abstract:The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is a non-profit research and graduate education institute headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, near NASA's Langley Research Center. NIA's mission is to conduct leading-edge aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies for the nation and help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
The GermanAerospaceCenter, the MaxPlanck Institute forSolar SystemResearch, the Italianspace Agencyand the Italian NationalAstrophysicalInstitutearepart ofthemission's team.