More than 100 scientists will participate in a field campaign involving a research vessel and two…
Category: Aeronautics
65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane
The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of…
NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC
Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same…
NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy Aircraft Safety Data
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A National Advisory Committee for…
Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests
Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric…
2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
The agriculture industry faces several challenges, including limited resources and growing demands to reduce agriculture’s environmental…
NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Instrument
In June 2024, a new tail number swept the sky above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center…
NASA Develops Pod to Help Autonomous Aircraft Operators
For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to…
First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft
In a special unveiling ceremony on Aug. 22, 2024, the public received a first look at…
NASA Composite Manufacturing Initiative Gains Two New Members
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASA’s…