Langley Research Center

Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s X-59 aircraft is heading out of the hangar – preparing to embark on the first phase of its mission to fly faster than the speed of sound without generating a loud sonic boom. Leadership from NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin will officially unveil the fully completed and […]
Posted January 9, 2024
Aeronautics
Langley Research Center
Supersonic Flight
NASA will provide live coverage as it reveals its X-59 aircraft at 4 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 12, as part of the agency’s Quesst mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible. For the first time, the public will see the painted aircraft, which will be unveiled during a ceremony hosted by prime contractor Lockheed […]
Posted January 5, 2024
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Flights
Quesst: The Mission
Quesst: The Science
Quesst: The Team
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
It’s almost time for NASA’s supersonic X-59 airplane to make its red, white, and blue public debut, and you’re invited to join friends and family in taking a front-row, virtual VIP seat to the rollout ceremony in the California high desert. As a historic milestone in aviation history, NASA is encouraging people across the nation […]
Posted January 3, 2024
Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia — Media is invited to learn about two technologies developed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, that will launch to the Moon in the coming weeks aboard two flights under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. During an event at Langley 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan.
Posted December 28, 2023
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Drones & You
Langley Research Center
Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight.
Posted December 22, 2023
Drones & You
Aeronáutica
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
NASA en español
Lee esta historia en inglés aquí. Hoy podemos recibir paquetes más rápido que antes gracias a los pedidos en línea y los servicios de entrega rápida. La demanda de este tipo de entrega rápida sigue aumentando y se necesitan nuevos medios de transporte de carga para mantener el ritmo. La NASA está especialmente cualificada para ayudar […]
Posted November 22, 2023
LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator)
Ames Research Center
Langley Research Center
Technology Demonstration
A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than 18,000 mph, reaching temperatures of nearly 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit before gently splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. At that moment, it became the largest blunt body — a type of reentry vehicle that creates a […]
Posted November 17, 2023
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility in Palmdale, California. The X-59’s paint scheme will include a mainly white body, a NASA “sonic blue” underside, and red accents on the wings. The paint doesn’t just add cosmetic value. It also […]
Posted November 15, 2023
General
Climate Change
Langley Research Center
NASA Headquarters
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)
Ozone Layer
Quesst (X-59)
Supersonic Flight
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
As NASA explores, innovates, and inspires through its work, agency inventions aimed at monitoring atmospheric pollution, studying samples from asteroids, extracting oxygen from the Martian atmosphere, and revolutionizing flight have been named TIME’s Inventions of 2023. TIME announced the honorees on Oct. 24.
Posted October 27, 2023
Drones & You
Aeronáutica
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
NASA en español
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
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