X-Press Archives
The X-Press newsletter is intended for NASA Armstrong employees and retirees and members of the general public.
The center newsletter was first published on Feb. 25, 1955, as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station News. The first official X-Press newsletter was published on April 22, 1955. Although the frequency and format has changed through the years, the commitment to reporting the center’s research has not.
For more information, call or email Jay Levine, X-Press editor, at 661-276-3459 or Jay.Levine-1@nasa.gov, or write to P.O. Box 273, MS 1422, Edwards, CA 93523.
2023
June 2023 – X-57 Contributions
March 2023 – Into the Storm
February 2023 – Catching a Wave
January 2023 – Accessible Travel
2022
November/December 2022 – Artemis I Inspires
October 2022 – Sensational SOFIA
August/September 2022 – Final Flight
May 2022 – Sustainable Aviation
April 2022 – ER-2 Mission Ready
February 2022 – Heavy Lifting
January 2022 – Seeing Shock Waves
2021
December 2021 – James Webb Telescope Launches
November 2021 – X-59 is Coming Together
October 2021 – 75 Years of Excellence
September 2021 – Center Marks 75 Years
September 2021 Interactive Edition – Center Marks 75 Years
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June 2021 – New Aircraft Proposed
May 2021 – X-56B Begins New Flight Series
April 2021 – Columbia Landed Here in 1981
April 2021 EP PDF – Mars Rover Delivered
April 2021 EP Interactive Edition – Mars Rover Delivered
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March 2021 – Perserverance Successfully Lands on Mars
February 2021 – Armstrong Assists with Orion
January 2021 – DC-8 Returns to Flight
2020
December 2020 EP pdf – X-59 Assembly Team Marks Wing Milestone
December 2020 EP Interactive Edition – X-59 Assembly Team Marks Wing Milestone
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December 2020 – SCHAMROQ is Prepping the Tools for Supersonic Research
November 2020 – SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Areas of the Moon
October 2020 – UAS Could Deliver Vital Organs, Blood
September 2020 – X-59: NASA Marks Progress on Newest X-plane
September 2020 EP Interactive Edition – NASA Assists in Developing COVID-19 Solutions
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September 2020 EP pdf – NASA Teams up with Antelope Valley Task Force
August 2020 – Perseverance Rover is on its Way
July 2020 – X-57 Future Wing, Cruise Motors Advance
June 2020 – We Knew Him When – Pilots Recall Going to School With Robert Behnken
May 2020 – Mars Airplane – Sam Maximizes NASA Armstrong Internship
April 2020 – Lending a Hand – Center Assists Community COVID-19 Response
March 2020 – The Telework Bunch
January 2020 – X-59 – New Experimental Jet Cleared for Final Assembly
2019
December 2019 – Shock Sensing Probe
November 2019 – Flight Opportunities is Enabling Landing Technology
September 2019 – X-57 Wing Tests Complete
August 2019 – Launch Abort System Test Near Flawless
June 2019 – Collier Trophy – Armstrong Part of Team That Won Aviation’s Biggest Prize
May 2019 – Molecule is Found – Long Search for the Universe’s First Type of Molecule is Over
April 2019 – What’s It Like Nils?
March 2019 – NASA, Center Budgets Solid
February 2019 – Shockwave Interaction
2018
December 2018 – Virgin Galactic Delivers
November 2018 – Taking the Boom out of Sonic Boom
October 2018 – AA-2 Effort Wrapping Up
September 2018 – X-56A is on Target
August 2018 – Pilots Assist with Wildfires
July 2018 – Armstrong Assists on AA-2
May 2018 – Can You Hear Me Now?
April 2018 – Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 on Target
March 2018 – Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator Advances
February 2018 – Tests Begin on X-57 Motors
January 2018 – Flight Proves New Tech
2017
November 2017 – SNC Lands Success
October 2017 – Supersonic Flight at 70
July 2017 – F-18 Bringing the Boom to Florida
June 2017 – SOFIA Leads to Black Hole Discovery
May 2017 – Twistable, Flexible Wing Flaps Work
April 2017 – FOSS – System Could be Valuable to a Number of Varied Industries
March 2017 – Smooth Flow – Research Begins on Laminar Flow Concept
February 2017 – Dream Chaser Spacecraft Arrives for Testing and Flight Tests
January 2017 – Grand Success – Armstrong Employees Achieved Much in 2016
2016
December 2016 – Armstrong Contributions – Bolden Thanks Armstrong Employees for Dedication
November 2016 – Eye of the Hurricane – Global Hawk Observed Matthew During NOAA Mission
October 2016 – Armstrong 70th Anniversary
August 2016 – Tecnam Delivered – Aircraft That Will Become X-57 is Now in California
July 2016 – New X-Plane – Distributed Electric Aircraft Named X-57
June 2016 – NASA Social – Supersonic and UAV Research Highlighted
May 2016 – AfriSAR: NASA Science Mission Measures Changes in the Gabon Environment
March 2016 – Sonic Boom Probe Flies
February 2016 – New Experimental Airplane! Electric Propulsion Sceptor to Fly in 2 Years
January 2016 – 2015: NASA Armstrong Advanced Aeronautics, Science and Technology Through Flight
2015
December 2015 – UP Launches Technology
November 2015 – Two First Flights Aced – Subscale Glider Flies
June 2015 – First Mars Airplane? – Innovation Could Lead to Flier in 2022-24
April 2015 – Second Mutt Makes First Flight
April 2015 – Celebrating 100 Years of the NACA
2014
December 2014 – ORION Advances
November 2014 – ACTE Takes Flight
August 2014 – System Fit Check is a Success – Towed Glider Closing in on Research Flight
July 2014 – Legendary test pilot William “Bill” Dana honored by friends and family at event
June 2014 – Legends live on: Neil A. Armstrong and Hugh L. Dryden honored
March 2014 – Tribute to Neil A. Armstrong and Hugh L. Dryden
January 2014 – Dryden busy in 2014
2013
December 2013 – UAS: A big future is in store for these aircraft
November 2013 – SLS system evaluated
October 2013 – Stellar SOFIA (HTML)
September 2013 – We will miss you, Gordo
July 2013 – UP reaches altitude record
May 2013 – X-48 program complete
April 2013 – Asteroid mission targeted
March 2013 – ACCESS studies contrails
February 2013 – Tomorrow’s tech today
January 2013 – Smart controls save fuel
2012
December 2012 – Snow and ice science
November 2012 – Studying FaINT sound
September 2012 – Global Hawks to fly HS3
July 2012 – Collision avoidance system works
June 2012 – DC-8 flies DC3 mission
May 2012 – Special Deliveries: Shuttle ferry flights
May 2012 – Dryden organizers showcase center at first NASA Social
April 2012 – Flying the future
February 2012 – Snow study resumes
January 2012 – Dryden employees contributed to key missions in 2011
2011
September 2011 – Shuttle Tribute
