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SOFIA Captures New W3A Star Cluster Images
01.10.12 - NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy researchers have captured new images of a recently born cluster of massive stars named W3A.
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NASA G-III Repeats Hawaiian Volcano UAVSAR Study
01.09.12 - NASA’s G-III research aircraft returns to Hawaii for a week-long UAVSAR study to aid understanding of processes occurring under the Kilauea volcano.
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Retired NACA research pilot John Griffith Dies
01.06.12 - Retired National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics test pilot John Griffith, who flew many of the early research aircraft, has died at the age of 90.
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Tom Ryan's Self-Portrait in the Stratosphere
12.30.11 - NASA research pilot Tom Ryan snapped this self-portrait while flying the ER-2 Earth Resources aircraft on a high-altitude mission over New Mexico.
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New Inlet Design Could Improve Engine Efficiency
12.27.11 - Channeled center body inlet could improve airflow and fuel efficiency of jet engines at a wide variety of speeds.
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2011 Saw Key Science, Aerospace Research at Dryden
12.20.11 - The Dryden Flight Research Center helped advance NASA's overall mission of Earth and space science and aerospace technology research during 2011.