NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about…

After completing a series of initial test flights at high and low altitudes, NASA’s X-59 aircraft is undergoing a scheduled…

From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground…

Although NASA’s X-59 is designed to fly supersonic, its test flight schedule is about more than just going gradually faster…

NASA’s C-20A aircraft completed a series of flights on April 29 over Central California to contribute new data to improve…

As flight operations for NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft accelerate, its team has picked up their testing tempo, completing two…

NASA’s home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to support science…

NASA advances aeronautics and space technologies through experimental aircraft and flight research at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…

To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such…

The envelope expansion phase of any experimental aircraft is critical, not just for pushing the aircraft higher and faster, but…

From the beginning of NASA’s work to bring its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft from the drawing board into reality, the…

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

There’s no sign reading “home sweet home” in the hangar where the X‑59 now sits, but the sentiment is unmistakable…

A new look for X-59 NASA’s X-59 is helping the nation celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence with an…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft has made its highest and fastest flights so far, expanding its operational range and making progress…

As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet takes to the air, its sleek configuration is now on display thanks to a…

Technology and science demonstrations, supported by various NASA industry collaborations and agency developments, are set to launch to low Earth…

A NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft will now be based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in order…

Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 27, 2026 to note that the indicator light seen during the X-59’s…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 20, 2026, to reflect a new time for the news conference and…

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled…

On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March…

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and NASA announced NASA Force on Wednesday, a dedicated talent track within the…

A NASA instrument designed to measure moonlight to help satellite sensors make more accurate measurements.

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance…

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…

NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft.  The flight took place Jan.…

NASA is leveraging expertise, capabilities, and partnerships across its centers to make Artemis campaign and deep space exploration safer, more…

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft…