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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is building a new subscale aircraft to support increasingly complex flight research,…
The parachute of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy, or EPIC, test experiment deploys following an air launch from…
As we observe National Aviation Day Tuesday – a tribute to Orville Wright’s birthday – let’s reflect on both America’s…
NASA/Lori Losey The best way to solve a mystery is by gathering evidence and building a case. That’s exactly what…
Many of us grew up using paint-by-number sets to create beautiful color pictures. For years now, NASA engineers studying aircraft…
NASA has selected two more university student teams to help address real-world aviation challenges, through projects aimed at using drones…
NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into…
NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to…
From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the…
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…
NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our…
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…
With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative…
Elton W. Miller, chief of aerodynamics at what is now NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, stands in the…
A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through…
High school students in Indiana are contributing to NASA’s groundbreaking research to develop quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft engines. Their learning…
On Oct. 22, 2024, the latest iteration of an atmospheric probe developed by researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center…
The most effective way to prove a new idea is to start small, test, learn, and test again. A team…
Upside down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that…
On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the…
In the 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, the theme is AgAir: Aviation Solutions for Agriculture. NASA asks collegiate teams…
As NASA continues cutting-edge aeronautics research, the agency also is taking steps to make sure the benefits from these diverse…
NASA’s X-66 aircraft, the centerpiece of its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, is taking the term “sustainable” to heart by reusing…
A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air…
NASA and its international partners are using the same generically shaped wing design to create physical and digital research models…
NASA has created a new digital modelling tool for aeronautical engineers to innovate new aircraft designs, building on decades of…
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never…
Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…
