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NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests – NASA 0
- Artemis, General, Human Landing System Program, Langley Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 26, 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published in December, was revised Aug. 26, 2026 with an update on a new phase of testing, including video from a recent test run and new images. To help NASA and commercial partners better understand the science of lunar landings, specifically the hazards that may occur when a lander’s engine
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NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies 0
- & Crowdsourcing News, and Crowdsourcing Program, Challenges, Get Involved, Langley Research Center, Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved, Prizes, Research and Technology Mission Directorate, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Technology Mission Directorate, Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 14, 2026
NASA is asking U.S.-based collegiate teams to submit bold, original concepts to the 2027 edition of a student challenge focused on aerospace innovation that could help the agency envision a future on the Moon shaped by new technology. The latest NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition invites student teams to explore new operations paradigms and advance the technologies needed to
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NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia – NASA 0
- Aeronautics, Aerosciences Evaluation Test Capabilities, Langley Research Center, Research and Technology Mission Directorate, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 1, 2026
NASA opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the agency and its partners to test the safety and performance of future generations of aircraft, rockets, and space exploration vehicles. Located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility will support advances
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NASA to showcase agency’s newest wind tunnel in Virginia – NASA 0

The media is invited to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a press tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Center, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The event will include a brief media availability with: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Dr.

NASA Langley Celebrates Community Through Music with ‘Symphony Under the Stars’ Event – NASA 0

NASA Langley’s “Stars, Stripes and Supernovas – Symphony Under the Stars” event brought together employees, families and community members for an evening filled with music, connection and celebration. Organizers planned the event, which took place on July 16, to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. The evening featured

From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley helped land on the red planet – NASA 0

Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 landers made the first successful landings on Mars, opening a new era in planetary exploration. Behind that achievement was a team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, whose consistent leadership and technical expertise helped turn an ambitious idea into a mission that reshaped the way