NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley

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On Friday, July 31, 2026, NASA leadership and Virginia government officialsopened NASA’s first major new wind tunnelin more than 40 years, the Flight Dynamics Research Facilityat NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

The state-of-the-art facility will support research and technology development that will advance the agency’s aeronautics, exploration, and science goals, including establishing a sustained human presence on the lunar surface through the Artemis program and the development of a Moon Base.

See more photos from the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Image credit: NASA/Keegan Barber