{"id":399559,"date":"2023-07-06T17:53:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=399559"},"modified":"2023-10-02T18:37:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:37:36","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Armstrong Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Armstrong Flight Research Center<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/\">Armstrong Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>About Armstrong<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/doing-business-with-armstrong\/\">Doing Business with Armstrong<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/afrc-employee-alerts\/\">Employee Alerts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/people\/leadership-organizations\/\">Leadership\/Organizations<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/meda-resources\/\">Media Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/strategic-plan\/\">Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/virtual-tours\/\">Virtual Tour<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Programs & Projects<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-flight-opportunities\/\">Flight Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/quesst\/\">Quesst<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/iasp\/sfd\/\">Sustainable Flight Demonstrator<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/programs-projects\/aeronautics-projects\/\">Aeronautics Projects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/programs-projects\/science-projects\/\">Science Projects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/programs-projects\/space-projects\/\">Space Projects<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Capabilities<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" 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class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/armstrong\">All Armstrong Images<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Image and Video Library<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/reference\/armstrong-image-galleries-a-z\/\">Image Galleries A-Z<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NASAArmstrong\" rel=\"noopener\">Videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-hero position-relative bg-carbon-black overflow-hidden width-full maxw-full grid-container display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center minh-tablet padding-y-9 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/731136main_DSCN0215_full.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-grid-container position-relative display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-start width-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-72 font-weight-extrabold line-height-sm margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Center Overview<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is NASA\u2019s primary center for high-risk, atmospheric flight research and test projects. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-hero-stats\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important label margin-bottom-2\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-number line-height-sm color-nasa-blue-tint font-weight-thin font-mono-2xl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important grid-col padding-left-2 tablet:padding-left-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"stat-value line-height-md\"><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2  desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-number line-height-sm color-nasa-blue-tint font-weight-thin font-mono-2xl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important grid-col padding-left-2 tablet:padding-left-3 tablet:padding-left-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"stat-value line-height-md\"><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA Armstrong has the facilities and requisite expertise to conceive, design, analyze, fabricate, integrate, maintain and conduct disciplinary research, flight research and flight test on modified or unique research vehicles and systems. Armstrong\u2019s strength is in integration of complex developmental systems. Named in honor of Neil A. Armstrong, a former research test pilot at the center and the first man to step on the moon, Armstrong is located in Edwards, California, in the western Mojave Desert. The center is uniquely situated to take advantage of year-round flying weather and 301,000 acres of remote area with varied topography to advance technology and science through flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For almost 75 years, research at NASA Armstrong has led to major advancements and breakthroughs in the design and capabilities of many state-of-the-art civil and military aircraft. Armstrong demonstrates America\u2019s leadership in aeronautics, Earth and space science and aerospace technology as the center seeks to revolutionize aviation, add to mankind\u2019s knowledge of the universe and contribute to the understanding and protection of Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/programs-projects\/aeronautics-projects\/\"><strong>Aeronautics<\/strong> Projects<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/x-59-landing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/x-59-landing.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Illustration of the completed X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) landing on a runway.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Illustration of the completed X-59 Quesst aircraft landing on a runway.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Lockheed Martin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Supporting NASA\u2019s vision to build a new global aviation system for the 21st Century, Armstrong\u2019s aeronautics researchers, engineers and pilots use world-class NASA facilities to keep U.S. aviation first in safety, efficiency and innovation. The center explores technologies that reduce aircraft noise and fuel use, get you gate-to-gate safely and on time and transform aviation into an economic engine at all altitudes. Current or recent projects include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Collecting data that could make supersonic flight over land possible, reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving commercial aircraft energy and environmental impacts by designing tools to test and validate electrified aircraft propulsion technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helping industry to safely develop an advanced air mobility system to move people and cargo between places previously not served or underserved by aviation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/programs-projects\/science-projects\/\">Science Projects<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A storm system over North Carolina was the focus of a May 2014 flight by NASA's ER-2.