NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in over 40 years in Virginia

NASA opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years Friday, marking a milestone for future aviation and space-exploration research.

NASA's new wind tunnel has a diameter of 20 feet and stands 24 feet tall, with wind speeds of up to 117 miles per hour. It will help test technology for future space missions.

HAMPTON, Virginia — NASA ushered in a new era of flight research Friday with the opening of a state-of-the-art wind tunnel at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, marking the agency’s first major new wind tunnel facility in more than four decades. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other federal and loc