NASA Invites Media to View Wildland Fire Technology Flight Test NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace management system at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, March 25, in Salina …
NASA’s Chevron Technology Quiets the Skies Shortly after dawn on March 27, 2001, NASA pilot Bill Rieke took off from an airfield just outside of Phoenix in NASA’s blue-and-white Learjet 25 and flew low over a series of microphones for the firs …
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 Aeron …
NASA Remembers Long-Time Civil Servant John Boyd John Boyd, known to many as Jack and whose career spanned more than seven decades in a multitude of roles across NASA as well as its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) …
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 p …
NASA Selects New Round of Student-Led Aviation Research Awards NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies above our communities. The research awards were made through N …
NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Tests NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests. In preparation for the X-59’s planned first fligh …