T-38 Talon – Aerospace and Mechanical Insider

NASA Opens Search to Replace 25 Supersonic Astronaut-Training Jets Before Support Fades

NASA Opens Search to Replace 25 Supersonic Astronaut-Training Jets Before Support Fades

David WhitakerSeptember 21, 2026September 21, 20260

NASA needs an aircraft demanding enough to prepare astronauts for high-pressure decisions in flight, but its 25 supersonic T-38N Talons…

NASA Searches for Replacements as 25 Astronaut-Training Jets Become Harder to Maintain

NASA Searches for Replacements as 25 Astronaut-Training Jets Become Harder to Maintain

David WhitakerSeptember 17, 2026September 17, 20260

NASA needs a successor to the 25 aging T-38 Talons used for astronaut training and chase-plane missions, but it has…