NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia

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NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia

NASA · Official source · Jul 31, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC

NASA opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the agency and its partners to test the safety and performance of future generations of aircraft, rockets, and space exploration vehicles.…

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