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Ames Research Center

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This artist’s concept shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander and NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) on the lunar surface.
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NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole

  • September 19, 2025
As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial…
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NASA, War Department Partnership Tests Boundaries of Autonomous Drone Operations
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NASA, War Department Partnership Tests Boundaries of Autonomous Drone Operations

  • September 14, 2025
Through an ongoing collaboration, NASA and the Department of War are working to advance the future of modern…
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Two maintainers in white protective suits, air tanks, masks, rubber gloves, and boots check NASA’s X-59 hydrazine system during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The sky is slightly overcast, with some sunlight rays beginning to peek out from behind the clouds. The aircraft has a panel open, a ladder positioned on the right side of its fuselage, and air ducts extending from the aircraft into a service cart.
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety

  • September 13, 2025
As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from…
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NASA’s X-59 lead test pilot Nils Larson sits in the cockpit of the X-59 wearing a helmet and tan flight suit under a green G-suit. The X-59’s canopy is partially raised, and Larson can be seen reaching up with his left hand to close it.  The Quesst mission logo is visible on the aircraft’s fuselage and the background sky has a soft purple and pink color from the early light.
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NASA’s X-59 Nears First Flight

  • August 20, 2025
As we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers this National Aviation Day, NASA’s X-59 is preparing to push…
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NASA test pilot Nils Larson walks around an F-15B aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He wears a green G-suit over his tan flight suit and looks up at the nose of the aircraft. The F-15 canopy is open, and support crew stand near the aircraft as the pilots walks around. The aircraft sits higher than the pilot, allowing a partial view of the area on the opposite side.
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NASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels

  • July 26, 2025
In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will…
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A pilot, Damien Hischier, of the National Test Pilot School dons virtual reality goggles inside a Virtual Motion Simulator at NASA's Ames Research Center.
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NASA Tests Mixed Reality Sim In Vertical Motion Simulator

  • July 24, 2025
Commercial companies and government agencies are increasingly pursuing a more immersive and affordable alternative to conventional displays currently…
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NASA Scientist Finds Predicted Companion Star to Betelgeuse
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NASA Scientist Finds Predicted Companion Star to Betelgeuse

  • July 24, 2025
A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very…
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NASA’s X-59 aircraft taxis on the runway at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft is shown in profile moving from right to left, with the control tower and desert mountains in the background. In the foreground, the gray concrete runway features a solid yellow line with evenly spaced parallel black stripes inside it, all under a clear blue sky.
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Begins Taxi Tests

  • July 18, 2025
NASA/Jacob Shaw NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this…
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