Langley Research Center

Lee esta historia en inglés aquí. Hoy en día, los pasajeros de avión esperan un viaje tranquilo con pocas turbulencias. Aunque las turbulencias no siempre pueden evitarse, las consideraciones y diseños de los aviones limitan lo que siente el pasajero.

Posted October 26, 2023

Dragonfly

Langley Research Center

Missions

Planetary Science

Planetary Science Division

Saturn

Saturn Moons

Science Mission Directorate

NASA’s Dragonfly Tunnel Visions

Dragonfly Team Utilizes Unique NASA Facilities to Shape Its Innovative Titan-bound Rotorcraft With its dense atmosphere and low gravity, Saturn’s moon Titan is a great place to fly. But well before NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander soars through Titan’s skies, researchers on Earth – led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in La

Posted October 23, 2023

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Glenn Research Center

Johnson Space Center

Langley Research Center

Quesst (X-59)

Quesst: The Flights

Quesst: The Mission

Quesst: The Science

Quesst: The Team

Quesst: The Vehicle

Supersonic Flight

NASA Test Piloting Legends Reunite

Nils Larson, aerospace engineer and test pilot for NASA’s X-59 aircraft, met up with his former student, Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover, on Saturday, Oct. 21 during an open house held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The pilots originally met more than two decades ago when Larson was an instructor at the […]

Posted October 23, 2023

Langley Research Center

Aeronautics

NASA Academy at Langley Research Center

About the NASA Academy at Langley Langley’s NASA Academy’s rigorous and diverse summer research program prioritizes collaboration, teamwork, leadership, innovation, and creativity. Academy participants experience the challenges aerospace professionals face while conducting their research.

Posted October 21, 2023

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Glenn Research Center

Langley Research Center

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator

Quesst (X-59)

Quesst: The Vehicle

Supersonic Flight

NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft

NASA’s Quesst mission has adjusted the scheduled first flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to 2024. A one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft, the X-59 has required complex engineering from NASA researchers working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

Posted October 12, 2023

Langley Research Center

News Media Invited To Preview NASA Langley’s Open House

HAMPTON, Virginia – NASA Langley Research Center invites members of the media to join Director Clayton P. Turner Oct. 16 for a preview of the 2023 Open House. This special tour will highlight some of Langley’s facilities and work in space, aeronautics and Earth science that the public can expect to see during the center’s Open House […]

Posted October 3, 2023

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Air Traffic Solutions

Airspace Operations and Safety Program

Ames Research Center

Drones & You

Flight Innovation

Langley Research Center

Technology Demonstration

NASA Studies Human Pilots to Advance Autonomous Air Taxis

Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and eventually some may fly without a pilot aboard. NASA is helping prepare for that future with research to ensure that fully autonomous flight technology is safe.

Posted October 3, 2023