NASA Now: Air Traffic Management

Posted on Apr 11, 2011 10:32:19 AM | John Entwistle | 1 Comments |

In this episode of NASA Now, you’ll meet aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, who is helping NASA solve this complex problem. Learn why there is no perfectly designed system and all technological solutions have trade-offs, such as safety, cost or efficiency. Learn about the types of conflicts aircraft encounter and how engineers use trade-offs to come up with the best overall solution.

Link to the NES Virtual Campus home page.

NASA Now Minute: Air Traffic Management

Tags : High School Students, NASA Now, NES Lesson-Smart Skies: Line Up With Math

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1 On Jun 29, 2011 07:37:35 PM guest added a comment on your blog post.

Great job, I love the hockey puck analogy.

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