Aeronautics

Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
For Colleges & Universities
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THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems.
Posted February 4, 2026
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Hypersonic Technology
Supersonic Flight
While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an even faster era of flight – one of vehicles that can fly hypersonic, or five times the speed of sound. And to further that vision, NASA has issued two awards for studies into vehicle concepts.  […]
Posted January 30, 2026
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion
Glenn Research Center
Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.
Posted January 26, 2026
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
NASA Aircraft
Quesst (X-59)
Supersonic Flight
As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft continues a series of flight tests over the California high desert in 2026, its pilot will be flying with a buddy closely looking out for his safety.  That colleague will be another test pilot in a separate chase aircraft. His job as chase pilot: keep a careful watch on things as he tracks the […]
Posted January 20, 2026
General
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Aeronautics Technology
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Ames Research Center
UAS Traffic Management
Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The system aims to keep air traffic management safe from disruption and protect data transferred between aircraft and ground stations from being intercepted or manipulated. 
Posted January 16, 2026
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Flight Demos Capabilities
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Supersonic Flight
Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transitioning from military service to a new role enabling breakthrough advancements in aerospace.
Posted January 15, 2026
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Transport Technology
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Langley Research Center
Ultra-Efficient Aviation
The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today’s, with longer, thinner wings that provide a smoother ride while saving fuel. Those wings would be a revolutionary design for commercial aircraft, but like any breakthrough technology, they come with their own development challenges – which experts from NASA and Boeing […]
Posted December 18, 2025
Ames Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Aeronautics Technology
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Ames Space Biosciences
General
Uncategorized
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley continued to make strides in research, technology, engineering, science, and innovation this past year. Join us as we take a look back at some of the highlights from 2025. From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II By combining the technologies of the NASA Advanced […]
Posted December 18, 2025
Aeronautics
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 minutes before landing and taxiing to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
Posted November 21, 2025
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
NASA Aircraft
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
After years of design, development, and testing, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics research and the agency’s Quesst mission. The X-59, designed to fly at supersonic speeds and reduce the sound of loud sonic booms to […]
Posted November 20, 2025
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