AeronauticsDART tests are run from the Mobile Control Unit - a large van converted into a high-tech control facility with...The DGEN380 Aero-Propulsion Research Turbofan (DART) is a small-scale jet engine NASA uses to test new aviation technology. DART is...Artist’s concept of the X-66 aircraft that Boeing will produce through NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.This staged scene and illustration represents what you might see when NASA's University Innovations project awards teams of students with...NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is unveiled on January 12, 2024, at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California....NASA Administrator Robert Pearce speaks on stage just before the unveiling of the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at...John Clark, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Vice President and General Manager, speaks on stage just before the unveiling of NASA’s...Bathed in dramatic lighting, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully assembled and painted at Lockheed Martin's Skunk...NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully assembled and painted on the ramp at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works...NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is dramatically lit for a "glamour shot," captured before its Jan. 12, 2024, rollout...NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is dramatically lit for a "glamour shot," captured before its Jan. 12, 2024, rollout...With the sun about to rise over the California high desert, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully...With the sun setting over the California high desert, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully assembled and...Greg Ulmer, Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President of Aeronautics, speaks on stage moments before the unveiling NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic...A close-up front view showcases the long, slightly flattened nose of the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft, seen here bathed...Dee Dee Myers, California Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor, speaks on stage immediately following the unveiling of NASA’s X-59...NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free speaks on stage immediately following the unveiling of the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft...ImaginAviation 2024 will be held Feb.27-29.The general shape of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane, including parts of its wing, can be seen in this...NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise,...NASA test pilots Nils Larson (left) and Jim “Clue” Less (right), and Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan “Dog” Canin pose...NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise,...A memorable rollout ceremony in aviation history took place on Sept. 30, 1968, when the first Boeing 747 made its...NASA and Boeing are partnering to build and fly the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, seen here in this artist concept.Artist’s concept of the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunkworks will unveil the aircraft on Friday, Jan....This is the livery for the experimental X-66, the aircraft that will be produced by NASA and Boeing through the...NASA researchers monitor the flight of an autonomous vehicle from the Remote Operations for Autonomous Missions UAS Operations Center at...An Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Flying beyond visual...GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of...Illustration of ground and air traffic at a typical airport.A NASA-developed wind tunnel research tool known as the Common Research Model is seen mounted in the 12-Foot Low-Speed Tunnel...Former flight test instructor and current NASA test pilot Nils Larson reunited with former student and current astronaut Victor Glover...Advanced Air Mobility, with its many vehicle concepts and potential uses in both local and intraregional applications, is shown in...This is the livery for the X-66A, the aircraft that will be produced by NASA and Boeing through the agency’s...GE Aerospace and magniX paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain...University students and staff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were part of an industry-led team that developed this future...Chevron nozzles—the saw-toothed edges on the back of this jet engine—followed the TRL roadmap and are now seen on engines...The nine Technology Readiness Levels illustrated here were invented by NASA and gained widespread support within industry during the 1990s.