NASA Aeronautics

The X-59 is ON THE MOVE!👏 @NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has successfully completed its first low-speed taxi test, moving under its own power for the very first time! This is the last series of ground tests for the X-59 to complete before first flight.✈️…

That pink glow?✨ It's NASA's Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP), a key tool that's used to see how air pressure is distributed across the surface of aircraft and rockets.✈️🚀 Now we've got unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint (uPSP).👏 This upgraded version can reveal pressure…

NASA engineers are testing how mobile networks based on 5G standards and technologies could support the future of air taxis. Using specialized radios and flight tests, the team is studying how to keep aircraft connected in city skies. Learn how current networks might power…

Curious about the X-59 aircraft & the mission to quiet sonic booms?✈️🔇 University & college students are invited to a free @NASAaero 101 webinar today at 6 p.m. EDT to learn about the mission, plus exciting student opportunities & aero careers! Join: stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offer…

#OTD in 1970, the HL-10 made its final flight. The HL-10 was one of five aircraft built in the Lifting Body program. The HL-10 was flown 37 times during the program and logged the highest altitude (90,030 feet) and fastest speed (Mach 1.86 or 1,228 mph). The HL-10 helped…

Is summertime boredom setting in? Send it packing with fun, creative @NASA learning activities!🎨 Learn how to draw @NASAArtemis!✏️ Use code to make music!🎶 Stitch a @NASAaero X-59 design!🪡 Get all this & more in this week's NASA EXPRESS. conta.cc/4nMvvN3

An X-59 model recently completed a supersonic wind tunnel test in Chofu, Japan!✈️ The data will help researchers understand the noise level that will be created by the shock waves the X-59 produces at supersonic speeds. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/40jHuYu 📸: JAXA

In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations. More details here: go.nasa.gov/4nZvuFV

Students and teachers – don’t miss the chance to celebrate #NationalAviationDay at NASA Glenn! Join us on Sept. 18 for hands-on activities, behind-the-scenes tours of world-class test facilities, and an in-depth look at how @NASA is with you when you fly. ✈️ Registration opens…

Don't miss this latest episode!🎙️ NASA's Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project has developed an airspace management system to help first responders fight wildland fires during low-visibility conditions!🆘🔥 The system will increase aerial…

What’s red, white, and low boom? NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft!✈️ This Fourth of July, we’re celebrating freedom and the future of flight.🇺🇸🌟 ️ Get the latest on NASA’s Quesst mission: go.nasa.gov/4noRlWK

Comfort matters, especially when you're flying! NASA is conducting a series of studies to understand how air taxi motion, vibration, and other factors affect ride comfort.✅ The data will help guide industry and others with design & operational practices for future air…

Bye-bye bulky wires 👋 NASA's Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS) is changing how we measure temperature and strain placed on vehicles during high-speed flight.💥 Instead of traditional wire harnesses and sensors, this system uses a fiber no thicker than a strand of hair to…

Heads up—you might catch a glimpse 👀 Our P-3 Orion and Dynamic Aviation's King Air B200 are currently flying at low-altitudes to collect important air quality data as part of NASA's Student Airborne Research Program.🌎✈️ If you live on the East or West Coast, look up:…

Engineers at NASA are pushing the limits of what temperature and strain measurement systems can do without adding much weight. The secret? A fiber thinner than a strand of hair. Developed by NASA Armstrong, the hypersonic Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS), collects critical…

Just another friendly reminder 📣 U.S. college students—you have one week left to submit a proposal to NASA's University Leadership Initiative!💡 Proposals are due by June 26, 2025: go.nasa.gov/45syyU5

This is a friendly reminder 📣 U.S. college students—you have one week left to submit a proposal to NASA's University Student Research Challenge!💡✏️ Proposals are due by June 26, 2025: go.nasa.gov/3FIJcf2

This duo understood the assignment✈️ Two of our F-15s @nasaarmstrong recently completed “dual ship flights” to validate three key tools that will help record and measure the shock waves produced by our X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft. nasa.gov/centers-and-fa…

70 years ago today, NASA's B-52B Mothership made its first flight. Based at @NASAArmstrong, it launched experimental aircraft like the X-15, lifting bodies, and the X-38 (shown here), and tested drag chutes for the Shuttle. ✈️ go.nasa.gov/4kBOzMa