NASA Armstrong

@NASAArmstrong

The Armstrong Flight Research Center is NASA's primary center for atmospheric flight research & operations.

Edwards, California

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Nov 19, 2025
The X-59 has touched down at its new home! On Oct. 28, 2025, the X-59 completed its first flight, taking off from the @LockheedMartin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, and landing at @EdwardsAFB after a 67-minute flight. The quiet supersonic research aircraft then
NASA Aeronautics
@NASAaero
Nov 19, 2025
X-59 has officially completed its first flight ever! The @NASA X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics research. ✈️A culmination of all the right stuff: go.nasa.gov/3K3QsnC
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong
Sep 4
Get an up‑close look at NASA’s high‑altitude flying laboratory as the ER‑2 reaches MaxPower!
NASA
@NASA
Sep 4
AvGeeks, assemble! MAX POWER lands in Florida on Nov. 7–8, with an F‑104 flyover by the Starfighters and NASA’s ER‑2 on static display. Get the details: nasa.gov/maxpower
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong
Sep 4
NASA’s X-59 progresses through its 25th flight, continuing to pass performance marks as the team advances closer toward the upcoming acoustic validation phase! A major step toward the future of over-land supersonic travel. go.nasa.gov/4gBuQwv
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong
Sep 3
Empowering future talent! Interns working on NASA’s Robust Autonomous Aerial Capture Evolution (RAACE) project are investigating how a mothership could deploy drones to collect samples, recharge, and redeploy – saving fuel and increasing efficiency for future science missions.
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong
Aug 27
From test pilot to astronaut, and from Southern California to the Moon! 🚀🌞✨ NASA astronaut Victor Glover returned to familiar ground this week, visiting NASA Armstrong, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, and students at Edwards Air Force Base. He shared stories from his
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