--- title: "Electronic Specifier: NASA Uses Red Pitaya for Real-Time, Sustainable Flight Testing" description: Electronics Specifier highlights how NASA uses Red Pitaya for real-time, low-latency flight testing, making aerospace development precise and sustainable. image: https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/blog%20featured%20image%20(61).jpg --- [![Red Pitaya](https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Red_Pitaya_November_2021/images/redpitaya-logo-des.svg "Red Pitaya")](https://redpitaya.com/) [![Red Pitaya](https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Red_Pitaya_November_2021/images/redpitaya-logo.svg "Red Pitaya")](https://redpitaya.com/) - Products - [STEMlab 125-14 Gen 2](https://redpitaya.com/stemlab-125-14-gen2/) - [STEMlab 125-14](https://redpitaya.com/stemlab-125-14/) - [SIGNALlab 250-12](https://redpitaya.com/signallab-250-12/) - [SDRlab 122-16](https://redpitaya.com/sdrlab-122-16/) - [STEMlab TI (Texas Instruments)](https://redpitaya.com/stemlab-ti-texas-instruments/) - [Multi-channel Solutions](https://redpitaya.com/multi-channel-solutions/) - [Accessories](https://redpitaya.com/accessories/) - [Applications](https://redpitaya.com/applications/) - Documentation - [Technical Documentation](https://redpitaya.com/documentation/) - [Teaching materials](https://redpitaya.com/teaching-materials/) - [Student projects](https://redpitaya.com/student-projects/) - [User forum](https://forum.redpitaya.com/) - [About](https://redpitaya.com/about-us/) - [History](https://redpitaya.com/history/) - [Distributors](https://redpitaya.com/distibutors-red-pitaya/) - [Blog](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog) [Shop](https://redpitaya.com/shop/) - [ACADEMIA](https://redpitaya.com/academia/) - [RADIO AMATEURS](https://redpitaya.com/radio-amateurs/) - [Home](https://redpitaya.com/) - Products - [STEMlab 125-10](https://redpitaya.com/stemlab-125-10/) - [STEMlab 125-14](https://redpitaya.com/stemlab-125-14/) - [SIGNALlab 250-12](https://redpitaya.com/signallab-250-12/) - [SDRlab 122-16](https://redpitaya.com/sdrlab-122-16/) - [Accessories](https://redpitaya.com/accessories/) - [Applications](https://redpitaya.com/applications/) - [Resources](https://redpitaya.com/documentation/) - [Shop](https://redpitaya.com/shop/) - [About](https://redpitaya.com/about-us/) - [Blog](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog) - [Compare](https://redpitaya.com/compare/) - [Login / Register](https://redpitaya.com/my-account/) ### Red Pitaya Blog [Home](https://redpitaya.com) » [Media](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/tag/media) » [Media](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/tag/media) # Electronic Specifier: NASA Uses Red Pitaya for Real-Time, Sustainable Flight Testing - Posted by ![Mateja Lampe Rupnik](https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/Mateja-2.png) [Mateja Lampe Rupnik](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/author/mateja-lampe-rupnik) , November 3, 2025 ![](https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/blog%20featured%20image%20(61).jpg) Flight testing is one of the most technically and resource-intensive stages of aircraft development. I recently had the opportunity to write an article for **Electronic Specifier** (featured in their *Embedded World North America* edition) detailing how engineers at **NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center** are transforming this process using fiber-optic sensing and Red Pitaya. In the article, titled *“Making Flight Testing Greener: NASA’s Fibre-Optic Sensing with Red Pitaya,”* I discuss how NASA’s Fibre Optic Sensing System (FOSS) replaces miles of heavy wiring and traditional strain gauges with thin optical fibers capable of measuring strain and temperature across thousands of points in real time. To process this massive stream of distributed data at the edge without adding weight or latency, NASA integrated our **STEMlab 125-14** platform. By combining deterministic FPGA processing, a compact form factor, and low-latency data acquisition, Red Pitaya enables NASA to: - Reduce cabling weight, lowering fuel consumption during test flights. - Streamline setup time and accelerate testing cycles. - Capture high-density sensor data under harsh flight conditions. This collaboration proves that sustainability and high performance in aerospace engineering go hand in hand. Read the full article on [Electronic Specifier here](https://www.google.com/search?q=INSERT_LINK).   Thanks to Paige Hookway and the *Electronic Specifier* team for the opportunity to showcase this story. ![Electronic Specifier Mateja](https://content.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Electronic%20Specifier%20Mateja.png?width=2442&height=1724&name=Electronic%20Specifier%20Mateja.png)   ##### Categories - [academia (47)](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/tag/academia) ##### Recent Posts - [![End of Life Notice: STEMlab 125-14 Original-Generation Boards & Gen 2 Migration Guide](https://content.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog%20featured%20image%20-%202026-10-29T142922.065.jpg?width=767&name=blog%20featured%20image%20-%202026-10-29T142922.065.jpg)](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/end-of-life-notice-stemlab-125-14-original-generation-boards-gen-2-migration-guide) [End of Life Notice: STEMlab 125-14 Original-Generation Boards & Gen 2 Migration Guide](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/end-of-life-notice-stemlab-125-14-original-generation-boards-gen-2-migration-guide) October 29, 2026 - [![Hardware Fingerprinting for Cyber-Physical Systems: How an FPGA-Based Board Identifies Rogue Devices at the Physical Layer](https://content.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog%20featured%20image%20-%202026-10-21T104326.335.jpg?width=767&name=blog%20featured%20image%20-%202026-10-21T104326.335.jpg)](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/hardware-fingerprinting-red-pitaya-cyber-physical-security) [Hardware Fingerprinting for Cyber-Physical Systems: How an FPGA-Based Board Identifies Rogue Devices at the Physical Layer](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/hardware-fingerprinting-red-pitaya-cyber-physical-security) October 27, 2026 - [![What’s Inside Experimenting with Red Pitaya STEMlab Gen 2?](https://content.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog%20featured%20image%20-%202026-08-24T121540.868.jpg?width=767&name=blog%20featured%20image%20-%202026-08-24T121540.868.jpg)](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/experimenting-with-red-pitaya-stemlab-gen-2-book) [What’s Inside Experimenting with Red Pitaya STEMlab Gen 2?](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/experimenting-with-red-pitaya-stemlab-gen-2-book) October 20, 2026 ##### Subscribe to our newsletter ![Red Pitaya](https://content.redpitaya.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Red_Pitaya_November_2021/images/redpitaya-logo-wh.svg "Red Pitaya") An open-source solution for hobbyists, professors, radio amateurs and industrial clients. **Red Pitaya** Velika pot 21, 5250 Solkan Slovenia, Europe Phone: +386 30 322 719 Email: [info@redpitaya.com](mailto:info@redpitaya.com) **Red Pitaya US** TX, Dallas - Downtown Republic Center 325 N. 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