Drones and You GalleryAn Alta-X drone operated by NASA researchers flies over NASA Langley’s City Environment Range Testing for Autonomous Integrated Navigation (CERTAIN)...If small, unmanned aircraft could be made smarter and more independent, they could help firefighters and other responders do even...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...Four passengers participate in a simulation of an air taxi ride at NASA's Vertical Motion Simulator, or VMS. Located at...Researchers Jeffrey Homola and Mark Snycerski observe simulated Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations taking place in San Francisco on displays...A drone moves high above downtown Reno, Nevada on the afternoon of June 23, 2019 as part of NASA’s TCL-4...NASA and industry partners really got to know the streets of Reno, Nevada during the past few weeks. During June...On Aug. 19, National Aviation Day, a lot of people are reflecting on how far aviation has come in the...City life has its challenges. The crowds, the traffic, pedestrians at the mercy of the weather … and drones –...NASA’s Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, takes off on June 12, 2018,...Hot summer days in Southern California’s Antelope Valley force many aircraft operations to start early in the morning before the...NASA Langley engineers are part of efforts to help safely integrate more unmanned aircraft systems for daily use. Pictured are...Through the UAS Traffic Management project, NASA engineers are thinking up ways to help drones become more widely used and...A test pilot operates a virtual large unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, with simulated air traffic at a NASA research...NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center engineers are working on an increasingly complex aircraft called the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to...A team at NASA's Langley Research Center is developing a concept of a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and...The X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) is greeted on an Edwards Air Force Base runway by a U.S. Air Force...The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to altitudes above 60,000 feet - twice as high...
