NASA is preparing a Boeing 777 as an advanced airborne science laboratory to study winter weather, air quality and atmospheric processes. Scheduled for science operations in 2027, the aircraft will collect detailed measurements, support satellite data validation and help researchers improve Earth science models.
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NASA and Boeing are preparing an uncrewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in December 2026 or January 2027, as the companies work to restore the spacecraft’s operational readiness.
NASA’s missing SR-71 844 sparks questions about a possible new high-speed X-plane program and NASA’s future flight research.
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is moving to acquire a Boeing 737-73W from the U.S. Air Force to build a new reduced-gravity testbed aircraft.
NASA receives its modified Boeing 777 flying laboratory from L3Harris at Langley, replacing the retired DC-8 with greater payload and range.
The US Air Force’s rare and secretive NT-43A aircraft, known by its callsign RAT55, was spotted over Melbourne, Florida, ahead of NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission launch.
The X-59 lifted off from Plant 42’s runway early on October 28, 2025, under controlled conditions.
Marking a landmark in space cooperation, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite has been successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have formed a research transition team to steer the advancement of wildland fire technology.
The GRACE-C Mission (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment-Continuity), anticipated to last five years, will extend the series of measurements, observing fluctuations in Earth’s groundwater, oceans, ice sheets, and land on a month-to-month basis by detecting variations in the planet’s gravity field.