Two student-built satellites launched on Tuesday to the International Space Station to take university engineering projects beyond the classroom and…

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

NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing…

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…

Groundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for…

NASA’s researchers know that when you settle into your seat on a commercial flight, you expect a smooth takeoff, views…

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.…

NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic…

NASA’s experimental X-59 airplane went supersonic for the first time on June 5, 2026. What's next for the mission that…

NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure,…

Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you feel like you’re flying a spacecraft, piloting a next generation air…

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 opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the agency and…

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

Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour…

An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace, demonstrated flight…

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…

For more than 100 years, wind tunnels at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have helped shape the future of flight.  …

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…

THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON JUNE 23, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to…

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…

HomeCharacteristics The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is a large, subsonic wind tunnel with a vertical test section for conducting…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for…

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later…

NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project brought together its full team of Advanced Composites Consortium partners for a 2026 spring review at NASA’s Langley…

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about…

After completing a series of initial test flights at high and low altitudes, NASA’s X-59 aircraft is undergoing a scheduled…

A material recently discovered and tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future…