The Astronaut Hall of Fame class of 2009 includes three history making shuttle fliers.
The Astronaut Hall of Fame class of 2009 includes three history making shuttle fliers.
Tom Benson teaches students the physics of flight by comparing airplanes and rockets to baseball.
A futuristic aircraft model that flew in a NASA wind tunnel is the centerpiece of a newly renovated gallery in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
Helicopters today are considered a loud, bumpy and inefficient mode for day-to-day domestic travel, but NASA research could change that view.
It's a simple goal, really. A silent airplane that sends no carbon into the atmosphere.
NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.
Dennis Fitch will never forget the safety lessons he learned one tragic day in July 1989.
03.10.09 - Kevin L. Petersen, director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, announced he plans to retire from NASA effective April 3.
03.05.09 - NASA and the United States Air Force have designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers.
03.02.09 - A flying model NASA built to research futuristic aircraft designs will spend its future in the United States' premier air and space museum.