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NASA Partners with Zipline to Bring Advanced Air Mobility to the U.S.
NASA is partnering with the San Francisco-based drone operator Zipline to help shape the future of advanced air mobility in the United States. 
NASA researchers visit Zipline's test facility in California to learn more about the company’s autonomous drone delivery operations.
NASA researchers visit Zipline's test facility in California to learn more about the company’s autonomous drone delivery operations. (Credit: NASA)

NASA is partnering with the drone operator Zipline as part of its plan to help shape the future of advanced air mobility (AAM) in the U.S. 

The space agency wants to harness Zipline’s experience with autonomous drone deliveries to “pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation that includes delivery drones and air taxis,” the agency said in statement in early August. Zipline is a logistics company based in San Francisco that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones to distribute medical supplies and other goods, particularly to people in remote areas with limited access to retailers and healthcare facilities.