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NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California
NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California NASA’s P-3 Orion aircraft and Dynamic Aviation’s King Air B200 will conduct low-altitude atmospheric research flights from June 22 to July 2, 2025. The flights will take place over parts of the East Coast (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond) and West Coast (Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, Central […]
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NASA F-15s Validate Tools for Quesst Mission
NASA F-15s Validate Tools for Quesst Mission NASA has successfully validated tools designed to measure and record shock waves produced by its X-59 quiet supersonic experimental aircraft, flying two F-15 research jets at speeds over Mach 1.4. The validation flight campaign, conducted in May, used three key tools: a near-field shock-sensing probe, an Airborne Location […]
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Air Force Pilot, SkillBridge Fellow Helps NASA Research Soar
Air Force Pilot, SkillBridge Fellow Helps NASA Research Soar Jeremy Johnson, a former US Air Force pilot, has joined NASA’s Glenn Research Center as a research pilot and aviation safety officer through the Department of Defense SkillBridge fellowship program. Johnson flies NASA planes to support important scientific research and testing, working with researchers to plan […]
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NASA Calibrates Second Shock-Sensing Probe for X-59 Testing
NASA Calibrates Second Shock-Sensing Probe for X-59 Testing NASA has calibrated its second shock-sensing probe for testing the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft, which will help researchers understand how shock waves behave near the aircraft. The new probe is mounted on an F-15D research aircraft and will capture data on shock waves generated by the X-59 […]
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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4)
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4) Aerodynamics is the study of how air moves around objects, affecting their movement through the air. The four forces of flight are lift, weight, thrust, and drag, which work together to make an object move up, down, faster, or slower. Lift is the upward force that allows an object to […]
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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8)
What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8) Aerodynamics is the study of how objects move through air, affecting everything from airplanes to rockets to kites. The four forces of flight are lift, weight, thrust, and drag, which work together to determine an object’s movement up and down, faster or slower. Lift is the upward force that allows […]
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