Aeronautics

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…

NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management - NASA

February 18, 2026

High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible,…

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The SpaceWorks X-60 rocket is pictured in flight in the upper atmosphere, with the curvature of the Earth below it.

February 1, 2026

While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward…

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A hybrid engine, with its intake facing the camera, is mounted into a large, white scaffolding system. In the scaffolding structure to the hybrid engine’s left is a monitoring station in a modified shipping container. A series of pipes and wires to the engine’s right and above it, connecting the unit to the systems that provide it with fuel and collect data on its operations.

January 27, 2026

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like…

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NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security

January 17, 2026

By Supreet Kaur In an era where data security is critical to aviation safety, NASA is exploring bold new…

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NASA Ignites New Golden Age of Exploration, Innovation in 2025

December 17, 2025

With a second Trump Administration at the helm in 2025, NASA marked significant progress toward the Artemis II…

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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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Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe

October 12, 2025

At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of…

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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 pilot, Damien Hischier, of the National Test Pilot School dons virtual reality goggles inside a Virtual Motion Simulator at NASA's Ames Research Center.

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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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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