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Distinguished by its large nose payload bay, NASA's Ikhana unmanned aircraft does an engine run prior to takeoff from General Atomics' Grey Butte airfield.
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NASA Engineer Helps Comedian Tackle Fear of Flying

Comedian Mark Malkoff
06.26.09

What would possess anyone to live on an airplane for a month? NASA engineer Anna McGowan visits comedian Mark Malkoff between flights.

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Supersonic Diving: Quieting the Boom

A NASA F-18 dives toward a targeted area of Edwards AFB during a SonicBOBS calibration flight.
06.18.09

Sonic booms are a part of life at Edwards Air Force Base and in surrounding communities, so booms generated on June 11 by two NASA Dryden Flight Research Center F/A-18s went relatively unnoticed.

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Aviation Safety Takes Center Stage

(left to right) Sam Morello, Mary Reveley, John White, Amy Pritchet, George Finelli, Sharon Monica Jones and Frank Jones.
05.29.09

At a black-tie event near Washington, NASA researchers were recognized for their contributions to reducing the risk of fatal commercial aircraft accidents.

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