NASA

Magnificent footage shows spaceplane landing in Florida after 6,200,000 miles and two weeks in orbit

NASA’s space shuttle Discovery comes home in this incredible 2010 clip, touching down after a two-week mission.  The STS-131 crew brought it in over Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, gliding onto the runway with textbook precision. They had spent days installing equipment and moving cargo around the International Space Station before heading home.  And the footage […]

This is the real deal-breaker companies are working on to bring back supersonic jets like Concorde

This is a bigger problem than we thought

Footage of NASA's Super Guppy coming in to land makes you think your eyes are lying to you as it doesn't look real

The NASA Super Guppy looks almost unreal as it glides in for landing – a giant silver whale floating perfectly level with the ground. Built to haul oversized cargo that can’t fit in any other aircraft, it’s basically a shipping container with wings. As it inches toward the runway, the massive fuselage stays ruler-straight, defying […]

Momentous footage captures NASA’s supersonic X-59 taking off over California in historic first flight

The NASA X-59 has been developed in conjunction with Lockheed Martin

NASA scientists flying over Greenland discover remains of US military base buried 100 feet beneath the ice

This was an unexpected discovery

Why a Boeing 747 was modified to carry a NASA space shuttle in 'world's greatest piggyback ride'

What an iconic image

People experiencing 'chills' after watching NASA's X-59 supersonic aircraft moving under its own power

NASA‘s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has given both space and plane enthusiasts ‘the chills’ after it was spotted on the runway. The aircraft reportedly completed its first low-speed taxi test, which allowed the plane to move under its own power, with NASA set to use it as part of the Quesst mission. The X-59 is […]

This is what it looks like inside the Boeing 747 that carries the Space Shuttle Orbiter

This is what it looks like inside the Boeing 747 that carries the Space Shuttle Orbiter, on display at Space Center Houston. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was modified by Boeing along with another to help make history with the space organisation. As you can imagine, inside the aircraft is no ordinary interior, thanks to special […]

Incredible video shows the damage on NASA plane after record-breaking 4,520mph flight

A tour of the X-15 NASA Plane has revealed how this legendary rocket-powered aircraft handled becoming the fastest supersonic jet ever. If driving at 70mph down a highway feels quick, can you fathom a vehicle that goes 65 times as fast as your Tesla or Toyota? Well, some 58 years ago, the X-15 NASA Plane […]

Rare photograph captures Concorde taking off as NASA’s Boeing 747 hauls a 150-ton Enterprise Shuttle

This rare photograph has managed to capture some of the best aircraft in the game, with Concorde, a Boeing 747, and the NASA Enterprise shuttle in one frame. The Concorde is arguably the most iconic aviation invention of recent times, capable of transporting passengers across the Atlantic in record time. As for the space shuttle […]

NASA's Super Guppy hungrily swallowed two jet aircraft then unbelievably still made it off the ground

NASA’s Super Guppy is an unbelievably cool and unique aircraft. Perhaps more akin to something from Megamind, NASA’s Super Guppy serves an important purpose. The airplane exists for the purpose of hauling extremely large components to and from testing centers. Back in 2013, NASA’s Guppy managed to swallow two T-38 aircraft whole. Yet in the […]

NASA's Perseverance Rover captured itself landing on Mars and it's one of the most revealing things you'll ever see

Touchdown confirmed

Footage shows NASA jet reaching 7,000mph over California, the fastest Mach ever reached by an aircraft at the time

It’s so speedy

NASA X-59 supersonic jet takes another step towards ground-breaking quiet flight

It’s hit another major milestone

X-59 model tested in wind tunnel as NASA nears no-boom supersonic flight

This is potentially a big step forward

NASA's Super Guppy coming into land is almost beyond comprehension, it doesn't look real

It looks both majestic and unreal