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An aircraft resting on a section of runway as seen from the front, with its nose facing the camera. The early morning sky is orange in the background.

March 18, 2026

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight…

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An aircraft resting on a section of runway as seen from the side. The X-59 has a long, thin nose that accounts for nearly a third of its length, along with sleek wings and an engine mounted above its body, just below its tail. The early morning sky is dark in the background with the sunrise just starting to emerge.

March 17, 2026

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19 to highlight plans for…

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Brad Flick, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director, December 2022 - Current

March 10, 2026

On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire…

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New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History

March 4, 2026

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and NASA announced NASA Force on Wednesday, a dedicated talent track…

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February 28, 2026

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight…

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An artist’s concept image shows the square, gray rooftop of a hospital building with three concept aircraft sitting on top. One aircraft is painted dark blue, and two are painted with red and white paint schemes. Each aircraft has several unique propellors and wings to showcase that these aircraft can take off and land on short runways or vertically. The words “Century Medical Center” – in red – sit below the rooftop landing pad with several rows of windows underneath. In the background, there are several rows of trees, buildings, and parking garages, to show that this building is inside of a city.

February 20, 2026

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing…

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February 12, 2026

NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft. The flight took…

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The X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above California. The plane has a distinctive shape with a long, sharply pointed nose. The nose is silver, while the rest of the body looks white. The words "NASA" and "X-59" are on the body of the aircraft. In the background, we can see brown earth below the plane as well as hazy mountains in the distance.

November 21, 2025

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at…

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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.

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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Two men stand in an office looking at four smaller computer screens and one larger computer screen. There is a tan desk in the foreground housing two computer monitors and a small grey drone. In the background stands a man in a white polo shirt facing two other computer monitors on a desk. Behind this set up is a large TV monitor with a man standing with his arm reached out in front. The man is wearing a black polo shorts and tan shorts as well as white tennis shoes. The screen shows a map and different pieces of software working in unison.

August 23, 2025

A future with advanced air mobility aircraft populating the skies will require the U.S. to implement enhanced preflight…

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A parachute carrying a capsule is fully open against a canvas of deep blue sky.

August 23, 2025

The parachute of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy, or EPIC, test experiment deploys following an air…

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A man is adjusting a propeller blade attached to a test model, with a blue-lit background.

August 8, 2025

The advanced air mobility industry is currently working to produce novel aircraft ranging from air taxis to autonomous…

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