Aurora Flight Sciences
@aurora.aero
Aurora Flight Sciences advances the future of flight through innovations in aircraft configurations, autonomy, propulsion, manufacturing, and more. https://www.aurora.aero/
In 2014, our Orion medium-altitude long-endurance UAS completed an 80-hour flight, setting a record for the longest flight duration for a remotely controlled UAS. The aircraft flew with 1,000 lb. of ballast and landed with enough fuel remaining to fly for an additional 37 hours.
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In 2014, our Orion medium-altitude long-endurance UAS completed an 80-hour flight, setting a record for the longest flight duration for a remotely controlled UAS. The aircraft flew with 1,000 lb. of ballast and landed with enough fuel remaining to fly for an additional 37 hours.
Since 1989, we've built on our experience in #autonomy, aircraft design, and flight testing, transforming advanced research into autonomous #flight systems. Learn more about the intelligent systems that will make aircraft safer, smarter and more adaptable. www.aurora.aero/2025/12/09/e...
Engineering Autonomy for the Next Generation of Aircraft - Aurora Flight Sciences
By combining advanced simulation, flight testing, and AI-enabled systems, Aurora is shaping how aircraft learn, adapt, and operate safely in shared airspace.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Since 1989, we've built on our experience in #autonomy, aircraft design, and flight testing, transforming advanced research into autonomous #flight systems. Learn more about the intelligent systems that will make aircraft safer, smarter and more adaptable. www.aurora.aero/2025/12/09/e...
#ICYMI, here’s a sneak peek into the manufacturing of X-65, a @darpa.mil experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate active flow control (AFC). Read more about the program’s progress here: www.aurora.aero/2025/11/20/r...
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#ICYMI, here’s a sneak peek into the manufacturing of X-65, a @darpa.mil experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate active flow control (AFC). Read more about the program’s progress here: www.aurora.aero/2025/11/20/r...
X-65, an experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate active flow control, is taking shape at Aurora’s West Virginia facility. Working with @darpa.mil, we are in the process of completing the fuselage in January 2026. Read more about the program’s progress: www.aurora.aero/2025/11/20/r...
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
X-65, an experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate active flow control, is taking shape at Aurora’s West Virginia facility. Working with @darpa.mil, we are in the process of completing the fuselage in January 2026. Read more about the program’s progress: www.aurora.aero/2025/11/20/r...
#DYK Aurora autonomy has flown aboard the International Space Station. The Synchronized Position Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) project, a collaboration with MIT, provided a reusable zero gravity platform to test #autonomous technologies for use in #satellites.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#DYK Aurora autonomy has flown aboard the International Space Station. The Synchronized Position Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) project, a collaboration with MIT, provided a reusable zero gravity platform to test #autonomous technologies for use in #satellites.
We're developing high-performance energy systems that will enable the next generation of aviation. Inside our advanced energy lab, #engineers design, build, and test custom batteries and fuel cell systems tailored specifically for #aerospace applications. www.aurora.aero/2025/01/28/a...
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We're developing high-performance energy systems that will enable the next generation of aviation. Inside our advanced energy lab, #engineers design, build, and test custom batteries and fuel cell systems tailored specifically for #aerospace applications. www.aurora.aero/2025/01/28/a...
Over the past 15 years, we've been driving #innovation in #sUAS by developing cutting-edge platforms that push the boundaries of endurance, #autonomy, and adaptability. Learn more about the evolution of these platforms and our capabilities: www.aurora.aero/2025/03/04/e...
Experience and Innovation Drive sUAS Development at Aurora - Aurora Flight Sciences
For well over a decade, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has been driving innovation in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), developing cutting-edge platforms that push the boundaries of end...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Over the past 15 years, we've been driving #innovation in #sUAS by developing cutting-edge platforms that push the boundaries of endurance, #autonomy, and adaptability. Learn more about the evolution of these platforms and our capabilities: www.aurora.aero/2025/03/04/e...
#DYK In 2016, our hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) demonstrator, XV-24A LightningStrike, won DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane competition. The subscale vehicle demonstrator's design featured 18 ducted fans in a large wing and six more in a forward canard.
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#DYK In 2016, our hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) demonstrator, XV-24A LightningStrike, won DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane competition. The subscale vehicle demonstrator's design featured 18 ducted fans in a large wing and six more in a forward canard.
At Aurora, we don’t just build aerosystems; we reimagine how they’re made. This #ManufacturingDay, we're celebrating our dedicated manufacturing technicians, engineers, and support staff. Thank you for your hard work and commitment to advance the future of flight ✈️
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At Aurora, we don’t just build aerosystems; we reimagine how they’re made. This #ManufacturingDay, we're celebrating our dedicated manufacturing technicians, engineers, and support staff. Thank you for your hard work and commitment to advance the future of flight ✈️
Aurora is revolutionizing human-machine collaboration by enabling autonomous systems to more closely approximate human interactions. The result? Smarter, more effective partnerships where humans and machines tackle high-stakes challenges together. www.aurora.aero/2025/09/30/g...
