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THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON MAY 1, 2025(Added Advanced Air Vehicles Program Fellowship Opportunities.) This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)…

Jeremy Johnson laces his black, steel-toed boots and zips up his dark blue flight suit. Having just finished a pre-flight…

NASA and Boeing are currently evaluating an updated approach to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project that would focus on…

NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into…

NASA’s C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed…

When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data –but if those…

When young minds come together to test their knowledge and creativity in technology and innovation, the results are truly inspiring.…

In February, NASA’s ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data…

After supporting the center’s research missions for more than a decade, NASA’s S-3B Viking aircraft is moving on from NASA’s…

Thomas Ozoroski, a researcher at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, takes icing accretion measurements in October 2024 as part…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA designed temporary floorboards for the MD-90 aircraft to use while it is transformed into…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. The team behind NASA’s X-59 completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the…

Editor’s Note: This article was updated March 27, 2025, to reflect the final dates for the testing period. NASA researchers…

In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs. But…

NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace…

Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a…

Shortly after dawn on March 27, 2001, NASA pilot Bill Rieke took off from an airfield just outside of Phoenix…

NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our…

To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the organization that ultimately became NASA, the agency released a new collection of videos…

John Boyd, known to many as Jack and whose career spanned more than seven decades in a multitude of roles…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft has cleared electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems will work…

Great ideas, and the talent and passion that bring them to life, can be found anywhere. In that spirit, NASA’s…

NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine…

With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative…

NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing.…

NASA is collaborating with the wildland fire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting…

As air taxis, drones, and other innovative aircraft enter U.S. airspace, systems that communicate an aircraft’s location will be critical…

President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for…

Elton W. Miller, chief of aerodynamics at what is now NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, stands in the…