Langley Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

Goodnight, Moon: NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture Lunar Sunset

This compressed, resolution-limited gif shows the view of lunar sunset from one of the six Stereo Cameras for Lunar-Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS) 1.1 cameras on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander, which operated on the Moon’s surface for a little more than 14 days and stopped, as anticipated, a few hours into lunar night. SCALPSS was taking […]

Posted March 19, 2025

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Glenn Research Center

Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program

University Innovation

Finalists Selected in NASA Aeronautics Agriculture-Themed Competition

Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a panel of judges their design concepts for aviation solutions that can help the agriculture industry. Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, this year’s competition asked teams of university students to re

Posted March 14, 2025

General

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture First-of-its-Kind Moon Landing Footage

A team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, supported by Marshall Space Flight Center IN Huntsville, Alabama, has captured first-of-its-kind imagery of a lunar lander’s engine plumes interacting with the Moon’s surface, a key piece of data as trips to the Moon increase in the coming years under the agency’s Artemis campaign.

Posted March 13, 2025

NASA History

Aeronautics

Glenn Research Center

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)

NASA Marks 110 Years Since Founding of Predecessor Organization

To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the organization that ultimately became NASA, the agency released a new collection of videos to highlight the history of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the ways it transformed flight over four decades.

Posted March 3, 2025

Langley Laboratory Apprentice at Work

An apprentice at Langley Laboratory (now NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia) inspects wind tunnel components in this image from May 15, 1943.

Posted February 28, 2025

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator

Quesst (X-59)

Quesst: The Vehicle

Supersonic Flight

NASA’s X-59 Completes Electromagnetic Testing

NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft has cleared electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems will work together safely, without interference across a range of scenarios. “Reaching this phase shows that the aircraft integration is advancing,” said Yohan Lin, NASA’s X-59 avionics lead.

Posted February 26, 2025

NASA Centers & Facilities

Glenn Research Center

Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Goddard Space Flight Center

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Headquarters

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Spinoffs

Stennis Space Center

Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer & Spinoffs

NASA’s Advancements in Space Continue Generating Products on Earth

The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, is now available online. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported crew working in low Earth orbit to learn about the space environment and perform research to advance deep space exploration.

Posted February 12, 2025

Goddard Space Flight Center

Johnson Space Center

People of Goddard

NASA Engineers Honored by National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected three new members with NASA affiliations. Two employees and one retiree from three different NASA centers around the country were awarded the honor on Feb. 7. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Posted February 10, 2025

Aeronautics

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