/26/2010 3:05:20 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com/


2 posted on 11/26/2010 3:06:36 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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The agency says airliners need to be quieter, greener and more fuel-efficient.

And built by mooslimbs.

3 posted on 11/26/2010 3:07:34 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Nachum

This is NASA’s most important mission. Aside from Muslim outreach of course...


4 posted on 11/26/2010 3:07:37 PM PST by AndrewB (FUBO)
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To: Nachum

Once proud agency reduced to doing the green hustle.


5 posted on 11/26/2010 3:08:07 PM PST by steelyourfaith (ObamaCare Death Panels: a Final Solution to the looming Social Security crisis ?)
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To: Nachum
NASA pushes for a green jetliner

And this has to WHAT to do with SPACE TRAVEL?

Idiots


Probably has something to do with the first A in NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6 posted on 11/26/2010 3:08:51 PM PST by aruanan
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To: Nachum

That’s going to take one huge rubber band or a bunch of solar panels.


7 posted on 11/26/2010 3:09:05 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: AndrewB

No surprise here. Just one more of Obama’s henchmen at work. Quieter jet engines so we can better hear when the Muslim fanatics blow up their bombs on board.


8 posted on 11/26/2010 3:09:14 PM PST by CdMGuy
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To: Nachum

Push NASA for green rockets! No CO2 output!


9 posted on 11/26/2010 3:10:50 PM PST by tired1 (Federalize the Fed)
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To: Nachum

10 posted on 11/26/2010 3:11:06 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Nachum

"Hyah! Giddup! Over to yonder 757, boys!"
11 posted on 11/26/2010 3:11:06 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Nachum

Good Lord save us from these Nitwits!


12 posted on 11/26/2010 3:12:27 PM PST by screaminsunshine (Americanism vs Communism)
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To: aruanan

I’ve asked the same thing: they’re in FREAKIN OUTER SPACE, YOU MORONS! Maybe Odumbo cutting funding for NASA was a good thing after all.


13 posted on 11/26/2010 3:12:53 PM PST by max americana
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To: Texas Eagle
Don't forget the squirrel cage rotor engines..
14 posted on 11/26/2010 3:13:36 PM PST by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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To: aruanan

As of January 5, 2009, the NASA mission statement is
“To explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can.”

July 2010 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stated that his “foremost” mission as the head of America’s space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_purpose_of_NASA


15 posted on 11/26/2010 3:15:05 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum
What a total bunch of crap and more wasted money.

Just as an aside, I was reading an article that suggest that China's mega-size windmill farms are causing climate change by taking out significant kinetic atmospheric energy from the ecosystem.
In this case mega-size means 200,000 square Kilometers of land covered with windmills.

These amateurs are dangerous and insane, since the propagate policy without any established technological and/or valid, outcome neutral scientific authority!

16 posted on 11/26/2010 3:15:16 PM PST by J Edgar
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To: American Constitutionalist

NASA scientist test-flying prototype Green Airliner.
17 posted on 11/26/2010 3:16:10 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Nachum

What did they do with the real NASA people?


18 posted on 11/26/2010 3:17:18 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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Fired them. :(


19 posted on 11/26/2010 3:18:30 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

“harmful emissions”?

Now there’s a centrally-mandated presmise, if ever I saw one.


20 posted on 11/26/2010 3:18:49 PM PST by Christian Engineer Mass
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