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NASA’s C-130 Aircraft En Route to India in Support of NISAR Mission
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NASA’s globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO…

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65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane 
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The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding…

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NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Instrument
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In June 2024, a new tail number swept the sky above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Pilots…

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At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation
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The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers…

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NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth
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Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two…

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Boneyard Airplane Sees New Life as a NASA X-66 Simulator
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NASA’s X-66 aircraft, the centerpiece of its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, is taking the term “sustainable” to heart by reusing…

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NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts
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This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California…

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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
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After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will…

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Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
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NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then,…

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After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
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NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more…

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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…

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NASA’s Wallops C-130 Plays Vital Role in Successful Parachute Airdrop Test
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NASA’s C-130 Hercules, managed at Wallops Flight Facility’s Aircraft Office in Virginia, provided aerial delivery support for a successful commercial…

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Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review
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It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA…

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Contributions of the DC-8 to Earth System Science at NASA: A Workshop
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UPDATE: Workshop dates moved to October 24–25, 2024 Date: October 24–25, 2024Location: Washington, D.C. Jointly organized by the NASA History…

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Super Guppy Arrives in Alabama to Drop Off Artemis I Heat Shield
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NASA’s Super Guppy arrives in Alabama on Nov. 6, 2023, carrying the heat shield that protected Orion’s crew module during…

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NASA, Partners Explore Sustainable Fuel’s Effects on Aircraft Contrails
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Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an…

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NASA C-130 Makes First-Ever Flight to Antarctica for GUSTO Balloon Mission
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On Oct. 28, 2023, NASA’s C-130 Hercules and crew safely touched down at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, after an around-the-globe journey to deliver the…

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65 Years Ago: First Factory Rollout of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane
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On Oct. 15, 1958, the first X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft rolled out of its factory. A joint project among NASA,…

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Forget Movie Magic, NASA Armstrong has the Real Thing
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Early in the blockbuster movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” U.S. Navy Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell takes the secret hypersonic “Darkstar” airplane…

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NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event
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NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event

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NASA’s ER-2 Aircraft Flies High to Investigate Lightning
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In July 2023, NASA’s ER-2 aircraft has been flying close to thunderclouds to investigate lightning and its connection to the…

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95 years ago: First Human Rocket-Powered Aircraft Flight
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The idea of rocket propelled aircraft originated in the automobile racing world and saw its first application on June 11,…

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Wallops Hosts Thunderbirds During Ocean City Air Show
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The United States Air Force Thunderbirds arrived at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility this week. The flight teams are stationed at…

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Flying with NASA – Digital-Fly-By-Wire
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One of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s greatest contributions to commercial aviation is something that passengers never see – digital…

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What is the Vertical Motion Simulator?
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The world’s largest flight simulator for high-fidelity testing of new and experimental aircraft and spacecraft designs Driven by powerful motors…

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Keeping NASA Armstrong Aircraft Safe
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Flying unique, one-of-a-kind aircraft is one of the specialties of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. A process,…

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NASA’s X-59 Tail Installed
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NASA’s X-59 has undergone final installation of its lower empennage, better known as the tail assembly. NASA’s X-59 has undergone…

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NASA’s ER-2 Completes Snowstorm Study Support
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NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude aircraft, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, completed more than 30 flights in…

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NASA’s Retired SOFIA Aircraft Finds New Home at Arizona Museum
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NASA’s now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft will find a permanent home in the Pima Air & Space…

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New NASA Aircraft Helps Researchers Evaluate Technologies for Urban Transport Systems
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When researchers test communications technology for the national airspace, they will be using a newly acquired tool at NASA’s Glenn…

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