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  • The upgraded X-48C version of Boeing's Blending Wing Body subscale research aircraft banks over Rogers Dry Lake near

    X-48 Blended Wing Body Hits 100-Flight Milestone

    11.05.12 - Boeing subscale research aircraft expected to log another 20 flights before flight-test program concludes.

  • NASA's F/A-18B mission support aircraft 852 is pictured flying over the high desert near the Tehachapi Mountains northwest of Mojave, Calif. The aircraft is flying a series of low-supersonic flight profiles during the Farfield Investigation of No Boom Threshold, or FaINT, flight research project at

    NASA Investigates the 'FaINT' Side of Sonic Booms

    10.31.12 - NASA embarks on its latest effort to soften sonic booms as a NASA F/A-18 takes to the air in the Farfield Investigation of No Boom Threshold project.

  • One of aerospace artist Bob McCall's last works was a portrait of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong. Called

    Neil Armstrong Remembered at Gathering of Eagles

    10.16.12 - Famed pilot and astronaut honored posthumously by the Flight Test Historical Foundation with its Eagle Award for his contributions to flight research.

  • A cluster of color fills the sky during the first mass ascension at the 41st annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

    Balloon Fiesta Ascensions Create Cluster of Color

    10.09.12 - NASA Exhibit highlights aeronautics research efforts; former NASA astronaut Mike Mullane details his three shuttle flights at fiesta Discovery Center.

  • Richard T. Whitcomb National Aviation Hall of Fame poster

    Aerodynamicist Wins National Recognition

    12.19.11 - Richard T. Whitcomb, whose legendary NASA research contributions helped make supersonic flight a reality, will join the National Aviation Hall of Fame Oct. 6, 2012.

  • Hot-air balloons of every design and color head skyward during a mass ascension at the 2008 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

    NASA Aeronautics on Exhibit at Balloon Fiesta

    10.04.12 - Visitors can learn about NASA's work to improve the efficiency of the nation's aircraft and aviation systems during the 41st Balloon Fiesta Oct. 6-14.

  • Cover of the Dressing for Altitude Book of a pilot of astronaut wearing a pressure suit.

    NASA Book Reveals the Stunning Science Behind Suits

    10.01.12 - Protecting a pilot or astronaut from sudden changes in pressure requires a suit designed, tested and sewn to perfection.

  • New communications being designed at NASA Glenn will communicate between ground and uav's such as this aircraft.

    Breaking Down Barriers for Unmanned Flight

    09.20.12 - NASA Glenn Research Center is investigating communications systems to help unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operate in American air space.

  • ER-2 arrival at Wallops

    NASA Plane Helps Develop New Science Instruments

    09.17.12 - Over the next few weeks, an ER-2 high altitude research aircraft will take part in the development of two future satellite instruments.

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    Student Ideas for Aviation Wow NASA Audience

    09.07.12 - During Ideas in Flight, college students prove the future for U.S. aviation is promising.

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