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2026-07-06, 19:40 NASA Newsy

Flight testing is a team sport. For nearly 80 years, teams at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, have used flight testing to push the limits of aerodynamics and advance ...

2026-06-24, 08:30 NASA Newsy

Flight tests are a big part of how NASA turns breakthrough ideas into reality. From flying humans faster than the speed of sound to proving designs that helped shape the space shuttle, flight testing ...

2026-06-14, 16:50 NASA Newsy

High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is developing an air traffic ...

2026-06-08, 09:30 NASA Newsy

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead - and where you're hearing them might matter, according to new NASA research.NASA aeronautics has worked for years to ...

2026-06-08, 09:00 NASA Newsy

Imagine trying to photograph wind. That's similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how air moves around planes, rockets, and other kinds of aerospace vehicles. Air is ...

2026-06-06, 09:20 NASA Newsy

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic ...

2026-05-29, 09:50 NASA Newsy

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time ...

2026-05-23, 21:40 NASA Newsy

The South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA's fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to address a critical element of U.S. aviation: ...

2026-05-23, 08:40 NASA Newsy

Editor's Note: This advisory was updated May 22, 2026 to include a retirement.NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. ...

2026-05-23, 08:30 NASA Newsy

From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep them mission ready.At NASA's Armstrong ...