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Aeronautics Innovation Act

Introduced: June 4, 2019 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aeronautics Innovation Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.

NASA shall establish 

  • a low-boom supersonic aircraft program or project to demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies to reduce sonic boom noise levels,
  • a subsonic flight program of flight technology demonstrations that use existing aircraft and multiple large-scale X-Plane demonstrator to demonstrate aircraft vehicle and propulsion concepts and technologies,
  • advanced structures, materials, and manufacturing program; and
  • the 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative to ensure that it possesses the infrastructure capabilities and tools necessary to conduct flight demonstration projects across the range of NASA aeronautics interests.
What's happening now June 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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