The article explains that "advances in design and analysis techniques may yield more efficient aerodynamic shapes, and may include airframe structures whose shapes can be changed in flight." (Renshaw) design of this magnitude would be essential to the reduction of environmental pollutants
On February 21, 2003 the Washington Post reported that, NASA engineers at Langley Research Center in Virginia expressed frustration during and shortly after the space shuttle Columbia's disastrous flight that the space agency failed to investigate thoroughly whether a debris strike during the shuttle's launch might lead to a disastrous landing, according to a series of e-mails disclosed for the first time today." (Smith) At the present time the NASA space shuttle program has been grounded, pending the investigation behind the loss of the space shuttle Columbia
It helps helicopter pilots hold a stationary hover and fixed-winged aircraft pilots maintain horizontal flight -- all without total dependence on the vestibular system, the instrument panel, and other visual inputs. (Weibusch) This new product will play a pivotal role in aiding pilots for years to come