Feb
23
2018
Posted by the Office of Public Affairs
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Continue Reading Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman - A Pioneer of Aviation
Feb
22
2018
Posted by the Office of Public Affairs
Many of the world’s most famous inventors only produced one major invention that garnered recognition and cemented their prominent status. But Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963), one the country’s most...
Continue Reading Garrett Augustus Morgan- Inventor and Businessman
Feb
21
2018
Posted by the Federal Transit Administration
Rosa Parks remains one of the most recognizable figures of the Civil Rights era after she famously refused to give up her seat on a city bus in 1955. After defying a Montgomery, Alabama ordinance that required African Americans to sit in the back of the bus and comply with requests to move for white passengers, Parks was arrested. Following her arrest, the African American community organized a city-wide bus boycott that lasted close...
Continue Reading From Desegregation to Accessibility: Americans Take 5.3 Billion Bus Trips Each Year
Feb
20
2018
Posted by The Office of Public Affairs
Carmen E. Turner (1930- 1992)
In 1983, Carmen E. Turner made history as the first African-American woman to lead a major...
Feb
14
2018
Posted by The Office of Public Affairs
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Continue Reading The Life of Andrew Beard - From Slave to Inventor
Feb
14
2018
Posted by The Maritime Administration
As a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point ’79), Admiral Buzby understands the benefits of receiving a well-rounded maritime education because of the role that our commercial mariners play in our country’s security and overall economic success. In our global economy driven by trade through seaports, it is vital to educate and train our future maritime leaders. Our nation’s economic growth is dependent on the skills that we teach our mariners who protect our country’s marine borders and protect American interests around the globe.
The U.S. military relies on...
Feb
9
2018
Posted by the U.S. DOT's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
The FAA projects that by 2021, the fleet of hobbyist and commercial remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) will reach 4 million.
However, there are several technical, operational, and regulatory challenges related to integrating routine RPA operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The most prominent obstacle is the inability of an RPA operator to see-and-avoid other aircraft, as required by federal regulations. Approved mitigations for the absence of a see-and-avoid capability, such as a ground-based visual observer or a visual observer onboard a chase aircraft, are not always...
Continue Reading Safely Integrating Drones into the National Airspace
Feb
8
2018
Posted by The Office of Public Affairs
Black History Month celebrates African-Americans’ contributions to American history and development. This month the U.S. Department of Transportation will feature biographies of African American inventors and pioneers whose courage, inspiration and determination helped transform the transportation industry of America.
Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893- February 21, 1961)
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Continue Reading Frederick Jones: National Medal of Technology Recipient
Feb
7
2018
Posted by The Office of Public Relations
Black History Month celebrates African-Americans’ contributions to American history and development. This month the U.S. Department of Transportation will feature biographies of African American inventors and pioneers whose courage, inspiration and determination helped transform the transportation industry of America.
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Feb
5
2018
Posted by Office of Public Affairs
Black History Month celebrates African-Americans’ contributions to American history and development. This month the U.S. Department of Transportation will feature biographies of African American inventors and pioneers whose courage, inspiration and determination helped transform the transportation industry of America.
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