Armstrong Flight Research Center

Flight tests are a big part of how NASA turns breakthrough ideas into reality. From flying humans faster than the speed of sound to proving designs that helped shape the space shuttle, flight testing transforms bold concepts into safer, more efficient technologies that benefit the public. “Flight tests are a way to safely and effectively […]

Posted June 23, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

At NASA, innovation begins well before an aircraft takes flight. The Experimental Fabrication Branch at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transforms engineering concepts into mission‑ready hardware for research aircraft and technology development.

Posted June 22, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Johnson Space Center

NASA Awards Modification Contract for Reduced Gravity Test Aircraft

NASA selected Denmar Technical Services of Nevada to provide aircraft modifications, maintenance, and testing services to the Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Posted June 2, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Aeronautics

Ames 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

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight 

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time flying faster than the speed of sound and other mission-critical objectives. “What comes next is the first time this one-of-a-kind aircraft […]

Posted May 29, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Flight Innovation

NASA Aircraft

Science in the Air

Supersonic Flight

Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness

From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep them mission ready. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, specially trained maintenance crews are essential to keeping the agency’s aircraft flying safely and reliably.

Posted May 22, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Flight Innovation

NASA Aircraft

Meet the Fleet: NASA Armstrong Continues Legacy of Flight Research

NASA’s home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to support science and aeronautics test missions – continuing the legacy of pioneers like Neil Armstrong.

Posted May 8, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities

NASA’s Dryden Aeronautical Test Range Supports Flight, Space Missions

NASA advances aeronautics and space technologies through experimental aircraft and flight research at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Behind those efforts is the Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR), which provides the communications, tracking, and data services that enable safe and effective missions.

Posted May 6, 2026

Technology

Ames Research Center

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Flight Opportunities Program

Game Changing Development Program

Langley Research Center

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Fosters Development of Lunar Resource-Seeking Technologies

To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil, known as regolith.

Posted May 4, 2026

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Aeronautics

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Glenn Research Center

Integrated Aviation Systems Program

Langley Research Center

Subsonic Flight Demonstrator

Sustainable Aviation

Ultra-Efficient Aviation

NASA, Boeing Advance Truss-Braced Wing Research in Test

NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency.

Posted April 29, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Commercial Supersonic Technology

High-Speed Flight

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator

Quesst (X-59)

Quesst: The Vehicle

Supersonic Flight

There’s No Place Like NASA’s New X-59 Hangar Home

There’s no sign reading “home sweet home” in the hangar where the X‑59 now sits, but the sentiment is unmistakable among those tending to the quiet supersonic aircraft. Located at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, the X-59 hangar was built in 1968 but looks like new thanks to a full renovation and […]

Posted April 28, 2026