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Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 27, 2026 to note that the indicator light seen during the X-59’s…
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in…
Hypersonics In the field of aerodynamics, hypersonics is generally associated with flight through an atmosphere at speeds in excess of Mach 5,…
What We do The High-Speed Flight (HSF) project develops technologies that make high-speed, airbreathing, commercial flight possible from Mach 1…
Contact the High-Speed Flight project by email at larc-htp-inquiries@mail.nasa.gov
Learn more about NASA’s X-15 rocket plane.
NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) studies, evaluates, and develops technologies and capabilities for new aircraft systems and explores far-future…
New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…
NASA and its partners in the Advanced Composites Consortium are working to increase the production rate of composite aircraft to…
