Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Hypersonic Technology
A NASA system designed to measure temperature and strain on high-speed vehicles is set to make its first flights at hypersonic speeds – greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound – when mounted to two research rockets launching this summer. Technicians in the Environmental Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center […]
Posted June 18, 2025
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
High over the Mojave Desert, two NASA F-15 research jets made a series of flights throughout May to validate tools designed to measure and record the shock waves that will be produced by the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft. The F-15s, carrying the recording tools, flew faster than the speed of sound, matching the […]
Posted June 10, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
For Colleges & Universities
Learning Resources
THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON JUNE 6, 2025(Updated Advanced Air Vehicles Program Fellowship Opportunities.) This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems.
Posted June 6, 2025
Ames Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Control Labs
Air Traffic Management - Exploration
Air Traffic Solutions
Drones & You
FutureFlight Central
New technology tested by an industry partner at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley could improve how commercial planes taxi to and from gates to runways, making operations safer and more efficient on the surfaces of airports. Airport taxiways are busy.
Posted May 22, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Technology Transfer
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
University Innovation
A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first place at the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to research aviation solutions to support U.S. agriculture.
Posted May 22, 2025
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
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 Vehicle
Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through its paces for cruising high above the California desert – all without ever leaving the ground. “The idea behind these tests is to command the airplane’s subsystems and flight computer to function as if it […]
Posted May 16, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Green Aviation Tech
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator
NASA and Boeing are currently evaluating an updated approach to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project that would focus on demonstrating thin-wing technology with broad applications for multiple aircraft configurations.
Posted April 24, 2025
Glenn Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Flight Innovation
Langley Research Center
Transformational Tools Technologies
Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into the skin of an aircraft, creating a more aerodynamic and reliable communication solution for drones and other future air transportation options.  Developed by NASA, this ultra-lightweight aerogel antenna is designed to enable sat
Posted April 22, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Supersonic Flight
When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data –but if those tools need maintenance, you need to wait until they’re fixed. Unless you have a backup. That’s why NASA recently calibrated a new shock-sensing probe to capture shock wave data when the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic […]
Posted April 18, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Supersonic Flight
The team behind NASA’s X-59 completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the quiet supersonic aircraft will be able to maintain a specific speed during operation. The test, known as engine speed hold, is the latest marker of progress as the X-59 nears first flight this year. “Engine speed hold is essentially the aircraft’s […]
Posted March 26, 2025
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