Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation SafetyNASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds. The problem, known as “supercooled large droplet icing,” occurs when aircraft fly through clouds containing unusually large drops of water that are […]Read the full story →Dede Dinius · October 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
News release · Science / TechnologyNASA Armstrong Celebrates 80 Years of Flight InnovationOn Sept. 30, 1946, five National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics (NACA) engineers arrived at Muroc Army Airfield in California’s high desert to achieve supersonic flight for the first time. In less than two years, NACA flew the X-1 aircraft faster than the speed of sound, marking an important milestone in aviation history. Fast forward 80 […]Read the full story →Dede Dinius · September 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyPassion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research LabLong before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages and homes building radio‑controlled aircraft, testing new ideas, and flying their creations at hobby events. That early passion now fuels the work of NASA’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at the agency’s Armstrong Flight […]Read the full story →Dede Dinius · September 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
