Tag: Nasa
INFORMATIONAL Jun 15, 2026 NASA's X-59 Quesst Aircraft Moves Closer to Supersonic Flight Testing NASA's X-59 experimental jet is accelerating its test schedule as engineers prepare the quiet supersonic demonstrator for its first flight. Read More →
NEWS Jun 09, 2026 Electra Reveals 100-Seat Turbo-Electric Airliner Concept Under NASA's AACES 2050 Program Electra's hybrid-electric airliner concept targets quieter, more efficient regional flight by 2050 under NASA's Advanced Aircraft Concepts program. Read More →
NEWS Mar 26, 2026 The 53 Year Wait is Over for Supersonic Air Travel Washington has officially silenced the echoes of 1973 as the United States enters a new era of high-speed aviation. Read More →
NEWS Jan 27, 2026 High-Altitude Research Plane Makes Dramatic Belly Landing at Ellington Airport At approximately 11:30 a.m. local time, the NASA WB-57 Canberra, one of only three such vintage aircraft still in operation globally, encountered a critical landing gear failure while returning to base. Witnesses and dramatic cell phone footage captured the moment the aircraft touched down on Runway 17R-35L without its wheels deployed. Read More →
NEWS Sep 06, 2024 Beijing to New York in 2 Hours? China's Hypersonic Plane Could be Flying as Soon as 2035 China is planning to build a full-size prototype for a hypersonic jet. See where the project is going and how this new plane might stack up to the Concorde. Read More →
NEWS Aug 16, 2024 Alaska Airlines Announces Major Investment Into Blended Wing Aircraft with JetZero Partnership Alaska Airlines has reached an agreement with ZeroJet to build a new fleet of commercial planes with a modern aesthetic. See what other benefits JetBlue has in store for aircrafts in the future. Read More →
NEWS Jun 27, 2024 NASA Astronauts Stuck on ISS Due To Boeing Starliner Technical Faults NASA astronauts are stuck in space with no set return date to Earth due to several mechanical issues with its Starliner spacecraft. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 13, 2024 The Top 5 Fastest Commercial Airliners Ever Built Majority of commercial aircraft all fly at similar speed ranges. However, there are few models to fly slightly faster than others. It’s worth noting that, besides the top 2 on this list, the speed difference between most aircraft is small and doesn’t typically affect flying times all that much. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Apr 20, 2024 The FAA and ICAO: Organizations that Regulate the Skies As aviation has expanded, so has the need for federal and international governance. Organizations like ICAO and FAA were established to control the industry, and keep everyone safe. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 10, 2024 Boom Supersonic: Bringing Supersonic Transport Back to the Future Boom will return supersonic air travel to the skies. The Boom Overture is their instrument of choice, a supersonic transport meant to carry 64-80 passengers at 1.7 times the speed of sound. Japan Air Lines, American Airlines, and United Airlines have ordered the aircraft. Read More →