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NASA Aircraft Flies California Post-Burn Imaging Mission

This post-fire Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation image of a large area of the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles that was burned by the Station Fire last summer was captured by the Autonomous Modular Scanner mounted on NASA's Ikhana aircraft on Nov. 19, 2009. The various purple hues show the differences in burn severity within the area. (NASA image)

NASA's remotely piloted Predator B aircraft, the Ikhana, equipped with an infrared imaging sensor, recently conducted post-burn assessments of two Southern California wildfire sites, the Piute Fire in Kern County and the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest. The unmanned aircraft completed a seven-hour imaging flight Nov. 19 from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

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News and Features

LaserMotive Wins $900,000 from NASA in Space Elevator Games

The Seattle-based LaserMotive team was declared the winner of the Space Elevator Power-Beaming Challenge Games Nov. 6 after the final day of competition at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
From NASA to Nebraska: X-38 Crew Return Vehicle Finds New Home

One of NASA's three X-38 Crew Return Vehicle technology demonstrators that flew at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., a decade ago has found a new home in America's heartland.
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden Outlines Hopes, Goals to Dryden Staff

Moments after the unveiling of a new painting by noted aviation artist Robert McCall depicting former NASA astronaut and research pilot Neil Armstrong, new NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden discussed his goals and hopes for the nation's aerospace agency during a town hall with employees of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Oct. 30.
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 first check flight Oct. 23.
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.
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.
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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Dryden Spotlight

STS-129

Space shuttle Atlantis is continuing assembly of the International Space Station and returning station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth.
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Operation Ice Bridge

Scientists aboard NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory are studying changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets in Operation Ice Bridge.
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SOFIA

NASA is developing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - or SOFIA - as a world-class airborne observatory that will complement the Hubble, Spitzer, Herschel and James Webb space telescopes and major Earth-based telescopes.
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Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle

NASA Dryden is leading the Orion crew module launch abort system flight test effort, including crew module systems integration for the first two flights.
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X-15 Interactive Feature

The sensational, iconic, and groundbreaking X-15 hypersonic research aircraft extended flight to the edge of space during the 1950s and 1960s.
Research Update

Current flight research projects and programs being flown at Dryden Flight Research Center.
Aerovations

The Innovative Partnerships Program acts as a pathfinder and an agent of change for new technology development through partnerships with small businesses and research institutions.