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Aurora is revolutionizing human-machine collaboration by enabling autonomous systems to more closely approximate human interactions. The result? Smarter, more effective partnerships where humans and machines tackle high-stakes challenges together. www.aurora.aero/2025/09/30/g...
Using SKIRON-X, a Group 2 #drone, as a test platform, a team of researchers at @msstate.bsky.social's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory set off to develop a manual to help first responders navigate the FAA's #BVLOS waiver process. Learn more: www.aurora.aero/2025/09/23/m...
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Using SKIRON-X, a Group 2 #drone, as a test platform, a team of researchers at @msstate.bsky.social's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory set off to develop a manual to help first responders navigate the FAA's #BVLOS waiver process. Learn more: www.aurora.aero/2025/09/23/m...
We are accelerating #innovation in #flight through specialized tools and processes for the rapid production of low-cost, high-performance aircraft. Visit our website to learn how these unique capabilities can support your most critical missions. www.aurora.aero/applied-rese...
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We are accelerating #innovation in #flight through specialized tools and processes for the rapid production of low-cost, high-performance aircraft. Visit our website to learn how these unique capabilities can support your most critical missions. www.aurora.aero/applied-rese...
This summer, we welcomed 29 interns across our U.S. and international sites, engaging the students in hands-on roles while contributing to real-world projects that advance the future of #flight. Meet five of our 2025 interns and learn more about their experiences this summer.
Aurora Interns Gain Real-World Experience in Aerospace Innovation - Aurora Flight Sciences
This summer, Aurora welcomed 29 interns across its U.S. and international sites, engaging the students in hands-on roles while contributing to real-world projects that advance the future of flight.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This summer, we welcomed 29 interns across our U.S. and international sites, engaging the students in hands-on roles while contributing to real-world projects that advance the future of #flight. Meet five of our 2025 interns and learn more about their experiences this summer.
When your mission demands speed and agility, your equipment shouldn't hold you back.
With SKIRON-X, you can go anywhere and launch in under 10 minutes. Simple to setup and compact enough to be transported in a standard pickup truck, it's easy to deploy wherever your mission takes you.
With SKIRON-X, you can go anywhere and launch in under 10 minutes. Simple to setup and compact enough to be transported in a standard pickup truck, it's easy to deploy wherever your mission takes you.
August 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
When your mission demands speed and agility, your equipment shouldn't hold you back.
With SKIRON-X, you can go anywhere and launch in under 10 minutes. Simple to setup and compact enough to be transported in a standard pickup truck, it's easy to deploy wherever your mission takes you.
With SKIRON-X, you can go anywhere and launch in under 10 minutes. Simple to setup and compact enough to be transported in a standard pickup truck, it's easy to deploy wherever your mission takes you.
Our Cambridge, MA office stands at the gateway to the @mit.edu campus and offers a spectacular view of the Boston skyline. Here, our long-standing collaboration with MIT drives cutting-edge projects that advance the future of #flight. #innovation #MIT #engineering
August 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Our Cambridge, MA office stands at the gateway to the @mit.edu campus and offers a spectacular view of the Boston skyline. Here, our long-standing collaboration with MIT drives cutting-edge projects that advance the future of #flight. #innovation #MIT #engineering
Our SKIRON-X team recently completed a formal #flight test validation in support of a customer program by demonstrating rapid deployment capabilities and completing an endurance flight of over 3 hours with a 7lb payload. Learn more about the #sUAS platform: www.aurora.aero/small-uas/
August 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our SKIRON-X team recently completed a formal #flight test validation in support of a customer program by demonstrating rapid deployment capabilities and completing an endurance flight of over 3 hours with a 7lb payload. Learn more about the #sUAS platform: www.aurora.aero/small-uas/
The sky isn't the limit —it's just the beginning. 🛰️
While our legacy is rooted in aircraft and autonomous systems, our engineering capabilities extend well beyond Earth. We recently delivered next-generation pressure relief valves for #NASA’s HALO module, part of the Gateway lunar #spacestation.
While our legacy is rooted in aircraft and autonomous systems, our engineering capabilities extend well beyond Earth. We recently delivered next-generation pressure relief valves for #NASA’s HALO module, part of the Gateway lunar #spacestation.
Aurora Delivers Critical Components for NASA’s Gateway Lunar Space Station - Aurora Flight Sciences
Under a subaward from Thales Alenia Space Italia, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, designed, built, and delivered next-generation Positive Pressure Relief Valves (PPRV) and Manual Pressure Eq...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The sky isn't the limit —it's just the beginning. 🛰️
While our legacy is rooted in aircraft and autonomous systems, our engineering capabilities extend well beyond Earth. We recently delivered next-generation pressure relief valves for #NASA’s HALO module, part of the Gateway lunar #spacestation.
While our legacy is rooted in aircraft and autonomous systems, our engineering capabilities extend well beyond Earth. We recently delivered next-generation pressure relief valves for #NASA’s HALO module, part of the Gateway lunar #spacestation.
