The fastest air-breathing vehicle ever built was the NASA X-43. Only three of these aircraft were built, with one being destroyed and two operating successfully. The X-43 testbed aircraft measured 12 ...

Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound ...

NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft departs July 8, 2025, from Ellington Field in Houston. Two high-altitude aircraft from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston were deployed to the Texas Hill ...

The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date while cruising over the Mojave Desert in California. This time around, ...

Rescue Wing plane crash rescue, SpaceX Starship and NASA CRS-34 ISS resupply mission highlight 321 Launch, FLORIDA TODAY's ...

Fire trucks responded to a plane at Ellington Airport on Tuesday. The aircraft appears to be a NASA plane used for high-altitude research. We are gathering information on what happened. HOUSTON - A ...

A NASA aircraft made a "belly" landing at Ellington Airport, southeast of Houston, late Tuesday morning after experiencing a mechanical issue, NASA said. Watch video of the incident in the player ...