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CONCEPTION The Terrorist Attacks Of September The 11th caused the Transportation Security Administration to dramatically increase security measures. These increases also increased the time passengers had to spend at the airport before making it onto a flight. After the tourism industry rebounded from the recession caused by the attacks, the increase in traffic further increased the strain on the system. NASA and the FAA saw in General Aviation , the cure to the aviation industries problems. With more than 3,400 small airports in the U.S. alone, a large amount of traffic could be diverted from Mass Transit airline travel, to private, small aircraft General Aviation . See the picture on the right for NASA 's view of the future. With new technologies proposed by NASA and new logistics, systems and infrastructure developed by the FAA, the idea was born. PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY A poor safety record, low capacity, and Weather complications were seen as the greatest barrier of the SATS program. As such, research was proposed by NASA for the following four areas:
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