Aeronautics

Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility in Palmdale, California. The X-59’s paint scheme will include a mainly white body, a NASA “sonic blue” underside, and red accents on the wings. The paint doesn’t just add cosmetic value. It also […]
Posted November 15, 2023
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Drones & You
System-Wide Safety
NASA’s aeronautical innovators have completed a significant step in their pursuit of safer, more efficient aviation technologies that spot hazards before they occur.
Posted November 2, 2023
Wallops Flight Facility
Aeronautics
NASA Aircraft
Scientific Balloons
On Oct. 28, 2023, NASA’s C-130 Hercules and crew safely touched down at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, after an around-the-globe journey to deliver the agency’s Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO).
Posted October 30, 2023
Aeronautics
General
In May 2023, Dr. Natasha Schatzman received the Vertical Flight Society Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Award for her vertical flight research at NASA Ames Research Center.  This annual award is given to a VFS member who is thirty-five years old or younger for outstanding contributions to vertical flight technology.  The award announcement notes that Dr.
Posted October 23, 2023
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Johnson Space Center
Langley Research Center
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Flights
Quesst: The Mission
Quesst: The Science
Quesst: The Team
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
Nils Larson, aerospace engineer and test pilot for NASA’s X-59 aircraft, met up with his former student, Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover, on Saturday, Oct. 21 during an open house held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The pilots originally met more than two decades ago when Larson was an instructor at the […]
Posted October 23, 2023
Langley Research Center
Aeronautics
About the NASA Academy at Langley  Langley’s NASA Academy’s rigorous and diverse summer research program prioritizes collaboration, teamwork, leadership, innovation, and creativity.  Academy participants experience the challenges aerospace professionals face while conducting their research.
Posted October 21, 2023
Aeronautics
General
In June 2023, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) awarded the 2023 AIAA Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics to Larry Young, a researcher in the Aeromechanics Office at NASA Ames Research Center.  As part of this award, Mr.
Posted October 13, 2023
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
Dr. Azlin Biaggi-Labiosa, born and raised in Puerto Rico, made a courageous decision to pivot her academic studies – launching her towards an accomplished career in defense, space, and aeronautics research for NASA. She headed to medical school after earning her undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico.
Posted October 13, 2023
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
NASA’s Quesst mission has adjusted the scheduled first flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to 2024. A one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft, the X-59 has required complex engineering from NASA researchers working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.
Posted October 12, 2023
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Solutions
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Ames Research Center
Drones & You
Flight Innovation
Langley Research Center
Technology Demonstration
Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and eventually some may fly without a pilot aboard. NASA is helping prepare for that future with research to ensure that fully autonomous flight technology is safe.
Posted October 3, 2023
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