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Armstrong Flight Research Center

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A large, white aircraft sits on a concrete surface after being painted with new NASA logos in red, white and blue.
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NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint

  • August 13, 2026
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a…
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A man wearing ear protection works closely with multiple hydraulic and instrumentation units connected to a large beam mounted on a test structure. Numerous cables, hoses, and measurement devices extend from the setup.
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NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits

  • July 18, 2026
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through…
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A brown and yellow platform holding a seat that is raised up in the air is holding one passenger. The passenger is wearing virtual reality goggles and a harness. There is a TV monitor to the right of the monitor showing the words “liftoff” and a second screen behind the passenger.
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NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides

  • July 13, 2026
No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air…
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Two men wearing tan flight suits face each other and walk on a concrete surface. The men both carry pilot helmet bags with flight gear inside. Both men are wearing green flight gear.
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A Day of Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong

  • June 30, 2026
Flight testing is a team sport. For nearly 80 years, teams at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…
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A technician is using a machine to drill pieces of silver metal; there is a light blue liquid coming out of jets next to the drill.
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NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

  • June 22, 2026
At NASA, innovation begins well before an aircraft takes flight. The Experimental Fabrication Branch at NASA’s Armstrong Flight…
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NASA’s X 59 eXternal Vision System digital display shows green flight data overlaid on the forward scenery as the aircraft flies supersonic. Numerical indicators, horizon references, and a Mach number readout are visible on the screen.
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NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time

  • June 5, 2026
NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet…
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NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight  
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NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight  

  • June 1, 2026
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane…
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The back of a white jet aircraft’s wing and tails are seen in this image. One wheel and an attached test object, shaped like a wing, hangs from the bottom of the jet. A man in a black jacket, with yellow reflective coating, stands underneath and raises one hand to the aircraft. The man is wearing ear protection. Desert sand and mountains are seen in the background.
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Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness

  • May 23, 2026
From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and…
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NASA’s X-59 flies above the Mojave Desert with a NASA F/A-18 chase aircraft nearby.
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Meet the Fleet: NASA Armstrong Continues Legacy of Flight Research

  • May 8, 2026
NASA’s home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to…
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Two men wearing headsets sit in front of a wall of screens and instrumentation.
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NASA’s Dryden Aeronautical Test Range Supports Flight, Space Missions

  • May 7, 2026
NASA advances aeronautics and space technologies through experimental aircraft and flight research at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research…
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Picture from Artemis II, Earth in the distance behind the moon.
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Lunar Resource-Seeking Technologies

  • May 4, 2026
To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract…
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A scale model of a subsonic aircraft is tested inside a wind tunnel.
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NASA, Boeing Advance Truss-Braced Wing Research in Test

  • April 29, 2026
NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve…
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