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NASA Armstrong

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NASA Armstrong

@NASAArmstrong

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

Edwards, California

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Joined March 2009

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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong
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
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Flight tests turn bold ideas into real breakthroughs. ✈️ For 80 years, NASA Armstrong has pushed the limits of flight, shaping safer, more efficient tech used across U.S. aviation today. Every mission is a chance to discover something new for the aviation industry. 🔗:
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NASA Armstrong
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#OTD in 1961, Major Robert M. White was the first pilot to exceed Mach 5 in an aircraft. Flying the X-15, White reached an altitude of 107,700 feet and a speed of 3,603 miles per hour. The highly successful X-15 program provided valuable data that contributed to the development
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Before NASA aircraft take flight, innovation happens on the ground. NASA Armstrong’s Experimental Fabrication Branch transforms digital designs into mission-ready hardware, supporting flight research, advanced manufacturing, and STEM outreach. Every component they build
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NASA Armstrong
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Jun 22
Airborne observations are giving scientists clearer insights into floods, glaciers, and forests across the tropics. Data from 17 flights with NASA’s C-20A aircraft is improving flood preparedness, glacier monitoring, and forest assessments while also supporting calibration for
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NASA Technology
@NASA_Technology
Jun 17
Hello, Griffin-1! We’re pleased to have helped advance the Hazard Detection Lidar technology that will scan and analyze the Moon’s terrain in real-time to map and select the safest landing site. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4fSlkFo Credit: @astrobotictechnology
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NASA Moon Base
@NASAMoonBase
Jun 15
A Moon Base lander is one step closer to the lunar South Pole. @astrobotic recently unveiled the Griffin-1 lunar lander, now ready for environmental testing at @NASAJPL ahead of its late-2026 launch. Griffin-1 will deliver payloads supporting Moon Base Phase One.
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NASA Armstrong
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NASA Aeronautics
@NASAaero
Jun 12
✈️ ANOTHER MILESTONE UNLOCKED: NASA’s X-59 reaches speed, altitude for future quiet supersonic flight testing! NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft achieved a major milestone June 12, reaching Mach 1.4 (about 924 mph) and an altitude of 55,000 feet – its fastest and highest flight
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NASA Armstrong
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Jun 11
NASA’s ER-2 soared to an altitude of 65,000 feet to support GEMx (NASA-USGS Geologic Earth Mapping Experiment), collecting data to help map rare Earth minerals across the Southwest. 26 flights. 125+ hours. A growing record dataset that’s helping to advance Earth and mineral
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 9
Introducing Artemis III. Four astronauts. Three launches. Two dockings. One splashdown. In 2027, the Artemis III mission will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with two lunar landers in low Earth orbit — the capability we need to return humanity to the Moon’s surface.
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 9
LIVE: Meet the crew of our next Artemis mission. We're sharing the latest updates on Artemis III:
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NASA's Artemis III Announcement
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong
Jun 8
NASA’s X-59 just cleared a huge milestone with its first supersonic flight. Next up: the first mission conditions flight at Mach 1.4 and an altitude of 55,000 feet, key for future community overflights. Bonus: You can follow the upcoming flight live on NASA’s flight tracker.
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NASA Aeronautics
@NASAaero
Jun 6
✈️ A historic moment for the X-59 and NASA's Quesst mission. Watch the moment the X-59 exceeded the speed of sound for the first time ever, marking a major milestone on the path toward demonstrating quiet supersonic flight over land. The display shows Mach 1.07, but the
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