At the Edge of Speed: NASA Armstrong’s Hypersonic Journey FriendsofNASA.org: At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushing the edge of flight goes back to the center’s origins. From the roar of piloted rocket planes to cutting-edge hypersonic breakthroughs, NASA Armstrong has been at the heart of high-speed flight. Today, the center is ready to help write the next chapter in hypersonic research, advancing vehicles that travel at more than five times the speed of soun