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Neil Armstrong Remembered at Gathering of Eagles
Famed pilot and astronaut honored posthumously by the Flight Test Historical Foundation with its Eagle Award for his contributions to flight research.
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NASA's DC-8 Resumes Operation Icebridge Flights
Scientists and flight crew with NASA's Operation IceBridge mission began another Antarctic campaign this month to study Earth's changing polar ice.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Flight Deck Panorama
Jon Brack shot 360-degree panoramic views of space shuttle Endeavour's flight deck for National Geographic, one externally lit, the other powered up.
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NASA's ER-2 Checks Out Atmospheric Science Sensors
An ER-2 is conducting engineering evaluations of and collecting science data with TWiLiTE and NAST-I atmospheric sensors.
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Balloon Fiesta Ascensions Create Cluster of Color
NASA Exhibit highlights aeronautics research efforts; former NASA astronaut Mike Mullane details his three shuttle flights at fiesta Discovery Center.
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NASA Global Hawks Aid UAV-to-UAV Refueling Project
NASA's two Global Hawk aircraft, one outfitted as a receiver and the other as a tanker, validate UAV-to-UAV autonomous aerial refueling technology.
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SOFIA Mirror Cleaned to Prepare for Next Missions
Technicians use water, a mild detergent and a small filtered blower to remove dust and other material that had adhered to mirror's precision optics.
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NASA Aeronautics on Exhibit at Balloon Fiesta
Visitors can learn about NASA's work to improve the efficiency of the nation's aircraft and aviation systems during the 41st Balloon Fiesta Oct. 6-14.
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Dryden's Jim Smolka Honored by Test Pilot Society
Jim Smolka, Director of Flight Operations at NASA Dryden, is among 10 persons selected to become Fellows of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
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NASA Airborne Radar To Study Japanese Volcanoes
NASA's Airborne Science C-20A, carrying JPL's UAVSAR sensor, travels to Alaska and Japan this week for a radar imaging study of active volcanoes.