65 Years Ago: First Powered Flight of...
The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding Mach 6 and altitudes above 250,000 feet. A joint ...
NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing...
Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now.Soon that same idea of a part-electric-, part-gas-powered engine may find its way into the skies propelling a future jet ...
NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy...
On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)'s new Icing Research Tunnel ...
Research Plane Dons New Colors for...
Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed off a new look symbolizing its journey toward helping NASA make ...
Sounds from Starliner Speakers Traced...
A pulsing sound from a speaker in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft heard by NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station has stopped. The feedback from the speaker was the result ...
NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry...
In June 2024, a new tail number swept the sky above NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Pilots conducted flights of a Gulfstream IV (G-IV) to evaluate its handling ...
2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
The agriculture industry faces several challenges, including limited resources and growing demands to reduce agriculture's environmental impact while increasing its climate resilience. NASA ...
NASA Develops Pod to Help Autonomous...
For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to avoid hazards. NASA aeronautics researchers recently developed a camera pod with sensors to help with ...
First Look at Hybrid Electric...
In a special unveiling ceremony on Aug. 22, 2024, the public received a first look at magniX's Dash 7 aircraft that will serve as a testbed for sustainable aviation research with NASA's Electrified ...
NASA Composite Manufacturing...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASA's Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project.The project is ...