Some take coffee breaks. We take #flight breaks. 🛩️
Yes, there is a flight simulator in the breakroom at our headquarters. Whether we're testing out a maneuver or enjoying the view, it's a reminder of what connects us: a love of flying and the drive to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Yes, there is a flight simulator in the breakroom at our headquarters. Whether we're testing out a maneuver or enjoying the view, it's a reminder of what connects us: a love of flying and the drive to push the boundaries of what's possible.
July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some take coffee breaks. We take #flight breaks. 🛩️
Yes, there is a flight simulator in the breakroom at our headquarters. Whether we're testing out a maneuver or enjoying the view, it's a reminder of what connects us: a love of flying and the drive to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Yes, there is a flight simulator in the breakroom at our headquarters. Whether we're testing out a maneuver or enjoying the view, it's a reminder of what connects us: a love of flying and the drive to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Fly early, fly often. ✈️ This motto drives our Accelerated Testing of Live Autonomy Software (ATLAS) program, redefining the transition from software development to mission-ready capabilities in autonomous flight. www.aurora.aero/2025/07/15/f...
#flight #aerospace #autonomy
#flight #aerospace #autonomy
Flight Testing Accelerates Autonomy Technology - Aurora Flight Sciences
‘Fly early and fly often’ is part of the culture at Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company; it’s a motto that extends to autonomy development through a program called Accelerated Testing of Live Aut...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Fly early, fly often. ✈️ This motto drives our Accelerated Testing of Live Autonomy Software (ATLAS) program, redefining the transition from software development to mission-ready capabilities in autonomous flight. www.aurora.aero/2025/07/15/f...
#flight #aerospace #autonomy
#flight #aerospace #autonomy
Last week, 28 interns from all of our U.S. sites gathered at our headquarters in Manassas, Virginia to learn more about Aurora and to build connections across the organization.
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Last week, 28 interns from all of our U.S. sites gathered at our headquarters in Manassas, Virginia to learn more about Aurora and to build connections across the organization.
Congratulations to the Mississippi State University and West Virginia University rocketry teams for winning first place in their respective divisions at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition!
June 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Congratulations to the Mississippi State University and West Virginia University rocketry teams for winning first place in their respective divisions at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition!
Teams at our Boston, MA facility designed, built, and delivered safety critical components that will allow astronauts to live and work while orbiting the Moon. (Image: NASA) Learn more:
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Aurora Delivers Critical Components for NASA’s Gateway Lunar Space Station - Aurora Flight Sciences
Under a subaward from Thales Alenia Space Italia, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, designed, built, and delivered next-generation Positive Pressure Relief Valves (PPRV) and Manual Pressure Eq...
www.aurora.aero
June 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Teams at our Boston, MA facility designed, built, and delivered safety critical components that will allow astronauts to live and work while orbiting the Moon. (Image: NASA) Learn more:
www.aurora.aero/2025/06/24/a...
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Our collaboration with leading universities - including @ucsandiego.bsky.social, @baylor.bsky.social, and @colorado.edu - through NASA’s University Leadership Initiative is key to enhancing safety & integrating new technologies into real-world applications. More: www.aurora.aero/2025/06/12/a...
Aurora Advances Aerospace Research through University Collaboration - Aurora Flight Sciences
In an era of rapid technological advancement and stringent regulatory requirements, robust research and development initiatives are vital for driving innovation, enhancing safety, and ensuring the suc...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Our collaboration with leading universities - including @ucsandiego.bsky.social, @baylor.bsky.social, and @colorado.edu - through NASA’s University Leadership Initiative is key to enhancing safety & integrating new technologies into real-world applications. More: www.aurora.aero/2025/06/12/a...
Our West Virginia facility connects with students by leading STEM-based activities and collaborating with university groups like @westvirginiau.bsky.social's experimental rocketry club. Learn how we're inspiring students to think big and reach for the skies: www.aurora.aero/2025/05/27/b...
Building Community Connections at Aurora West Virginia - Aurora Flight Sciences
Aurora Flight Sciences’ West Virginia facility connects with students in the local community through learning experiences that inspire students to think big.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Our West Virginia facility connects with students by leading STEM-based activities and collaborating with university groups like @westvirginiau.bsky.social's experimental rocketry club. Learn how we're inspiring students to think big and reach for the skies: www.aurora.aero/2025/05/27/b...
We've officially started production of the latest version of our SKIRON-X Group 2 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Now in its third generation, SKIRON-X has been upgraded to enhance flight performance and user experience, making it easier than ever to deploy & operate. www.aurora.aero/2025/05/06/u...
Updated SKIRON-X Starts Production - Aurora Flight Sciences
Aurora Flight Sciences’ small UAS lineup has been upgraded to maximize flight performance and ease-of-use.
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May 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We've officially started production of the latest version of our SKIRON-X Group 2 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Now in its third generation, SKIRON-X has been upgraded to enhance flight performance and user experience, making it easier than ever to deploy & operate. www.aurora.aero/2025/05/06/u...