Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA Photographer Honored for Thrilling Inverted In-Flight Image

Riding in the back seat of a car can be boring. Riding in the back of a NASA aircraft is exhilarating, especially for photographers capturing NASA’s story. Jim Ross, photo lead at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, was awarded first place for an image he took while flying upside down in a […]

Posted April 17, 2024

Aeronautics

Airborne Science

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DC-8

Earth Science

Langley Research Center

Science in the Air

NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission, Set to Retire

After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1.

Posted April 10, 2024

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Advanced Air Mobility

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Drones & You

Flight Innovation

Glenn Research Center

Langley Research Center

Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology

NASA Noise Prediction Tool Supports Users in Air Taxi Industry

Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool allows manufacturers working in fields related to NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility mission to see early in the aircraft development process how design elements like propellors or wings would perform.

Posted April 4, 2024

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Women's History Month

Women’s History Month: Meet Kari Alvarado

In honor of Women’s History Month, we recently sat down with Kari Alvarado, lead management analyst and Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR) asset manager at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to learn more about her role and working at NASA. What do you do at NASA and how do you help support […]

Posted March 29, 2024

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Women's History Month

Women’s History Month: Meet Denise Ryan

In honor of Women’s History Month, we recently sat down with Denise Ryan, flight management specialist and member of the Women’s Networking Group (WNG) at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to learn more about her role and working at NASA. What do you do at NASA and how do you help support […]

Posted March 22, 2024

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People of NASA

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Women's History Month

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff Participates in Women in Space Roundtable

The National Space Council hosted the Women in Space Roundtable on Monday, March 12, and Deputy Center Director Laurie Grindle from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, was there to welcome Second Gentleman Mr. Douglas Emhoff and moderate a panel discussion.

Posted March 15, 2024

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Featured Careers

Life at NASA

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Women's History Month

Women’s History Month: Meet Sarah Mann

In honor of Women’s History Month, we recently sat down with Sarah Mann, public affairs specialist and member of the Women’s Networking Group (WNG) at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to learn more about her role and working at NASA. What do you do at NASA and how do you help support […]

Posted March 15, 2024

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Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Center Innovation Fund

Flight Innovation

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Armstrong Updates 1960s Concept to Study Giant Planets

NASA researchers are looking at the possibility of using a wingless, unpowered aircraft design from the 1960s to gather atmospheric data on other planets – doing the same work as small satellites but potentially better and more economically.

Posted March 13, 2024

Aeronautics

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Armstrong Flight Research Center

Green Aviation Tech

Integrated Aviation Systems Program

Sustainable Flight Demonstrator

New Look at NASA, Boeing Sustainable Experimental Airliner

As NASA and Boeing enter the early stages of producing the X-66, the first X-plane specifically focused on helping the United States achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, the team is already picturing what the aircraft will look like soaring above the clouds. A new rendering of the X-66 from Boeing demonstrates the aircraft’s signature […]

Posted March 7, 2024

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Victor J. Glover

Astronaut Victor Glover Visits NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover met with Edwards Air Force Base school-age children at a joint NASA and Air Force Black Employee Resource Group event at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Feb. 15.

Posted February 29, 2024