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NASA Lab Builds New Aircraft to Support Complex Flight Research
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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,…

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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…

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NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Day Oct. 21-22
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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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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…

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Epic Research Can Help Mars Missions
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The parachute of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy, or EPIC, test experiment deploys following an air launch from…

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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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NASA Uses Wind Tunnel to Test Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing
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The advanced air mobility industry is currently working to produce novel aircraft ranging from air taxis to autonomous cargo drones,…

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NASA Tests Epic Solution for Supersonic Parachute Deliveries
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NASA/Lori Losey The best way to solve a mystery is by gathering evidence and building a case. That’s exactly what…

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NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Design and Certification
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As the aviation industry works to develop new air taxis and other electric aircraft made from innovative, lightweight materials, there’s…

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NASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels
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In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the…

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NASA Tests 5G-Based Aviation Network to Boost Air Taxi Connectivity
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NASA engineers are exploring how the technology used in existing cellphone networks could support the next generation of aviation. In…

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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Begins Taxi Tests
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NASA/Jacob Shaw NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind experimental…

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NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators’ Fingertips
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NASA’s latest open Software Catalog, released Wednesday, offers more than 1,200 downloadable codes developed by agency engineers that could enable…

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NASA Selects Companies for Architect-Engineer Services Contract
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NASA has selected seven companies to assist the agency with architectural and engineering services at multiple agency centers and facilities.…

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NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts
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In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing…

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NASA Intern Took Career from Car Engines to Cockpits
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Some career changes involve small shifts. But for one NASA engineering intern, the leap was much bigger –moving from under…

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NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forward
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NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis.…

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NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California
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From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights…

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NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry
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A NASA team specializing in collecting imagery-based engineering datasets from spacecraft during launch and reentry is supporting a European aerospace…

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NASA Tech to Measure Heat, Strain in Hypersonic Flight
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A NASA system designed to measure temperature and strain on high-speed vehicles is set to make its first flights at…

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NASA, Museum to Launch Junior Pilot School for Young Innovators
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A new generation of aerospace explorers will soon embark on a hands-on summer experience focusing on careers in science, mathematics,…

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NASA F-15s Validate Tools for Quesst Mission
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High over the Mojave Desert, two NASA F-15 research jets made a series of flights throughout May to validate tools…

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From Garment Industry to NASA: Meet Systems Engineer Daniel Eng
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As a child in the 1960s, Daniel Eng spent his weekends in New York City’s garment district in Manhattan’s Lower…

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NASA Tests New Ways to Stick the Landing in Challenging Terrain
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Advancing new hazard detection and precision landing technologies to help future space missions successfully achieve safe and soft landings is…

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NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Science
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Capturing the high-stakes work behind NASA’s Airborne Science Program takes more than just technical skill – it takes vision. At…

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Winners Announced in NASA’s 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
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A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first…

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NASA X-59’s Latest Testing Milestone: Simulating Flight from the Ground
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through…

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NASA Careers Take Off with Internships
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Do you dream of working for NASA and contributing to exploration and innovation for the…

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NASA STEM Programs Ignite Curiosity Beyond the Classroom
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When curiosity takes flight, learning knows no bounds. The impact of supporting STEM education extends far beyond the classroom, shaping…

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Robots, Rovers, and Regolith: NASA Brings Exploration to FIRST Robotics 2025 
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What does the future of space exploration look like? At the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, NASA gave…

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