General Advanced Air Mobility
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTERMOFFETT FIELD, CA, 94035, USA

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    Sources Sought NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) is seeking information from public, private, and academic organizations regarding potential partnership strategies and future research to enable Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). AAM refers to safe, sustainable, affordable, and accessible aviation for transformational local and intraregional missions. It includes on-demand passenger-carrying flights, cargo logistics, disaster response, medevac, and inter-city passenger transport. NASA aims to develop aircraft, airspace, and infrastructure system and architecture requirements to enable sustainable and scalable medium density advanced air mobility operations. The agency is looking for input on various priority topics related to AAM, including the overall approach to the National Campaign Series, aircraft systems and subsystems, airspace systems and subsystems, and infrastructure necessary for AAM advancement. Potential collaborators interested in enabling AAM are invited to submit responses to the request for information.

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    Naomi Castillo-Velasquez
    (650) 604-3421
    Naomi.Castillo-Velasquez@nasa.gov
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