Category: Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, referred to as NC for short, is one step closer to its vision of a new type of …

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign has made significant progress toward planning vehicle flight demonstrations and simulations through industry partnerships. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center …

We’re celebrating Black History Month by recognizing our employees who are leaving an enduring impact on our agency and humanity.| Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

Education was paramount to my upbringing, but the application of that education was even greater. Everything that we learned in our household we learned by …

When the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft comes to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California for flight tests, it will be …

After a nearly seven-month journey to Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is slated to land at the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater Feb. 18, 2021, a rugged …

NASA Partnership with UC Merced Advances Minority Growth in STEM Education Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

As NASA’s human spaceflight centers are busy preparing the Orion spacecraft and its components for the early Artemis missions around the Moon, a NASA aeronautics-focused …

NASA’s Day of Remembrance Jan. 30 recognizes astronauts who have perished in the efforts to advance the nation’s reach into space. It’s also a day …

Before air taxis, cargo transport, and package delivery drones take to the sky, service providers must practice their scripts…software programming scripts, that is. And NASA …

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft returned to the skies on Jan. 6 after more than a year of heavy maintenance, which included an overhaul to all four …

Despite challenges with the global pandemic, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California continued agency work in a mostly remote environment Source:: Armstrong Flight Center …

With confidence in a bright future for the aviation community, NASA’s aeronautical innovators this past year persevered to accomplish their mission to explore advances in …

NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale, California, to provide support for the community overflight response phase of the agency’s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration …

Everything from satellite-assisted search-and-rescue missions, to a drill developed for the Mars Perseverance rover that’s now aiding geologists on Earth – shows that the sky …

A system originally developed to collect distributed strain and temperature measurements on aircraft has been enhanced to support future NASA space missions. Source:: Armstrong Flight …

NASA has selected Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. (NGSC) of San Diego to provide demonstration engineering, manufacturing, and technical support for the Global Hawk Skyrange program …

A key milestone moment was reached Nov. 5 for the team putting together NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works factory …

During a flight window opening Dec. 11, 2020, evolved versions of two NASA-supported technologies that have flown previously through Flight Opportunities will be put to …

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign (NC) project conducted testing and painted a vertiport and helipads in preparation for the NC Integrated Dry Run …

NASA has selected Virgin Galactic LLC of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Masten Space Systems Inc. of Mojave, California, to provide flight and integration services …

Two NASA centers on opposite sides of the countries are finding new ways to work together to support the agency’s mission to develop quiet supersonic …

Imagine air taxis, drones, cargo transports and package delivery services working in harmony in the national airspace system with piloted commercial aircraft. Source:: Armstrong Flight …

Rocket off course? It could be a slosh problem. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System (UAS in the NAS) project began in 2011 and concluded in September 2020. Source:: Armstrong …

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign (NC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are working to achieve harmony in the national airspace system by …

The Perils and Promise of Dust on the Moon Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

Innovative propeller technology that will help power NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, recently completed testing in the Low-Speed Aeroacoustic Wind Tunnel (LSAWT) at …

NASA has selected ASRC Federal Systems Solutions of Beltsville, Maryland, to perform engineering and technical support services for Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services (RF&ESS) …

Have you ever wanted to visit a NASA flight research center? Now you can take a behind-the-scenes look at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in …

A system originally developed to collect strain and other measurements on aircraft has been advanced and its durability enhanced for potential use in space. Source:: …

NASA has selected 31 promising space technologies for testing aboard parabolic aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital rocket-powered systems. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

Hernan Posada knew as a child that he wanted to be a pilot and now he is one at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at …

The second and final phase of NASA’s Pilot Breathing Assessment (PBA) program to analyze pilot breathing in high-performance fighter jet aircraft is now complete. Source:: …

As a young woman growing up in Mexico, Carmen Arevalo didn’t imagine that, one day, she would work at NASA. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, are joining forces at this year’s hybrid Aerospace Valley Air Show Oct. …

A vision of what future critical medical response could look like was simulated on NASA’s second flight of the Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) demonstration …

It’s no surprise to most of us that regularly eating fresh produce is a great way to support a healthy diet. Fresh fruits and vegetables …

NASA Tipping Point Partnership to Test Precision Lunar Landing Tech Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California has released its first electronic publication version, or E-pub, of the center’s newsletter the NASA Armstrong X-Press. Source:: …