4 Min Read NASA Uses Subscale Aircraft to Accelerate Flight Innovation An atmospheric probe model attached upside down to a quad rotor remotely piloted aircraft ascends with the Moon visible
Day: September 1, 2026
NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural LimitsNASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
3 Min Read NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing test article is fully installed in the Flight Loads Laboratory at
NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight DemonstrationNASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A modified Saab 340B aircraft in flight powered in part by a hybrid electric system built by GE Aerospace,
NASA to Showcase Agency’s Newest Wind Tunnel in VirginiaNASA to Showcase Agency’s Newest Wind Tunnel in Virginia
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. NASA/Mark Knopp Media
NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in VirginiaNASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia
From left to right: Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator; Mike Waller, vice president of BL Harbert International Federal Division; Edward C. Forst, administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration;
NASA’s 737 Reveals New PaintNASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A newly painted NASA 737 aircraft sits on a ramp in Oklahoma on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. NASA/Carla Escamilla
NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight ResearchNASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research
William “Bill” Swann, one of the first-generation pilots at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory (predecessor to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland), prepares to board
NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s InfrastructureNASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Credit: National Institute of Aerospace NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new
NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation ResearchNASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from
NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science
3 Min Read NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science NASA’s WB-57F aircraft prepares for takeoff from Ellington Field in Houston ahead of its mission to observe the