{
  "id": 17590,
  "title": "NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/nasas-newest-wind-tunnel-opens-at-nasa-langley-17590",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-31T20:19:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-newest-wind-tunnel-opens-at-nasa-langley/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA's newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, was officially opened on Friday, July 31, 2026, at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. This state-of-the-art facility represents the first major new wind tunnel constructed at the site in more than 40 years. The opening ceremony was attended by NASA leadership, including Administrator Jared Isaacman, and Virginia government officials, such as Lt. Gov. Ghazala F. Hashmi and Rep. Robert \"Bobby\" Scott. The new tunnel will aid research and technology development, supporting NASA's aeronautics, exploration, and science objectives, including establishing a lasting human presence on the Moon via the Artemis program and the creation of a lunar base.",
  "summary": "On Friday, July 31, 2026, NASA leadership and Virginia government officials opened NASA’s first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at 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, […] The…",
  "key_points": [
    "NASA's Flight Dynamics Research Facility opened on July 31, 2026.",
    "First new wind tunnel at Langley in over 40 years.",
    "Supports aeronautics, exploration, and science goals."
  ],
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        "outlet": "NASA",
        "title": "NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/nasas-newest-wind-tunnel-opens-at-nasa-langley",
        "published": "2026-07-31T20:19:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}