NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission
27 Feb 2026, 16:46 GMT
By Dede Dinius
Topic: Armstrong Flight Research Center
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasas-home-for-experimental-flight-advances-aeronautics-mission/
Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance the agency’s aeronautics mission. This is where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and engineers are now pioneering the future of high-speed, autonomous, and electrified aircraft. Armstrong contributes to NASA’s broader mission of innovation and