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Ejection Seats Explored at NASA’s Palmdale Gallery
When pilots flying high performance jets need to get out of a crippled aircraft in a hurry, they count on rocket-powered ejection seats.
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X-48B Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Makes First Flight
Collaborative efforts culminated on the first flight of the X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft on July 20, 2007.
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Sonic Boom Tests
Tests will examine the structural response of modern housing construction to sonic booms.
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Airborne Astronomy in View at NASA's Palmdale Gallery
The world's newest flying telescope will be in focus on Saturday, June 30, at NASA's Aerospace Exploration Gallery in the Palmdale Civic Center.
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The SOFIA Airborne Laboratory
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA made its first checkout flight recently.
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SOFIA Airborne Observatory Arrives at NASA Dryden
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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Grace Lutheran School Students Tour NASA Dryden
Students in Lancaster recently had the opportunity to see first-hand the cutting-edge flight research projects and facilities at NASA Dryden.
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NASA Rededicates Flying Observatory on Lindbergh Anniversary
NASA dedicated a unique astronomy aircraft Monday to pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh on the 80th anniversary of his historic transatlantic flight.
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Space Shuttle Contingency Training Exercise
A training exercise was conducted for rescue of a space shuttle crew in the unlikely event of a landing mishap at Edwards AFB.
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SOFIA Astronomy Jet Makes First Flight
International astronomers are a major step closer to unlocking secrets of the cosmos.
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Facilities Maintenance Pact Awarded
Dryden has awarded a sole-source contract to Pride Industries of Roseville, Calif., for a wide range of facilities support and maintenance operations.
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NASA, FAA Develop Flight Test Safety Database
Web-based, one-stop reference guide for aviation test-flying community.
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NASA Buys Abort Test Boosters for Orion Flight Tests
Agency enters into agreement with the U.S. Air Force to support Orion.
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'Flying without Wings' in Focus at NASA'S Palmdale Gallery
Wen Painter, former lifting body project engineer, will discuss the famous wingless lifting bodies at the NASA Aerospace Exploration Gallery.
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NASA Dryden Awards Engineering & Tech Support Pact to Boeing
Specialized research aircraft contract could be worth up to $28 million.
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'Rocket Boy' to NASA Engineer
Homer Hickam shares his memoir.
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Ikhana UAV Gives NASA New Science and Technology Capabilities
The inventory of research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has grown by one with the acquisition of a Predator B unmanned aircraft system.
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Two Test Pilots Join NASA Dryden's Flight Operations Staff
Two new research test pilots, Kelly Latimer and Nils Larson, have joined the Flight Crew Branch at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Two NASA Dryden Small Business Tech Transfer Projects Funded
Two proposals submitted by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are among 18 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) advanced concept flight research proposals selected by NASA for Phase 2 contract negotiations.
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Astronaut Vance Brand To Speak At NASA's Palmdale Gallery
Former Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle astronaut Vance Brand will discuss his space travels the afternoon of Saturday, April 21, at the NASA Aerospace Exploration Gallery in the Palmdale Civic Center.