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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A Glenn specialist places their hand on a turbofan model while providing information to a visitor at EAA AirVenture.NASA Glenn Research Center’s Frank Kaufhold discuses next-generation technologies for turbofan engines with the public during EAA AirVenture. Credit: NASA/Andrew Carlsen  The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics, and NASA’s Glenn Research Center helped bring that message to thousands of people at major airshows in Wisconsin and Ohio this summer. 

In July, NASA Glenn subject matter experts and outreach professionals landed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to participate in EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. Thousands of aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin to attend the event.

Under the large NASA tent, staff shared information on both agencywide and center-specific projects, missions, and technology. NASA Glenn employees also assisted NASA Administrator Bill Nelson through tours and presentations.  

NASA employee, left, talks with the NASA administrator, right, while standing behind a white plane model. People are walking around in the background.NASA Glenn Research Center’s Amber Waid, left, discusses the wing-like shape of the truss of the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during EAA AirVenture. Credit: NASA/Andrew Carlsen  Over Labor Day weekend, NASA Glenn’s experts traveled down the road to the Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport. A main attraction, NASA Glenn’s newest aircraft — the Pilatus PC-12 — garnered enthusiasm from visitors who met NASA’s aircrew and learned about how this aircraft helps test innovative communications technology.

Two interns stand behind a table at the edge of a tent and interact with guests. Several other people wait to go inside the tent filled with interactive technology.NASA Glenn Research Center interns Nikhita Kalluri, left, and Divya Nagireddy share fun facts about NASA and aviation with guests at the Cleveland National Air Show. Credit: NASA  Inside the NASA tent, guests experienced virtual reality simulators, watched wind tunnel demonstrations, and learned about Quesst, NASA’s mission to make quiet, faster-than-sound air travel a reality.   

A NASA Glenn pilot stands in front of a large plane and answers questions from visitors at the Cleveland National Air Show.NASA Glenn Research Center’s research pilot James Demers talks with guests about airplanes and flight research at the Cleveland National Air Show. Credit: NASA  Return to Newsletter

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NASA Glenn Attends Air Shows in Cleveland and Michigan