NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photos from the 2020s
352 photos, in date order; 301–352 on this page. NASA photographs are not copyrighted in the United States. About the collection

NASA’s X-59 is Back in the Air
2026-03-26

NASA 2026 summer interns gather in front of the historic X-1E aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research…
2026-06-01

NASA Test Pilot Prepares X-59 for Engine Runs
2026-03-12

NASA’s X-59 Completes Second Flight
2026-03-20

NASA’s X-59 Completes Second Flight
2026-03-20

NASA pilot Carrie Worth, center, and Tracy Phelps, left, board the Gulfstream G-III aircraft on Friday, March…
2026-03-27

Scott Erickson, left, a quality assurance inspector, and Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III aircraft crew…
2026-03-27

A NASA F-15 aircraft flies above Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, as part of a flyover to celebrate…
2026-07-04

NASA photographer Jim Ross flies above the Washington Monument in Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in an…
2026-07-04

NASA Pushes Wing Design to Find Its Structural Limits
2026-03-31

Aircraft mechanic Brian Harness, left, and mechanic Eric Apikian install a temporary aircraft window on a…
2026-01-06

Manny Rodriguez, center, Gulfstream G-III aircraft crew chief, drives a tug while mechanic Marlon Espinoza…
2026-03-27

Scott Erickson, left, a quality assurance inspector, and Manny Rodriguez, Gulfstream G-III crew chief…
2026-03-27

NASA pilot Tracy Phelps inspects the Gulfstream G-III aircraft on Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong…
2026-03-27

NASA Armstrong Supports Employee Incentive Flights
2026-04-15

A NASA F/A‑18 aircraft is shown in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, with new red, white, and…
2026-07-02

A NASA F-15 aircraft flies above Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, as part of a flyover to celebrate…
2026-07-04

NASA’s F-15 aircraft is shown at International Aerospace Coatings Inc.’s facility in Spokane, Washington, on…
2026-07-02

NASA photographer Jim Ross flies above Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in an F-18 aircraft, as part of…
2026-07-02

A NASA F‑15 aircraft is shown during a cross‑country flight from Spokane, Washington, to Washington, D.C., on…
2026-07-02

NASA photographer Jim Ross takes a selfie from the rear seat of a NASA F/A‑18 during a cross‑country flight…
2026-07-02

NASA Armstrong pilot Jim Less, left, and center director, Troy Asher, right, stand in front of a NASA F-15…
2026-07-04

NASA photographer Jim Ross captures photos as he flies above Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in an F-18…
2026-07-04

NASA’s F-15, right, and F/A-18 aircraft are shown at International Aerospace Coatings Inc.’s facility in…
2026-07-02

NASA’s F-18 aircraft is shown at International Aerospace Coatings Inc.’s facility in Spokane, Washington, on…
2026-07-02

A NASA F‑15 aircraft is shown flying next to a NASA F/A‑18 during a cross‑country flight from Spokane…
2026-07-02

Justin Link, a small uncrewed aircraft pilot, left, and Justin Hall, chief pilot, fly a NASA Alta-X drone…
2026-07-15

Photographer Jim Ross captures images of NASA’s F/A‑18 from the back seat of an F‑15 flying alongside during…
2026-08-14

NASA videographer Lori Losey, right, and research pilot Carrie Worth speak with young visitors at the NASA…
2026-10-02

Akosua Dufie, F‑18 lead operations engineer, talks with visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific…
2026-10-02

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert talks with young visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific Airshow at…
2026-10-02

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert takes a photo with two young visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific…
2026-10-02

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flies an F/A‑18 with videographer Lori Losey in the back seat during a Pacific…
2026-10-02

AeroVironment team members Matt Keenon, left, and Steve Quintero fly SkyFall, the next evolution of Mars…
2026-10-01

NASA public affairs specialist Arezu Sarvestani, right, speaks with visitors viewing the Apollo 15 Moon rock…
2026-10-02

NASA photographer Jim Ross rides in the back seat of the agency’s newly painted F‑15, which honors America’s…
2026-08-27

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, stands with Jet Propulsion Laboratory project manager…
2026-10-03

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, second from left, holds a SkyFall propeller bladeduring Jet…
2026-10-03

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, left, speaks with, from left, Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the…
2026-10-03

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, poses with, from left, NASA photographer Jim Ross; Sean…
2026-10-03

A NASA F‑15 aircraft is shown flying next to a NASA F/A‑18 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach…
2026-10-03

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, poses with, from left, Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to…
2026-10-03

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, poses for a photo with NASA pilots Mike Lippert, left, and…
2026-10-03

NASA quality assurance specialist Alejandro Rodriguez Mendez; Cameron Copple, F/A-18 crew chief; and F/A-18…
2026-10-04

NASA quality assurance specialist Walt Kondracki inspects an agency F-15 aircraft at Los Alamitos Joint…
2026-10-04

NASA F-15 Crew Chief Zach Burke inspects the aircraft at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California…
2026-10-04

NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, right, flies SkyFall, the next evolution of Mars helicopters…
2026-10-03

A NASA F/A-18 aircraft is shown flying next to the agency’s newly painted F-15 during the Pacific Airshow in…
2026-08-15

An Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing –…
2026-07-15

Davis Adams, project manager, confirms that an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and…
2026-07-15

Justin Link, small uncrewed aircraft pilot, left, and Derek Abramson, chief engineer, carry NASA’s Alta-X…
2026-07-15

NASA Flight Tests Navigation System on a Drone for Safe Moon and Mars Landings
2026-07-15