Flight Innovation

Glenn Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Langley Research Center
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into the skin of an aircraft, creating a more aerodynamic and reliable communication solution for drones and other future air transportation options.  Developed by NASA, this ultra-lightweight aerogel antenna is designed to enable sat
Posted April 22, 2025
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Ames Research Center
Convergent Aeronautics Solutions
Drones & You
Flight Innovation
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities – in all kinds of weather. Researchers will use the campaign to help improve tools to assist with collision avoidance and landing operations and […]
Posted April 18, 2025
Aeronautics
Flight Innovation
Green Aviation Tech
In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs. But those same wings could be susceptible to ice buildup. NASA researchers are currently working to determine if such an issue exists, and how it could be addressed. In the historic Icing Research Tunnel at NASA’s […]
Posted March 25, 2025
Ames Research Center
Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace management system at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, March 25, in Salinas, California.
Posted March 18, 2025
University Leadership Initiative
Aeronautics
Flight Innovation
For Colleges & Universities
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
University Innovation
NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities.  As part of NASA’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research while gaining hands-o
Posted March 11, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
University Innovation
University Student Research Challenge
Great ideas, and the talent and passion that bring them to life, can be found anywhere. In that spirit, NASA’s University Student Research Challenge (USRC) in 2024 selected its first group of community college students to contribute original research to the agency’s transformative vision for 21st century aviation.
Posted February 24, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
University Innovation
University Student Research Challenge
NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies above our communities. The research awards were made through NASA’s University Student Research Challenge (USRC), which provides students with opportunities to contribute to NASA’s flight research goals.
Posted February 19, 2025
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Ames Research Center
Drones & You
Flight Innovation
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
SBIR STTR
A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and a partnership with The Boeing Company.
Posted January 13, 2025
Glenn Research Center
Advanced Air Transport Technology
Aeronautics
Flight Innovation
STEM Engagement at NASA
High school students in Indiana are contributing to NASA’s groundbreaking research to develop quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft engines. Their learning experience is a collaboration between aircraft noise researchers from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and educators from the University of Notre Dame’s Turbomachinery Laboratory.
Posted December 20, 2024
Aeronautics
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Center Innovation Fund
Flight Innovation
On Oct. 22, 2024, the latest iteration of an atmospheric probe developed by researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully completed a test flight.
Posted December 13, 2024
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