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Unmanned Systems

NASA Signs 17 Space Act Agreements for Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

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NASA Signs 17 Space Act Agreements for Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge

NASA signed Space Act Agreements with 17 companies as part of its UAM Grand Challenge project, including Bell and Boeing. (NASA)

Seventeen companies have signed Space Act Agreements with NASA to participate in the agency’s first Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge, a series of technology demonstrations meant to test the readiness of vehicles and systems intended for use in low-altitude, urban airspace. Joby Aviation was the only company selected to provide a vehicle to fly in the initial event, termed the Grand Challenge Developmental Test (GC-DT) by NASA, set to take place later this year. GC-DT is meant as a preparatory…

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