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THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON MAY 1, 2025(Added Advanced Air Vehicles Program Fellowship Opportunities.) This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)…

NASA and Boeing are currently evaluating an updated approach to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project that would focus on…

NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into…

When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data –but if those…

From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the…

Flying taxis? NASA is working on it.

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA designed temporary floorboards for the MD-90 aircraft to use while it is transformed into…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. The team behind NASA’s X-59 completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the…

Imagine your car is in conversation with other traffic and road signals as you travel. Those conversations help your car…

NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace…

Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a…

Shortly after dawn on March 27, 2001, NASA pilot Bill Rieke took off from an airfield just outside of Phoenix…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft has cleared electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems will work…

Great ideas, and the talent and passion that bring them to life, can be found anywhere. In that spirit, NASA’s…

NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine…

With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative…

NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing.…

NASA is collaborating with the wildland fire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting…

NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take…

NASA completed the first maximum afterburner engine run test on its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Dec. 12. The…

It’s the holiday season — which means many are taking to the skies to join their loved ones. If you’ve…

Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication…

With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the…

Editor’s note: This article was edited April 16, 2025, to note that the mid-field probe was in development at the…

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members…

Upside down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that…

At NASA, each project has milestones to ensure everything stays on track. The agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently…

Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the…