Category: Armstrong Flight Research Center

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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:: …

Assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft is continuing during 2020 and making good progress, despite challenges such as those imposed by the unexpected …

A navigation doppler lidar (NDL) technology originally developed by NASA was demonstrated on a flight test on Sept. 10 with support from the Flight Opportunities …

While the agency’s satellites image the wildfires from space, scientists are flying over burn areas, using smoke-penetrating technology to better understand the damage. Source:: Armstrong …

Paul Ristrim explained what it was like for him living with COVID-19. He was one of the speakers at a recent virtual Safety Day event …

Astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock spent his NASA career expanding knowledge of living and working in space. His new mission is working to determine the best …

Inside NASA’s Pandemic Response Campaigns Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

Female pilots are still rare in the aviation industry and that’s also true at NASA. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

Standing here on Earth, on a clear night we can look to the sky and see the destination for NASA’s Artemis program: the Moon. Seemingly …

Honoring Those with the Right Stuff on National Aviation Day Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

When the COVID-19 pandemic delayed NASA Earth science missions, the agency’s airborne science aircraft such as the C-20 and G-III Gulfstream had a new mission …

Elizabeth Baca is creative and artistic. She believes matching that with her skills in mathematics and engineering will enable her to pursue a career where …

On National Intern Day July 30, summer intern Gracie Awalt explained her work in communications and public affairs for the Low Boom Flight Demonstration and …

Take a behind-the-scenes look into careers at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

The Suborbital Crew (SubC) office within NASA’s Commercial Crew Program will lay the groundwork for flying NASA personnel on commercial suborbital spacecraft. Source:: Armstrong Flight …

An enhanced system that can take thousands of measurements along a fiber optic wire about the thickness of a human hair soon will be tested …

Significant progress is being made in preparation for NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

With NASA’s eyes set on returning to the Moon and bringing human launch capabilities home to the U.S., the agency’s partnerships with industry and private …

NASA has joined the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) with efforts underway across the country to augment the national response, a few of which were highlighted …

The mission team performed a crucial weight-balancing test on the rover in preparation for this summer’s history-making launch to the Red Planet. Source:: Armstrong Flight …

NASA has joined forces with a task force in Antelope Valley, in northern Los Angeles County, California, to build medical devices to help patients with …

NASA and its industry partners are taking unmanned aircraft systems closer to operating in harmony with other aircraft in the national airspace. Source:: Armstrong Flight …

NASA Successfully Tests Telemetry Signal on Agency’s First All-Electric X-plane Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

NASA’s first flight of its Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) demonstration activities took place April 3 with its partner General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., (GA‑ASI). …

These concept art images depict NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, in several phases of operation at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, located at …

NASA’s aeronautical innovators are embracing a more inclusive vision for the future of air travel in at least one major research area, and the terminology …

Women at NASA are making history every day by contributing to groundbreaking missions and projects in the areas of space, science and aeronautics. Source:: Armstrong …

Assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

Allen Parker, NASA Engineer Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Project presented three free webinars. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center       

As the number of flights increase to the International Space Station from commercial spaceships delivering U.S. astronauts and supplies and Russian Soyuz flights continue, NASA’s …

The future of aviation doesn’t look the same as it did just five years ago. In fact, it looks more exciting and promising than ever …