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NASA PC-12 Aircraft Makes Move to Support Flight Research Across Agency
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A NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft will now be based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in order…

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NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition
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Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 24, 2026, to update the finalists list. NASA has selected seven student teams as finalists in the…

March 24, 2026
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NASA’s X-59 Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Makes Second Flight 
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NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made its second flight on Friday, kicking off a series of dozens of test flights in 2026.  Although the flight duration was abbreviated due…

March 20, 2026
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NASA Simulations Improve Artemis II Launch Environment
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Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA…

March 20, 2026
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NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights
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Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 20, 2026, to reflect a new time for the news conference and…

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NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16
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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled…

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ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated March 6)
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THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON MARCH 6, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to…

March 6, 2026
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NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission
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Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance…

February 27, 2026
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NASA Investigates How People Respond to Air Taxi Noise
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New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…

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Award-Winning NASA Camera Revolutionizes How We See the Invisible
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Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how…

February 19, 2026
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NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management
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High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is…

February 17, 2026
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NASA Aims to Advance Hypersonic Flight Testing with New Awards 
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While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an…

January 30, 2026
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NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful Test 
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To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.…

January 26, 2026
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NASA Chase Aircraft Ensures X-59’s Safety in Flight 
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As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft continues a series of flight tests over the California high desert in 2026, its pilot will…

January 20, 2026
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NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security 
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Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The…

January 16, 2026
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NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research
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Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…

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NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings 
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The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today’s, with longer, thinner wings that provide…

December 18, 2025
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2025 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley 
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Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to clarify the research done by ATM-X and ACERO.…

December 18, 2025
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NASA Ignites New Golden Age of Exploration, Innovation in 2025
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With a second Trump Administration at the helm in 2025, NASA marked significant progress toward the Artemis II test flight…

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NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights 
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Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-back screen shows you approaching…

December 11, 2025
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NASA Demonstrates Safer Skies for Future Urban Air Travel 
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NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air…

December 9, 2025
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NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m.…

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NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28 at 11:14 a.m. EDT…

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NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing
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After years of design, development, and testing, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first…

November 19, 2025
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NASA, Partners Push Forward with Remotely Piloted Airspace Integration 
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NASA and its partners recently tested a tool for remotely piloted operations that could enable operators to transport people and…

September 16, 2025
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety
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As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and…

September 12, 2025
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NASA, War Department Partnership Tests Boundaries of Autonomous Drone Operations
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Through an ongoing collaboration, NASA and the Department of War are working to advance the future of modern drones to…

September 12, 2025
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NASA’s Dragonfly Soaring Through Key Development, Test Activities
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NASA’s Dragonfly mission has cleared several key design, development and testing milestones and remains on track toward launch in July…

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NASA Tests Tools to Assess Drone Safety Over Cities
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A future with advanced air mobility aircraft populating the skies will require the U.S. to implement enhanced preflight planning that…

August 22, 2025
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NASA’s X-59 Nears First Flight
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As we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers this National Aviation Day, NASA’s X-59 is preparing to push the boundaries…

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