Transonic truss-braced wing project is on hold after Boeing proposes to investigate a simpler, thin-wing design.

The X-66 program heavily modified a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft to demonstrate a truss-braced version of the thin wing.

Boeing and NASA are to pause development of the X-66 flight demonstrator to focus their research on the evolution of long, ...

Welcome to Edition 7.41 of the Rocket Report! NASA and its contractors at Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue building a ...

The Federal Aviation Administration's head of commercial space is among employees opting to take an early retirement offer, the agency said on Thursday.

Based on a heavily modified McDonnell Douglas MD-90, the X-66 was intended to demonstrate a truss-braced version of the thin wing at full scale. The experimental aircraft formed the flagship of NASA’s ...

Boeing this summer will stop developing NASA's X-66 truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft and shift its focus specifically ...

A Boeing-built X-66 full-span model underwent testing in the 11-Foot Transonic Unitary Plan Facility at NASA's Ames Research Center in ...

Rocket Lab released a new line of customizable solar arrays built to power satellites in any orbit with unmatched efficiency ...

Boeing’s conversations with the Pentagon about Golden Dome have focused on production lines the company can ramp up and where ...

Bothell-area resident Jeff Thornburg saw an opportunity to develop a new type of spacecraft. One, he says is more maneuverable, more capable, and more rapid.

Airbus delays its electric commercial aircraft project by up to a decade due to green hydrogen supply challenges.