NASA Armstrong

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

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

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 taxied to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, marking its transition from ground testing to flight operations.

[NASA Aeronautics @NASAaero]

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: https://t.co/lsc0Z0DG5c

[NASA Aeronautics @NASAaero]

From serving our nation to shaping the future of flight. ✈️

This #VeteransDay, we honor X-59 test pilots Clue, Nils, Mike, and all veterans helping advance NASA’s Quesst mission.

🇺🇸 https://t.co/kh8lqybyK7

[NASA's Glenn Research Center @NASAglenn]

We’re taking quantum communications to new heights! ✈️

Late last month, @NASA researchers made history when they successfully sent tiny light particles, or photons, between an aircraft and a ground station over a quantum channel, the first time this has been achieved in the U.S. (1/3)

[NASA @NASA]

Flying high!

Today, our X-59 quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft traveled from Birmingham, Alabama, to Daytona Beach, Florida. The aircraft aims to fly faster than sound with just a gentle thump rather than a sonic boom — helping usher in a new era of faster air travel.

We're prepping to feature X-59 at MAX POWER and will provide updates soon!

[NASA Aeronautics @NASAaero]

🚨 BREAKING: Introducing X-70 Fractal, @NASA's newest experimental aircraft!

This crewed, modular aircraft will allow the agency to rapidly swap out internal & external payloads to help keep pushing the frontiers of aviation technology! @nasaadmin

Details: https://t.co/uSF1VRgdQE

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

For generations, @NASAArmstrong has been at the center of American flight research, testing experimental aircraft, advancing new aviation technologies, and operating some of the most unique aircraft anywhere in the world.

Today I spent time with the workforce, answering their questions and recognizing several employees whose recent contributions have made a real impact across the center. I was also proud to announce Troy Asher as the center’s permanent director. Troy has spent his career flying experimental aircraft, solving hard engineering problems, and leading the teams that make ambitious flight research possible.

We are rebuilding NASA’s X-plane portfolio, restoring flight-test capabilities, and putting Armstrong in position to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the air.

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

NASA’s X-59: one year in, just getting started.

[NASA Aeronautics @NASAaero]

One year. New heights. Faster speeds. ✈️

Since its first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, NASA's X-59 has continued pushing the boundaries of aviation.

See how far we've come in just one year!
https://t.co/N7ew2vnCtI

#NASAaero #Quesst

[NASA Aeronautics @NASAaero]

One year. New heights. Faster speeds. ✈️

Since its first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, NASA's X-59 has continued pushing the boundaries of aviation.

See how far we've come in just one year!
https://t.co/N7ew2vnCtI

#NASAaero #Quesst

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

Airborne science is a key part of NASA Armstrong's mission, powered by a fleet of flying laboratories.

Our 80th anniversary series shows how ER-2s, Gulfstreams, and more gather critical data on our changing planet. Taking science higher to better understand our planet! 🌎✈️

🔗: https://t.co/IoApimJ6dA
🎥: https://t.co/Kx33COYo6z

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert completed his first flight in the X-59, marking his first time flying an X-plane.

After years flying high-performance aircraft and months preparing for the mission, Lippert completed high-altitude test points and handling evaluations to support the X-59 flight test campaign.

"For as long as I can remember, I've dreamt of doing exactly what I got to do today."

🔗: https://t.co/jpa9kIQn8a

[NASA Events @NASA_Events]

The aircraft lineup just keeps getting bigger. ✈️

MAX POWER, a new aerospace expo, is set for Nov. 7-8 @NASAKennedy — featuring flyovers and static displays, including NASA’s F-15, F-18, T-38, and ER-2 aircraft.

Details on how to join us: https://t.co/TLLfVBgYnZ

[NASA Aeronautics @NASAaero]

Talk about diving into your work! ✈️🔧

Keeping NASA’s X-59 flight-ready sometimes means going headfirst into its engine inlet. See how technicians use “duct diving” to inspect critical components of our quiet supersonic aircraft.
https://t.co/FdbC7bQbI4

[NASA @NASA]

The aircraft lineup just keeps getting bigger. ✈️

MAX POWER, a new aerospace expo, is set for Nov. 7-8 @NASAKennedy — featuring flyovers and static displays, including NASA’s F-15, F-18, T-38, and ER-2 aircraft.

Details on how to join us: https://t.co/SPHni2YCxO

[NASA Technology @NASA_Technology]

@NASA selected 3 winning teams in its #TechLeapPrize Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge to advance persistent infrastructure for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. https://t.co/ZexU9nLP2f

#FlightOpportunities #ISAM

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Somewhere on that beach is a future pilot, engineer or astronaut. That’s why we fly.

An incredible weekend over Huntington Beach with our @NASA team at @PacificAirshow. America has big missions ahead, and we’re going to need the next generation ready to take them on.

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

A great weekend inspiring the next generation of innovators!

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Thank you to our @NASA team and everyone at @PacificAirshow who made it possible. Hopefully a few kids went home thinking about their own future in aviation and space. We’re going to need them.

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

NASA’s heading to the Pacific Airshow this weekend!✈️

NASA’s newly painted F-15 jet, celebrating America’s 250th, and an F/A‑18 will be in the performance lineup. Our team will share updates about NASA missions and the work these aircraft support.

Look for them over Huntington Beach, CA, Oct. 2-4!

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

From the X-1 to the X-59, NASA Armstrong has spent 80 years pushing the limits of flight. Our first video dives into a core theme: Speed.

Honoring the past and shaping the future of aviation.

Learn more: https://t.co/nKagmDrIB6

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

Happy 80th anniversary, NASA Armstrong! 🎉

Join us in honoring our legacy with a look back at class photos from 1946 to now — celebrating the people who have made, and continue to make, history.

🔗: https://t.co/trMbJUdEaP

[NASA Armstrong @NASAArmstrong]

We’re celebrating NASA research test pilot David “Nils” Larson, who earned the 2026 Iven C. Kincheloe Award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for outstanding accomplishment in flight test! ✈️ 🌟

From the X-59’s first flight to its first flight reaching Mach 1.4 and 55,000 feet altitude, Nils’ pioneering work drives aerospace innovation forward.

Congratulations, Nils, on an inspiring achievement!

🔗: https://t.co/P8XnDSfsW0