Futron Aviation

11/13/2017

Futron Aviation leads risk management for several projects at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. One of those projects, the Cloud and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Flight Model 6 (CERES FM6), is scheduled to launch tomorrow, aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1). CERES data allows scientists to validate models that calculate the effects of clouds in driving planetary heating or cooling.

The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scheduled to launch Nov. 10

10/20/2017

Futron Aviation's risk management support at NASA's Langley Research Center continues under the Technology, Engineering and Aerospace Mission Support 3 contract with Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. (AMA).

NASA has awarded a contract to Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. (AMA), of Hampton, Virginia, for technology research and development, and support of these activities, to help meet evolving NASA mission objectives.

09/19/2017

Futron Aviation has led risk management for NASA Langley Research Center’s Advanced Composites Project (ACP), a member of NASA’s Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC), through ACC Phase 1 and into Phase 2 under the Technology, Engineering and Aerospace Mission Support 2 contract.

Six members joined NASA's Advanced Composites Consortium in 2017, bringing total membership to 13 as the members move toward the second phase of transferring composite technologies to the aviation industry.

04/05/2017

India Construction Safety Equipment Reverse Trade Mission Delegation at the OSHA Training Institute brief by the Director, Mr. Anthony Towey in Chicago, IL

04/05/2017

India Construction Safety Equipment Reverse Trade Mission Delegation at the JLG Training Center in McConnellsburg, PA.

03/15/2017

Attend 's India Construction Safety Equipment RTM Business Briefing on April 3, for opportunities to network with key decision makers in India's Construction Sector.
http://www.cvent.com/events/india-construction-safety-equipment-rtm/event-summary-d065016ef27b4b72bfc1c78561a789cb.aspx

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is hosting a reverse trade mission that will bring nine public and private sector representatives of India's construction work safety industries to the United States, for a one-week visit to familiarize them with U.S. technologies, equipment, standards, regulati...

02/16/2017

Attend 's Indonesia Air Traffic and Security RTM Business Briefing on March 1 in Arlington, VA for opportunities to network and initiate relationships with Key Decision Makers in the Industry from Indonesia.
http://www.cvent.com/events/indonesia-air-traffic-management-and-airport-infrastructure-and-security-reverse-trade-mission/invitation-93cf6aa9d171491f9770a8b464ca0279.aspx

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is hosting a reverse trade mission for 12 high-level representatives from Indonesia’s civil aviation sector seek

02/13/2017

Futron Aviation leads risk management for several projects at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. One of those projects, the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III), is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station, this week. SAGE III will continue and enhance research of ozone and aerosols and their impact on the atmosphere.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/science/dp-nws-nasa-langley-sage-20170206-story.html

Back in the early '70s, scientists discovered that the thin, protective ozone layer in the Earth's upper atmosphere was shrinking.

12/13/2016

Futron's latest publication for The Transportation Research Board's Airport Cooperative Research Program.
Futron's Ken Neubauer was the principal author on this guide book titled: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: A Primer.
http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/173263.aspx

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 144: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at Airports: A Primer provides airports of all sizes with information about unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their potential use and impact on airports. The report includes a glossary of key terms, a bac...

10/12/2016

Ken Neubauer briefing Airport leaders in a workshop at Richmond Executive Airport on ACRP 10-22 project "Improving Stakeholder Engagement in Aircraft Accident Planning"