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Supersonic Diving: Quieting the Boom
06.18.09 - Sonic booms are a part of life at Edwards Air Force Base and in surrounding communities, so booms generated on June 11 by two NASA Dryden Flight Research Center F/A-18s went relatively unnoticed.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Flies Over WSTF
06.09.09 - Employees of NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) were inspired to see the Space Shuttle Atlantis circle overhead on Monday, June 1, 2009
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Aviation Safety Takes Center Stage
05.29.09 - At a black-tie event near Washington, NASA researchers were recognized for their contributions to reducing the risk of fatal commercial aircraft accidents.
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With Every Beat, NASA Involved in How the Heart Behaves
05.08.09 - Heart failure -- like structural failure in an aircraft -- is serious business.
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Glenn Engineer Puts a NASA Spin on Baseball
04.06.09 - Tom Benson teaches students the physics of flight by comparing airplanes and rockets to baseball.
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NASA Dryden's Starr Ginn – Engineer, Pilot, Mentor
03.25.09 - NASA engineer Starr Ginn lives an aviation-filled life.
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NASA Model Flies at Air and Space
03.19.09 - A futuristic aircraft model that flew in a NASA wind tunnel is the centerpiece of a newly renovated gallery in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
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Future Helicopters Get SMART
02.25.09 - Helicopters today are considered a loud, bumpy and inefficient mode for day-to-day domestic travel, but NASA research could change that view.
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The Quest: A Silent, Carbonless Airplane
02.19.09 - It's a simple goal, really. A silent airplane that sends no carbon into the atmosphere.
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Alternative Jet Fuels Put to the Test
01.28.09 - NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.