Only three of these aircraft were built, with one being destroyed and two operating successfully. The X-43 testbed aircraft ...

NASA recently released a video that captures the first flight of its X-59 supersonic aircraft as it soared above the Southern California desert, allowing us to relive the excitement from the cockpit ...

On Tuesday, June 4, at NASA’s Langley Research Center, retired NASA aerospace engineer Joe Chambers will present, “Modeling Flight: The Role of Dynamically Scaled Free-Flying Models in NASA’s Research ...

Decades before hypersonics entered today's headlines, NASA drafted an aircraft that bordered on surreal. Discover the story ...

This might look like some kind of space ship—but it’s actually a model of a supersonic Boeing airliner, being tested in NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The NASA team is working out ...

Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies. Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about vertical flight aircraft & advanced aviation technology. In 2022, NASA dropped an aircraft cabin (with six crash ...

NASA's DC-8 airplane, dubbed a "flying science laboratory" by the agency, made a low pass over the Bay Area late Wednesday morning during its final journey. The aircraft is being retired in Idaho ...

A recent version of the transonic truss-braced wing concept in a wind tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center. They carried out testing between September and November, 2019. (Harlen Capen / NASA /) ...

Boeing is about to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time. Boeing's latest airplane malfunctions don't necessarily mean the astronauts are in extra danger. Still, ...

Don’t be alarmed if you see two propellor planes flying unusual over the skies of Hopewell over the next few days. They are supposed to be doing that. It’s part of research training conducted by NASA ...