NASA Digest, Vol 40, Issue 14

September 30, 2016  MEDIA ADVISORY M16-114 NASA TV to Broadcast Hispanic Heritage Event, Aspira con NASA / Aspire with NASA   Diana Trujillo, mission lead for NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Credits: NASA   Former NASA astronaut José Hernández Credits: NASA NASA will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the agency's headquarters in Washington Tuesday, Oct. 4, with stories of aspiration, inspiration and exploration. Aspira con NASA / Aspire with NASA will highlight the contributions of Hispanics to NASA's mission and their incredible personal stories. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website at 10 a.m. EDT.    Opening remarks will be given by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Krista Paquin, associate administrator for NASA Headquarters Mission Support. The program will feature guest speakers Diana Trujillo, mission lead for Mars Curiosity Rover, and former NASA astronaut José Hernández. Aspira con NASA / Aspire with NASA is being hosted by NASA's Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Alliance (HOLA) and the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Division (EODM). For information about the event, contact Jerry Rengel at jerry.a.rengel@nasa.gov. For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

September 30, 2016  RELEASE 16-099 NASA, France to Collaborate on Aircraft Noise Research   Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, signed an agreement on Sept. 27, 2016, with Bruno Sainjon, president and chief executive officer of the French Aerospace Lab (ONERA) to cooperate in aircraft noise research during a bilateral meeting held in conjunction with the seventh annual International Forum for Aviation Research Summit. Credits: NASA/Garvey McIntosh During bilateral meetings in Daejeon, South Korea, NASA and France's Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA) signed an agreement Tuesday to collaborate on research that focuses on mitigating the effects of civil air transportation noise.  "Noise is a major issue affecting not only the aviation community, but citizens around the world that live near active airports," said Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. "This agreement with ONERA establishes a partnership in the area of mitigating of aircraft noise research to create a synergistic effect that just can't be achieved when working alone." Under the agreement, NASA and ONERA will work together to advance technology in the areas of aircraft noise prediction and understanding human response to aircraft noise through validation of models using advanced measurement methods and comprehensive data sets.  The agreement creates a forum through which both agencies can share technical knowledge and data in order to independently improve their own capabilities with the overall objective of mitigating the effects of civil air transportation noise. This research complements the work currently being performed by NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. For more information about NASA's aeronautics research, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/aero