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This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California…
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After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will…
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NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then,…
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NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more…
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…
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NASA’s C-130 Hercules, managed at Wallops Flight Facility’s Aircraft Office in Virginia, provided aerial delivery support for a successful commercial…
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It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA…
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UPDATE: Deadline for proposals extended to April 15, 2024 Call for Papers Date: August 21–22, 2024Location: Washington, D.C. Jointly organized…
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NASA’s Super Guppy arrives in Alabama on Nov. 6, 2023, carrying the heat shield that protected Orion’s crew module during…
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Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an…
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On Oct. 28, 2023, NASA’s C-130 Hercules and crew safely touched down at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, after an around-the-globe journey to deliver the…
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On Oct. 15, 1958, the first X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft rolled out of its factory. A joint project among NASA,…
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Early in the blockbuster movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” U.S. Navy Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell takes the secret hypersonic “Darkstar” airplane…
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NASA to Showcase Revolutionary Aero Tech at Aviation Day Event
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In July 2023, NASA’s ER-2 aircraft has been flying close to thunderclouds to investigate lightning and its connection to the…
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The idea of rocket propelled aircraft originated in the automobile racing world and saw its first application on June 11,…
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The United States Air Force Thunderbirds arrived at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility this week. The flight teams are stationed at…
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One of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s greatest contributions to commercial aviation is something that passengers never see – digital…
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The world’s largest flight simulator for high-fidelity testing of new and experimental aircraft and spacecraft designs Driven by powerful motors…
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Flying unique, one-of-a-kind aircraft is one of the specialties of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. A process,…
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NASA’s X-59 has undergone final installation of its lower empennage, better known as the tail assembly. NASA’s X-59 has undergone…
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NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude aircraft, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, completed more than 30 flights in…
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NASA’s now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft will find a permanent home in the Pima Air & Space…
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When researchers test communications technology for the national airspace, they will be using a newly acquired tool at NASA’s Glenn…
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NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 now has the engine that will power it in flight. The installation of the F414-GE-100 engine…
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Understanding what stress, or strain, an aircraft can endure is critical to carrying out its intended mission. To better understand…
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On Oct. 14, 2022, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo and Eugene Tu, center director at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s…
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On December 14, 1949, an XF-82 Twin Mustang aircraft hit patches of ice and skidded sideways off the runway after…
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Teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, unloaded the Orion stage adapter (OSA) structural test article from…
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A group of university students and mentors flew aboard NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft to study air quality…