Langley Research Center

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

Green Aviation Tech

Sustainable Aviation

Wind Over Its Wing: NASA’s X-66 Model Tests Airflow

NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing. The model, designed to represent half the aircraft, allows the research team to generate high-quality data about the aerodynamic forces that would affect the actual X-66.

Posted February 5, 2025

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Drones & You

NASA Flight Tests Wildland Fire Tech Ahead of Demo

NASA is collaborating with the wildfire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting – particularly aerial nighttime operations. In the future, agencies could more efficiently use drones, both remotely piloted and fully autonomous, to help fight wildfires.

Posted January 31, 2025

Missions

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Earth's Moon

Game Changing Development Program

Kennedy Space Center