"This test confirmed that all components — software, mechanical linkages, and control laws — work together as intended." ...

As the first flight of NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft draws near, the agency seems not to waste any chance when it comes to testing the plane’s systems. Why, from time to time it even goes ...

American space agency NASA says its transonic truss-braced aircraft wing would need an ice protection system to fly safely ...

NASA's Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic ...

NASA's 'quiet' supersonic jet is getting ready to take off NASA is continuing development of the X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft designed to make sonic booms quieter. A first flight is ...

Eric Garza, an engineering technician in the Experimental Fabrication Shop at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in ...

With the U.S. Air Force’s new crewed sixth-generation stealth combat jet, designated the F-47, speculation has surged about ...

The NASA History Office brings you the new Spring 2025 issue of NASA History News & Notes reflecting on some of the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's X-planes were some of the most experimental aircraft ever created. Decades were spent researching and developing the pioneering planes in order to accomplish ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's X-planes were some of the most experimental aircraft ever created. Decades were spent researching and developing the pioneering planes in order to accomplish ...

The world of experimental self-built aircraft is full of oddities, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is the JD-2 “Dyke Delta” designed and built by [John Dyke] in the 1960s. Built to ...