Glenn Research Center

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
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
Glenn Research Center
Artemis
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
Johnson Space Center
Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft designed to provide power for Gateway in lunar orbit. Able to generate 60 kilowatts of power, the element was successfully powered on earlier last year.
Posted January 8, 2026
General
Advanced Air Transport Technology
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Aerosciences Evaluation Test Capabilities
Glenn Research Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft. If not taken into consideration, these water droplets can accumulate on an aircraft as ice and pose a safety risk.  But NASA software tools such as Glenn Icing Computational Environment (GlennICE) are working to keep […]
Posted December 4, 2025
NASA Centers & Facilities
Glenn Research Center
Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Stennis Space Center
NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency.
Posted November 21, 2025
Glenn Research Center
AeroSpace Frontiers
Ohio Space Week, Sept. 8–13, highlighted the state’s aerospace legacy and the role NASA’s Glenn Research Center has in advancing space technology.  The week kicked off with the American Astronautical Society’s Glenn Space Technology Symposium, Sept. 8–10, hosted by Case Western Reserve University.
Posted September 25, 2025
Glenn Research Center
AeroSpace Frontiers
NASA brought the excitement of space exploration to the Minnesota State Fair from Aug. 21–24, offering exhibits and interactive experiences for the whole family.
Posted September 25, 2025
Glenn Research Center
AeroSpace Frontiers
Since April 1999, the AeroSpace Frontiers (AF) newsletter has shared information monthly on NASA Glenn Research Center’s people, projects, and progress. If you were looking for news on any of these topics, there was a good chance you could read all about them in AF each month.  The newsletter has evolved in the last 26 […]
Posted September 25, 2025
Glenn Research Center
AeroSpace Frontiers
Newsletters
NASA leadership has named NASA Glenn Research Center’s Steven A.
Posted September 25, 2025
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