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg 2785w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=300,177 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=768,453 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=1024,604 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=1536,907 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=2048,1209 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=400,236 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=600,354 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=900,531 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=1200,708 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dsc_2308c-1.jpg?resize=2000,1181 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s ER-2 aircraft flies over a storm system in North Carolina during the Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Stu Broce<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The center operates a fleet of highly specialized aircraft \u2013 C-20A, DC-8, ER-2 and B200 \u2013 that conduct a wide variety of Earth science missions under the Airborne Science Program. Current or recent missions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Studying atmospheric effects of wildland and agricultural fires in U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gathering data over specified areas repeatedly over time to gather data for geological studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to advance predictive capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/programs-projects\/space-projects\/\">Space Projects<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"New Shepard Rocket\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blueoriginlaunch.jpg?resize=900,599 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket successfully carried eight NASA-supported research and technology payloads to space Wednesday, Jan. 23.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Blue Origin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In support of space exploration, Armstrong managed launch abort systems testing and integration, in partnership with the Johnson Space Center and Lockheed Martin, for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, a spacecraft built to take humans farther than they\u2019ve ever gone before. The launch abort system pulls the crew capsule with astronauts away from the rocket to safety in case of an emergency during launch or ascent. Orion Ascent Abort (AA)-2 launched July 2, 2019, which marked a milestone in NASA\u2019s preparation for Artemis missions to the Moon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Armstrong also supports NASA\u2019s space technology development efforts through its management of the Flight Opportunities program, which facilitates rapid demonstration of technologies for space exploration and expansion of space commerce through suborbital testing with industry flight providers. The program matures capabilities that could aid NASA\u2019s future space exploration activities while strategically investing in growth of U.S. commercial spaceflight industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/capabilities-facilities\/\">Capabilities & Facilities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"X-57 principal investigator Sean Clarke flies the X-57 simulator.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afrc2016-0357-01-1.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">X-57 principal investigator Sean Clarke flies the X-57 simulator at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center, examining ideal maneuvers and reaction times for flight.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Lauren Hughes<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Along with research and support aircraft, Armstrong\u2019s capabilities include flight simulation, ability to validate high temperature and flight loads, flight test instrumentation, processing flight research data and expertise in remotely operated aircraft flight research. Armstrong\u2019s system of facilities consists of the Science Operations Building 703 in Palmdale, the Consolidated Information Technology Center, Experimental Fabrication and Repair, the Flight Loads Laboratory and the Research Aircraft Integration Facility. In addition, the Dryden Aeronautical Test Range has for decades provided backup communications for the International Space Station and the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that brings U.S. astronauts to and takes them from the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Research Aircraft Integration Facility can simultaneously check aircraft flight controls, avionics, electronics and other systems. The only one of its type in NASA, the facility speeds up and enhances systems integration and preflight checks on research aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/sept-30-1946\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Five NACA engineers, headed by Walt Williams, arrived at Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards AFB) about this date from Langley Memo\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?resize=300,241 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?resize=768,617 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?resize=1024,823 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?resize=400,322 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?resize=600,482 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/269708main_E70-21427_full.jpg?resize=900,724 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The NACA engineers, headed by Walt Williams, arrived at Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards Air Force Base, California) from Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Virginia, to prepare for X-1 supersonic research flights.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA Armstrong\u2019s history dates back to late 1946, when 13 engineers and technicians from the NACA\u2019s Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory came to Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards Air Force Base) in Southern California\u2019s high desert to prepare for the first supersonic research flights by the X-1 rocket plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the center has been associated with many important technological milestones in aviation and space access \u2013 supersonic and hypersonic flight, digital fly-by-wire control systems, supercritical and forward-swept wings and the space shuttles. Armstrong was also where the Apollo program\u2019s Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, the famed X-15 rocket plane and the wingless lifting bodies were tested during the 1960s and \u201870s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b>NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center<\/b><br>P.O. 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