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T+230: Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
T+230: Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, joins me to talk about Aeronautics at NASA. We talk about how the directorate fits into the agency overall, how they develop its strategic direction, how they choose which projects to take on, how they transfer technology to industry, what they’re working on right now, and what they’ll tackle in the future.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 42 executive producers—Simon, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian and Lars from Agile Space, Matt, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Aegis Trade Law, Fred, Hemant, Dawn Aerospace, Andrew, Harrison, Benjamin, SmallSpark Space Systems, Schultzy, and seven anonymous—and 844 other supporters.TopicsMr. Robert A. Pearce, Associate Administrator | NASAAeronautics Research Mission Directorate | NASAArmstrong Flight Research Center | NASAAmes Research Center | NASAGlenn Research Center | NASALangley Research Center | NASANASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: F-8 Supercritical Wing | NASANASA Helps Create a More Silent Night | NASAQuesst | NASAElectric Propulsion Airplane | NASAAdvanced Air Mobility (AAM) | NASAAirspace Operations and Safety Program | NASAWhat is Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management? | NASASustainable Flight Demonstrator Project | NASAThe ShowLike the show? Support the show!Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.comFollow @WeHaveMECOListen to MECO HeadlinesJoin the Off-Nominal DiscordSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhereSubscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off NewsletterMusic by Max JustusArtwork photo by NASA/Joel Kowsky
Released:
Sep 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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