NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other…

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Troy Asher director of the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Asher,…

One year ago, NASA’s Quesst mission made history with the first flight of the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Since then, the X-59 has completed 40 additional flights, marking…

Editor’s note: This story was edited on Oct. 26, 2026, to correct the number of years Mike Lippert has been…

In the California desert, as NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 paused between its 11th and 12th flights, mechanic Jonathan Reynaga climbed…

NASA test pilot Nils Larson recently received a top honor from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for making the first…

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft had its busiest week yet, setting its record for flights completed in a single week while continuing to…

On Sept. 30, 1946, five National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics (NACA) engineers arrived at Muroc Army Airfield in California’s high…

In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe…

Long before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages…

This summer, NASA test pilot Mike Lippert powered up the X‑59 cockpit for the first time, running the aircraft’s engines on the…

After 25 test flights, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft steadily continues to pass performance marks set by its team.…

Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at…

NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity…

The most common misconception about sonic booms is that they’re just the sound created at the moment when an aircraft “breaks the sound barrier.”…

NASA added a new X-59 test pilot to support the agency’s Quesst mission: Mike Lippert, a research test pilot based…

NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series…

You may have noticed that NASA’s X-59 has a shadow— another aircraft trailing it from a safe distance. That sidekick…

Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA’s most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk. The…

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, two of NASA’s most iconic aircraft got a fresh coat of red, white, and…

No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis —small,…

NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions…

Flight testing is a team sport. For nearly 80 years, teams at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California,…

In celebration of the X-59’s recent supersonic milestone flights, NASA’s Quesst mission invites you to refresh your phone wallpaper and virtual meeting background with images…

Flight tests are a big part of how NASA turns breakthrough ideas into reality. From flying humans faster than the…

At NASA, innovation begins well before an aircraft takes flight. The Experimental Fabrication Branch at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center…

Data from a NASA campaign in Panama and Peru will help communities prepare for tropical floods in cloud-covered areas, improve…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone Friday, June 12, flying Mach 1.4 (about 924 mph) and an altitude of 55,000…

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a…

NASA has selected multiple small businesses for the Western Regional Multiple Award Construction Contract, which supports a broad range of…