Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness
22 May 2026, 15:45 GMT
By Dede Dinius
Topic: Armstrong Flight Research Center
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/keeping-nasa-flying-ground-crews-ensure-aircraft-readiness/
From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep them mission ready. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, specially trained maintenance crews are essential to keeping the agency’s aircraft flying safely and reliably. This year, NASA added two