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Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
NASA Aircraft
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound.
Posted January 12, 2024
Nicole Aunapu Mann
Ames Research Center
Astronauts
Becoming an Astronaut
General
Learning Resources
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren talk with students and families at Youth Alliance, a community organization in Hollister, California, on Jan.
Posted January 11, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
NASA has awarded a task order modification to the Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance (ATOM-5) contract to Jacobs Technology Inc., of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to provide the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, with an upgrade to the center’s Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel main drive speed control variable fr
Posted January 9, 2024
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s X-59 aircraft is heading out of the hangar – preparing to embark on the first phase of its mission to fly faster than the speed of sound without generating a loud sonic boom. Leadership from NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin will officially unveil the fully completed and […]
Posted January 9, 2024
Glenn Research Center
Ames Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could  innovate for the benefit of all and transform future agency missions. From proposals to explore low Earth orbit to the stars, the 13 concepts chosen stem from companies and institutions across the United States. The NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) […]
Posted January 4, 2024
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Flights
Quesst: The Mission
Quesst: The Science
Quesst: The Team
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
It’s almost time for NASA’s supersonic X-59 airplane to make its red, white, and blue public debut, and you’re invited to join friends and family in taking a front-row, virtual VIP seat to the rollout ceremony in the California high desert. As a historic milestone in aviation history, NASA is encouraging people across the nation […]
Posted January 3, 2024
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Ames Research Center
Artemis
Missions
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Astrobotic are targeting 2:18 a.m. EST Monday, Jan. 8, for the first commercial robotic launch to the Moon’s surface.
Posted December 28, 2023
SBIR STTR
Ames Research Center
General
Space Technology Mission Directorate
As part of NASA’s ongoing commitment to supporting American innovators and advancing new aerospace technologies the agency announced its second round of Phase I awards for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite.
Posted December 20, 2023
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Drones & You
Researchers are one step closer to integrating air taxis and other electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles into the country’s busiest airports, thanks to a new air traffic simulation developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley and Joby Aviation.
Posted December 20, 2023
Ames Research Center
Air Traffic Control Labs
Air Traffic Solutions
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
CubeSats
Earth Science
General
High-Tech Computing
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Jessica Watkins
Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA)
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)
Quesst (X-59)
Rings of Saturn
Saturn
Saturn Moons
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)
Water & Energy Cycle
Wildfires
It’s been another great year at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023. Announcing a New Innovation Hub Planned for NASA Research Park at Ames Berkeley Space Center is a proposed new campus of the University of […]
Posted December 13, 2023
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