American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ready to share the results.
Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies. Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert ...
NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet continues to make its way toward the runway. The X-59 was designed from the ground up to fly faster than the speed of sound without generating the thunderous sonic ...
NASA has announced that it has completed the first full burn test for its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Conducted on December 12 at NASA's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, this ...
At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center advanced multi-mission flight research in 2025, including supersonic testing, high-speed aircraft, air mobility, Earth observation, exploration technologies, and ...
With the launch of "The Other First Man," we introduced a new series titled Flight Test Files, focused on the fascinating legacy of aeronautical advancements pioneered by NACA and later by NASA. This ...
NASA’s Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, exploration ...
NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed is an inspiration for the idea to create a cryogenic test facility. Credit: NASA Building on the success of NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed, the agency’s Glenn ...
NASA and partner Lockheed Martin have made good on their plan to have the X-59 supersonic demonstrator airborne before year-end. The jet, commissioned by NASA to test design features intended to ...
US space agency NASA is laying claim to the first ever aircraft accident investigation conducted on another planet. NASA says engineers from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are ...