The research team is hopeful that this innovation could eventually replace business jets for short trips between cities. Engineers achieve incredible potential with groundbreaking aircraft in NASA ...

It was back in late 2019 when we learned the first in-depth details for an experimental electric aircraft that was to bring about a new era of air mobility. The project had all the components to ...

Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies. Inside a brand-new prototyping lab, students are working with NASA to convert ...

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...

NASA is grounding an all-electric aircraft before its inaugural flight, ending a program that struggled to shoehorn existing technologies into a broader effort that would curtail greenhouse gas ...

NASA on Friday announced the termination of its X-57 project, an experimental electric aircraft, due to insurmountable safety concerns. What Happened: The decision was made following the discovery of ...

NASA is set to complete work on its X-57 Electric Aircraft in a few months, but the plane is unlikely to ever take to the skies. The project is set to wrap in September 2023, but NASA claims that the ...

If hybrid cars can cut CO2 emissions on the road, can hybrid-electric planes do the same in the air? NASA is exploring that possibility, announcing this week two contracts to aviation startup Electra.

NASA’s X-57 Maxwell experimental all-electric aircraft will conclude aircraft operation in September of this year. Though the X-57 never took flight due to unforeseen complications involving the ...

NASA has revealed a powerful new battery that could change the future of flight. Their solid-state sulfur selenium battery is designed to replace gas-powered engines with electric ones. This leap in ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Reuters) - NASA, most prominent for its many Florida-launched exploits into space, showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 ...