NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft has made its highest and fastest flights so far, expanding its operational range and making progress…

As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet takes to the air, its sleek configuration is now on display thanks to a…

A NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft will now be based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in order…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 31, 2026, to update the finalists list. NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the…

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Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 27, 2026 to note that the indicator light seen during the X-59’s…

Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 20, 2026, to reflect a new time for the news conference and…

The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator project (LBFD) is part of NASA’s effort to help enable new aircraft noise standards that are required to open…

The Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP) conducts research and integrated, systems-level demonstrations in a flight environment to prove, mature and…

NASA’s University Innovation (UI) project funds university-led innovation to address the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s system-level challenges via independent,…

Project Overview NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) project develops technologies and tools for various types of aircraft that…

The purpose of the Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project is to engage with industry and other government organizations to identify, select,…

The FDC project conducts complex integrated small-scale flight research to validate the benefits of new technologies. By modifying aircraft from FDC’s support fleet, the project enables…

THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON APRIL 10, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to…

The Air Traffic Management and Safety (ATMS) project defines, validates, and transfers advanced requirements and technologies to shift air traffic management from tactical…

The Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders (AAMP) project accelerates advanced air mobility technologies for wildfire response and urban transportation through real-world demonstrations and strategic partnerships. AAMP researches emerging…

The Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) is a dynamic ecosystem where disruptive concepts, foundational research, and university-led innovation converge. TACP…

The Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP) accelerates the transformation of the National Airspace System (NAS) to meet the variety, density, and complexity of future airspace…

What We do The High-Speed Flight (HSF) project develops technologies that make high-speed, airbreathing, commercial flight possible from Mach 1…

NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) studies, evaluates, and develops technologies and capabilities for new aircraft systems and explores far-future…

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…

Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how…

High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is…

NASA and its partners in the Advanced Composites Consortium are working to increase the production rate of composite aircraft to…

NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft.  The flight took place Jan.…

While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an…

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.…

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft…