NASA's remotely piloted X-48C hybrid-wing-body subscale aircraft, which demonstrates technology concepts for cleaner and quieter commercial…
Category: Aeronautics
NASA Books Reveal Wisdom Gained from Failure
The latest in NASA Aeronautics' Book Series tells the stories of lessons learned from accidents involving…
Advances in Aerogels at NASA Glenn Recognized by NorTech
Polyimide aerogels developed by researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently won the top…
Listening for the Boom and Rattle of Supersonic Flight
NASA engineers test people's reactions to simulated sonic booms to help develop technologies that might allow…
NASA Begins Flight Research Campaign Using Alternate Jet Fuel
NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study…
NASA Researchers Work to Turn Blue Skies Green
A big part of NASA's work to reduce the environmental impact of aircraft has moved into…
Aeronautics Research Making Air Travel Safer, Greener and More Efficient
Our work will help find solutions for increasing the capacity, efficiency and flexibility of our national…
NASA’s Green Aviation Research Throttles Up Into Second Gear
NASA has selected eight large-scale integrated technology demonstrations to advance aircraft concepts and technologies that will…
NASA Green Aviation Project to Move Into Next Phase of Research
NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) Project is moving forward with its research efforts to "green" the…
New NASA-Funded Forecast System Helps Transoceanic Flights Avoid Storms
A new NASA-funded prototype system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of Boulder,…