Fast Facts NURTURE Mission Overview: NASA scientists launched the North American Upstream Feature-Resolving and Tropopause Uncertainty Reconnaissance Experiment (NURTURE) to…
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Top Highlights Safety First: The X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft’s flight tests in 2026 will include a chase pilot in a…
Top Highlights New Sensor Launch: NASA’s AVIRIS-5, a high-altitude spectrometer, is mapping critical minerals like lithium from 60,000 feet, as…
Quick Takeaways Historic First Flight: NASA’s X-59 aircraft successfully flew for the first time on October 28, marking a significant…
Top Highlights Enhanced Radiation Modeling: Recent NASA flights over Greenland are improving the Nowcast of Aerospace Ionizing Radiation System (NAIRAS),…
Essential Insights Air Taxi Development: NASA is advancing the future of air taxis through research on electric Vertical takeoff and…
Quick Takeaways 5G Integration for Aviation: NASA is investigating how 5G cellular networks can support air taxi communications, potentially creating…
Top Highlights NASA and USGS Collaboration: The Geological Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx) is a major collaboration between NASA and the…
Summary Points NASA’s Response: Two aircraft were deployed near Kerrville, Texas, to support recovery operations following recent flooding, in collaboration…
Quick Takeaways NASA’s C-130 Hercules officially departed from Wallops Flight Facility on April 18, marking its transition to the California…