AeronauticsCross section of a typical turbofan jet engine highlights parts of the core HyTEC will work to advance. These include...Evoking the experimental nature of flight testing and the spirit of aeronautical exploration, Quesst is what NASA is calling its...A model of the X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of NASA’s mission to gather information intended to help enable a new...NASA and industry partners are working towards a future that sees aviation meet cleaner sustainability standards. To that end, new...A model of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing aircraft is seen here installed for testing in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel...Illustration of ground and air traffic at a typical airport.A top view shows the wing loading test configuration of a F/A-18E from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in...If small, unmanned aircraft could be made smarter and more independent, they could help firefighters and other responders do even...Don Durston never grew out of building model planes – they’re just a whole lot more sophisticated these days! The...This colorized schlieren image is of a small-scale model of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) airplane taken inside NASA...Lydia S., from Wisconsin is the winner of a poster contest sponsored by NASA Aeronautics’ Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project....The Bell X-1A (serial no. 48-1384) arrived at Edwards Air Force Base. Following completion of contractor testing and some modifications...NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in...The NASA and Lockheed Martin team behind the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) have recently removed the aircraft from its...NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Congresswoman Eshoo at FutureFlight CentralMembers of the Blue Angels, the flight demonstration squadron of the U.S. Navy, visited the two biggest wind tunnels in...NASA Aeronautics’ Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project is holding a poster contest for kids in grades 6-12 – who, in...At NASA’s air traffic management laboratory near the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport in Texas, researchers Al Capps (seated) and Paul...The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California....NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big...President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Langley Field on July 29, 1940. View of President Roosevelt in a car inside a...Instrumentation Technician, Michael “Mick” Hodgins, performs installation measures on the trans-sonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) model in NASA Langley Research Center’s...Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars....Pictured at left: The low pressure (hypobaric) chamber at KBR’s facility in San Antonio, Texas, simulates very high altitudes by...The low pressure (hypobaric) chamber located at KBR in San Antonio, Texas pictured here simulates very high altitudes by reducing...The low pressure (hypobaric) chamber located at KBR in San Antonio, Texas pictured here simulates very high altitudes by reducing...In a series of flights between June 1-6, 2021, Stratodynamics Inc. launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon...Helping make the battle against wildfires faster, safer, and more targeted, a NASA project recently tested its tools in a...NASA researchers have proven a versatile material known as aerogel can be produced in a way to create flexible, lightweight...The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) mission team hopes to learn more about small-scale movements of ocean water such as...In this March 2021 image, Flight Research Inc.’s Bell OH-58C Kiowa helicopter hovered over a helipad after completing an urban...NASA’s X-59 requires the use of creative and strategic supersonic technologies to control and soften the jarring sound that hits...The X-31 completed its final research flight of 555 for the program.NASA is targeting 2022 for the first flight of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) research aircraft. Its mission –...The Pathfinder solar-powered remotely piloted aircraft climbs to a record-setting altitude of 50,567 feet during a flight Sept. 11, 1995,...Artist illustration of a Transonic Truss Braced Wing airplane design.Though the image above could easily be mistaken as a piece in an art exhibition, it is actually a digital...NASA and industry partners are working towards a future that sees aviation meet cleaner sustainability standards. To that end, new...Elroy Air’s vertical take-off and landing cargo delivery vehicle “Chaparral” will join other industry partner vehicles to prepare for NASA’s...NASA is on a mission to revolutionize supersonic air travel for passengers across the globe. In this image, you’ll see...
