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Inside NASA’s X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator

As the first major piloted NASA X-plane to fly in a generation and the first crewed, purpose-built U.S. high-speed research aircraft since the X-15 of the 1960s, the X-59 low-boom ...
AOL

NASA research plane lands on belly, sending sparks flying, after 'mechanical issue'

A NASA aircraft had to make a "gear-up landing" in Houston on Tuesday due to a mechanical problem, NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens noted in a post on X. "Today, a mechanical issue with one of NASA’s ...
Space Coast Daily

NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service, Troy Asher Will Serve as Acting Center Director

On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire.
WFAA8

NASA plane makes belly landing at Ellington Airport, video shows

HOUSTON — A NASA research aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Airport late Tuesday morning after experiencing a mechanical issue, according to NASA. Cellphone video shared with KHOU 11 shows ...