Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building,…

In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over…

NASA’s aeronautical innovators have completed a significant step in their pursuit of safer, more efficient aviation technologies that spot hazards…

Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and…

Self-flying air taxis may create a new era of transportation opportunities for passengers and cargo, shortening travel time using autonomous…

NASA has released the newest iteration of its vision for aeronautics research activities, and it includes exciting, cutting-edge sustainable aviation…

Curtis Flack (left) and Paul von Hardenberg inspect the ice formation on the spinner of an Advanced Air Mobility proprotor…

Each year, thousands of wildfires release large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and burn roughly 1.5 million…

NASA is building the system to make soaring over traffic in air taxis, providing public-good missions in the form of…

A NASA air traffic management planning tool has saved more than 24,000 pounds of jet fuel and prevented the release…

On a rainy October day, a Bell Textron 407GXi helicopter lifted off from the Hillwood Alliance Texas Flight Test Center…

Read this feature in Spanish here. Imagine requesting an air taxi by app, like you do now with Uber or…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. We can receive packages faster today than ever before thanks to online ordering and quick delivery…

Read this feature in Spanish here. Airline passengers today expect a smooth ride with little turbulence. While turbulence can’t always…

NASA recently unveiled a series of upgrades to its Mobile Operations Facility (MOF), a specially outfitted mission control center on…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. Companies around the world are creating innovative new aircraft designs like electric vertical take-off and landing…

Read this feature in Spanish here. Our future airspace will be safer, greener, and quieter as new NASA research projects…

New forms of highly automated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, such as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, could…

Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport…

Read this feature in Spanish here. Small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, or air ambulance providing lifesaving transportation…

NASA announced a partnership with AIRT (DRONERESPONDERS) to research and develop automated safety processes and procedures to enable highly automated…

Read this feature in Spanish here. When the public thinks about the addition of drones, air taxis, or new cargo…

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign has signed agreements with four new organizations to exchange information related to the development and testing …

Read this feature in Spanish here. In cities like Los Angeles or Atlanta, traffic often determines how early we wake…

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will provide new air transportation options, but in order for these future-generation aircraft to share our…

As NASA and industry partners continue working towards a future that sees aviation meet cleaner sustainability standards, new technologies are…

For a team of NASA’s aeronautical innovators working with government and industry partners, the past five years or so were…

NASA Aeronautics is reaching out to the innovators of tomorrow to share in the excitement of our vision for aviation’s…

NASA Aeronautics is cleared for takeoff through 2022, and we invite you and your family, friends, and classmates to join…

Every day, millions of airline passengers fly in and out of airports across the National Airspace System (NAS) onboard tens…