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NASA’s new flying laboratory, an ex-commercial Boeing 777 airliner, has arrived in Waco, Texas, for modifications ahead of its entry to service. The aircraft will replace the agency’s now-retired Douglas DC-8.
Air

NASA’s ‘New’ Boeing 777 Undergoes Modifications For Its Future Flying Laboratory Role

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 21, 2025

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory banks low over the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., upon arrival Nov. 8, 2007.
Air

NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab Flies Into Retirement, Making The Type Nearly Extinct

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 15, 2024

The US Air Force has confirmed a spate of drone incursions occurred at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia in December 2023.
Air

Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 15, 2024

QSRA (NASA-715) carrier trials onboard Kitty Hawk off San Diego, CA (Quiet Short-Haul Aircraft is a modified C-8A)
Space

NASA’s Quiet Short Takeoff And Landing Test Jet Is Up For Sale

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 12, 2023

X-59
News & Features

X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Looks Positively Sci-Fi Head-On

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 6, 2023

Image of satellite taken from another satellite
Space

Check Out These Images Of A Satellite In Orbit Taken By Another Satellite

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 6, 2023

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Now Has Its Engine
Space

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Now Has Its Engine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

This Is Why A NASA WB-57F Canberra Jet Is In South Korea
News & Features

This Is Why A NASA WB-57F Canberra Jet Is In South Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2022

Kim Astronaut Pilot SEAL Doctor
News & Features

SEAL-Doctor-Astronaut Jonny Kim Is Adding Pilot To His Crazy Resume

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

Behold The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet’s Absolutely Epic Schnoz
Space

Behold The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet’s Absolutely Epic Schnoz

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 16, 2022

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)
Space

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

NASA Once Built This Armored HAZMAT Response Vehicle That Was Loaded With Futuristic Features
Space

NASA Once Built This Armored HAZMAT Response Vehicle That Was Loaded With Futuristic Features

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jan 22, 2022

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Spotted On A Trailer Heading To Texas
Space

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Spotted On A Trailer Heading To Texas

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 23, 2021

NASA Calls Off Spacewalk As Concerns Over Russian Anti-Satellite Test Debris Continue (Updated)
Space

NASA Calls Off Spacewalk As Concerns Over Russian Anti-Satellite Test Debris Continue (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 30, 2021

Planetary Defense Test To See If An Asteroid’s Path Can Be Changed Is About To Launch
Space

Planetary Defense Test To See If An Asteroid’s Path Can Be Changed Is About To Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 5, 2021

What 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From Space
News & Features

What 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From Space

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2021