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NASA, Partners Explore Sustainable Fuel’s Effects on Aircraft Contrails
Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an…
NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event
NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event
Boeing Transports Aircraft for Conversion into NASA’s New X-Plane
Boeing flew an MD-90 airplane from Victorville, California, to its facility in Palmdale, California.
Collegiate teams to focus on natural disasters in 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies competition, NASA asks collegiate teams to examine aviation-related systems that will aid in…
X-57 Project Creates Paths Toward Electric Aviation
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project will conclude aircraft operational activities by the end of September, with documentation and close-out…
NASA to Host X-57 Maxwell Project Update
NASA will hold a media teleconference to discuss its X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday,…
Next Generation Experimental Aircraft Becomes NASA’s Newest X-Plane
NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the…
Updates from NASA’s HyTEC Engine Core Project Show Progress
NASA has made significant progress toward its goal of creating a more fuel-efficient jet engine core for next-generation sustainable commercial…
NASA Armstrong Tests Model of Efficient Wing
NASA researchers have completed testing on a scale model of a unique aircraft wing, gaining data that will help build…
Meet Three NASA Women Working to Electrify Aviation
In celebration of Women’s History Month, meet three female leaders with NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project who are…
NASA Awardees to Develop Sustainable Aviation Composite Tech
NASA has issued $50 million in awards to 14 organizations to develop manufacturing processes and advanced composite materials for aircraft…
A Future Aircraft Design, Supercomputed
No, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced…
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell is Major Step Closer to Flight Readiness
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft reached another milestone toward its first flight with the successful thermal testing of its cruise…
NASA Goes Live with Surrogate eVTOL Flight Tests in Texas
On a rainy October day, a Bell Textron 407GXi helicopter lifted off from the Hillwood Alliance Texas Flight Test Center…
NASA Issues Award for Greener, More Fuel-Efficient Airliner of Future
NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which…
NASA to Announce Major Eco-Friendly Aviation Project Update
Media are invited to a news conference with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency leadership at 10 a.m. EST…
University Students Test Futuristic Flight Hardware in NASA Facility
The scene inside a NASA test facility sometimes looks a lot like the set of a science fiction movie. That’s…
X-57 Battery Buddy Profile
Kassidy Mclaughlin: The Electric Baker Kassidy McLaughlin is the deputy flight systems lead for NASA’s X-57 “Maxwell,” the agency’s first all-electric…
NASA Sets Table for Safe Air Taxi Flights
Editor’s Note: Edited to reflect published technical paper link. Tabletop exercises allow researchers to explore options and test scenarios in…
NASA All-Electric Airplane Rides on the Wings of US Small Businesses
NASA’s X-57 “Maxwell,” the agency’s experimental all-electric aircraft, is working to provide industry and regulators with knowledge that will revolutionize…
NASA All-Electric Airplane Rides on the Wings of U.S. Small Businesses
NASA’s X-57 “Maxwell,” the agency’s experimental all-electric aircraft, is working to provide industry and regulators with knowledge that will revolutionize sustainable aviation.…
NASA Looks for a New Twist on Sustainable Aviation
For a team of NASA and industry researchers seeking to make aviation more sustainable, it’s all about the twist. No,…
NASA, Boeing Gather Data to Aid Sustainable Aviation Fuel Adoption
Scientists from NASA and Boeing recently met near Seattle to test whether an aircraft with engines burning different blends of…
NASA, Boeing Gather Data to Aid Sustainable Aviation Fuel Adoption
Scientists from NASA and Boeing recently met near Seattle to test whether an aircraft with engines burning different blends of…
NASA, Industry Advance Jet Engines and Sustainable Fuel Compatibility
NASA is embarking on a new element of its aeronautics research to revolutionize air travel and help combat climate change.…
University Researchers Moving Electrified Aviation Forward with NASA
With support from NASA, university researchers have made advances towards developing advanced fuel cells and electricity-conducting technology to generate power…
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell Powers Up
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all electric aircraft reached another milestone toward its first flight with the successful installation of two 400-pound…
NASA’s Solid-State Battery Research Exceeds Initial Goals, Draws Interest
NASA researchers are making progress with developing an innovative battery pack that is lighter, safer, and performs better than batteries…
NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Automation Concepts with Sikorsky and DARPA
New forms of highly automated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, such as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, could…
Clean Aviation Energy is Focus of 2023 Blue Skies Competition
In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition (aka, Blue Skies), NASA asks teams to identify potential clean aviation energy…
