A NASA aircraft had to make a "gear-up landing" in Houston on Tuesday due to a mechanical problem, NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens noted in a post on X. "Today, a mechanical issue with one of NASA’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A NASA research jet performed a gear-up landing at Houston's Joint Reserve Base Ellington on Tuesday. File Photo by Aaron M.

A NASA research jet erupted in sparks and flames after skidding belly down on the runway at Houston’s Ellington Field on Tuesday (January 27), following a mechanical failure that prevented its landing ...

Witnesses at Ellington Airport watched in shock as a NASA research aircraft slid the length of a runway on its belly, sparks and flames trailing from the fuselage after the landing gear failed to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—NASA says the two-person flight crew of a vintage WB-57F high-altitude research aircraft were unharmed after the aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Field, Texas, on Jan 27.