Top Highlights NASA photographers documented Endeavour’s emotional final ferry flight across California in 2012. Chase aircraft captured iconic images as…
Browsing: Armstrong Flight Research Center
Fast Facts NASA demonstrated SPLICE autonomous navigation for safer lunar and planetary landings. Alta-X drone tested terrain mapping and hazard…
Top Highlights NASA’s Armstrong Center pioneered supersonic flight in 1946. Today, it tests the quiet, boomless X-59 aircraft over communities.…
Quick Takeaways NASA engineers Abramson, Hall, and Link started as hobbyist radio-control aircraft builders. Their lifelong passion now drives innovative,…
Quick Takeaways NASA’s 737 is being modified for reduced gravity testing. The aircraft will perform lunar-parabolic flights to support Artemis…
Top Highlights NASA studies air taxi comfort using virtual reality motion simulators. Research identifies how aircraft motion affects passenger comfort…
Quick Takeaways NASA tested a new lightweight wing design for potential fuel efficiency. SWEET-15 wing passed tests, confirming its strength…
Fast Facts NASA uses small drones for cost-effective aerospace concept testing and validation. The Dale Reed Lab pilots various remotely…
Summary Points NASA repainted iconic aircraft in red, white, and blue for America’s birthday. F-15 and F/A-18 aircraft honor the…
Summary Points NASA photographers capture rare aerial views of historic agency missions. Jim Ross documents significant events, including shuttle flights…