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 is…

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 of this unique aircraft in action.   NASA…

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 feet, the conditions required for the aircraft to make future flights…

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 the first time.   The 81-minute flight achieved a speed of Mach 1.1 (approximately 713 mph) at an altitude…

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…

A South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged…

Although NASA’s X-59 is designed to fly supersonic, its test flight schedule is about more than just going gradually faster…

As flight operations for NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft accelerate, its team has picked up their testing tempo, completing two…

A team of Cornell University students are turning heads within industry and the federal government with the results of their…

NASA advances aeronautics and space technologies through experimental aircraft and flight research at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…

The envelope expansion phase of any experimental aircraft is critical, not just for pushing the aircraft higher and faster, but…

Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its…

From the beginning of NASA’s work to bring its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft from the drawing board into reality, the…

NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency.…

There’s no sign reading “home sweet home” in the hangar where the X‑59 now sits, but the sentiment is unmistakable…

For 10 years, a NASA initiative has helped the agency produce breakthrough aeronautical innovations while fostering the aviation workforce of…

For years, NASA engineers have turned to a tool called the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) framework to solve…

A new look for X-59 NASA’s X-59 is helping the nation celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence with an…

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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…