Aeronautics

Langley Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
Groundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for designing the aircraft technologies of the future.  In a first-of-its-kind test in NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, researchers used unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint to study how air flows around a standard
Posted October 2, 2026
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Aeronautics
Earth Science Division
Flight Innovation
NASA Aircraft
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
On Sept. 30, 1946, five National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics (NACA) engineers arrived at Muroc Army Airfield in California’s high desert to achieve supersonic flight for the first time. In less than two years, NACA flew the X-1 aircraft faster than the speed of sound, marking an important milestone in aviation history. Fast forward 80 […]
Posted September 28, 2026
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Aeronautics
Air Traffic Management and Safety
Air Traffic Solutions
Ames Research Center
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
NASA’s researchers know that when you settle into your seat on a commercial flight, you expect a smooth takeoff, views over the clouds, a steady descent, and hopefully an early arrival at your destination. But when your flight gets delayed on the tarmac instead of lifting off, or it ends up in a holding pattern […]
Posted September 24, 2026
People of Armstrong
Aeronautics
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Flight Innovation
People of NASA
Long before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages and homes building radio‑controlled aircraft, testing new ideas, and flying their creations at hobby events.
Posted September 17, 2026
Aeronautics
General
Missions
Through a new collaboration between NASA and the National Football League (NFL), the agency will soon bring America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation to the football field. NASA will conduct flyovers, astronaut appearances, and fan engagement at NFL games across the United States as part of its new Inspiration Tour.
Posted September 10, 2026
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
University Innovation
University Leadership Initiative
University Student Research Challenge
NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft flying through cities.
Posted August 20, 2026
Aeronautics
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
CoECI News
General
Get Involved
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
University Innovation
NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner.
Posted August 18, 2026
General
Aeronautics
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
NASA Aircraft
NASA History
Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and carefully defined atmospheric routes.
Posted August 18, 2026
Aeronautics
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Artemis
Johnson Space Center
NASA Aircraft
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency.
Posted August 13, 2026
Aeronautics
Aerosciences Evaluation Test Capabilities
Langley Research Center
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
NASA opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the agency and its partners to test the safety and performance of future generations of aircraft, rockets, and space exploration vehicles.
Posted July 31, 2026
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