The race for quiet supersonic flight takes a leap forward with NASA's X-59. But what challenges remain before it becomes a ...

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The center hosts the world’s largest wind tunnel and a rich history of aerospace innovation, preserved in a striking visual ...

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

The research team is hopeful that this innovation could eventually replace business jets for short trips between cities.

The technologies that are being worked on in quiet aerodynamics, advanced shaping, noise suppression, and community acceptability data could forever alter how supersonic aircraft are constructed. This ...

Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert airplanes into electric aircraft. The idea is to create a new kind of "air taxi," quiet, battery-powered, and designed to ...

NASA conducted a full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor - part ...

Discovery, the showpiece of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space ...

For decades, scientists have wondered how the Sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — burns millions of degrees hotter than its ...

Sierra Space and NASA have renegotiated their contract for the Dream Chaser spaceplane that will allow the spacecraft to make its first orbital flight next year as a free flier instead of visiting the ...

Electra is one step closer to bringing the world's first ultra-short hybrid-electric aircraft to the market following an agreement with the UK-based Evolito ...