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NASA's Global Hawk #872 Back in the Air
NASA's Global Hawk No. 872 banks for landing over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during its second check flight Oct. 23.
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Orion Mockups Mated at WSMR
White Sands Missile Range technicians recently practiced stacking mockups of the Orion Pad Abort-1 flight test launch abort system and crew module.
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NASA Dryden’s McTigue, Love Honored as Eagles
Retired NASA Dryden employees John McTigue and Betty Love were honored as 2009 Eagles by the Flight Test Historical Foundation at the group’s Gathering of Eagles.
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NASA Sponsors Astronomy Workshop for Educators
Middle school educators are invited to an astronomy workshop Nov. 3 that will offer hands-on activities to help students understand the importance of astronomical observations.
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2009 Space Elevator Power Beaming Contest Reset for Nov. 4
The Spaceward Foundation has rescheduled 2009 Space Elevator Power-Beaming Challenge Games for Nov. 4 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
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Aviation Pioneer Richard T. Whitcomb
Richard T. Whitcomb has been called the most significant aerodynamic contributor of the second half of the 20th century.
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SOFIA Imaging Systems Tested During Nighttime Operations
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy science team completed checkout of optical star tracking camera systems and conducted telescope assembly preparation exercises.
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NASA Flies to Antarctica for Largest Airborne Polar Ice Survey
NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets.
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Hot Air, Champagne and a Sword
NASA Dryden photographer Tom Tschida experienced a unique initiation after his first ride in a hot air balloon at the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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Dryden to be Part of Edwards AFB Open House
Following a three-year hiatus, Edwards Air Force Base is once again holding an open house and air show on Saturday, Oct. 17.
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Stanford University Team Sets Mini-UAV Altitude Record
A graduate student team from Stanford University’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently claimed a world record-setting altitude of 7,142 feet for their small autonomously operated AA241X aircraft in mid-September 2009.
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Groundbreaking Set for NASA Dryden Information Technology Building
Groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 14 for a new Consolidated Information Technology Center to be built at NASA’S Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base.
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ICAO Team Witnesses NASA Sonic Boom Research Flights
Members of the United Nations-affiliated International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO, monitored a series of sonic boom research flights conducted by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 9.
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NASA Dryden participates in annual Salute to Youth
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center was well represented at the 2009 Salute to Youth career fair in Palmdale, Calif., Sept. 18. Not only was the 18th annual student career fair centered at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility and nearby Bldg. 704 adjacent to Air Force Plant 42, but several Dryden employees staffed several of the more than 100 exhibits and information tables at the event.
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NASA’s ER-2 Flying Tropospheric Lidar Instrument Demonstrations
NASA's ER-2 high-altitude aircraft is flying engineering demonstration flights during September of the Tropospheric Wind Lidar Technology Experiment, or TWiLiTE, developed by scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
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Aerospace Walk of Honor inducts James McDivitt
Retired NASA Apollo program astronaut James McDivitt was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster City, Calif. on Sept. 19, 2009.
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NASA Dryden Awards Facilities Maintenance Pact to EMCOR
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a contract to EMCOR Government Services, of Arlington, Va., to provide facility operations and maintenance at the center’s facilities at Edwards Air Force Base and Palmdale, Ca.
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Commemorative Moon Tree Planted
Retired NASA astronaut Gordon Fullerton, Lancaster vice-mayor Ron Smith, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan and NASA Dryden acting deputy director Gwen Young join retired NASA astronaut James McDivitt in wielding shovels at the planting of a commemorative moon tree.
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The X-15, the Pilot and the Space Shuttle
Fifty years later, X-15 test pilot and former space shuttle commander Joe Engle recalls the highs and lows of this unique, high-speed research aircraft.
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Space Shuttle Discovery Returns To Earth After Successful Mission
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles with a 5:53 p.m. PDT / 8:53 p.m. EDT landing Friday at Edwards Air Force Base in California.