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Launch of STS-30
Launch of STS-30

On May 4, 1989, the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-30) lifted off from Kennedy Space Center.

Active Dune Field on Mars
Active Dune Field on Mars

Nili Patera is one of the most active dune fields on Mars. By monitoring the sand dune changes, we can…

First Check-Flight of F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)
First Check-Flight of F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)

How differential deflection of the inboard and outboard leading-edge flaps affected the handling qualities of this modified F/A-18A was evaluated…

Early Tracking and Communication Facilities at Goddard Space Flight Center
Early Tracking and Communication Facilities at Goddard Space Flight Center

Named for American rocketry pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center was established on May 1, 1959,…

F-16XL 849
F-16XL 849

NASA's single-seat F-16XL tail number 849 is shown accelerating in full afterburner during a flight in 1995.

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

A bug's-eye view of NASA's F-16XL at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, shows the unique shape of its…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

The single-seat F-16XL #1, NASA 849, joins up with an SR-71A, NASA 844, as crews set up for one of…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

The single-seat F-16XL #1, NASA 849, joins up with an SR-71A, NASA 844, as crews set up for one of…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

The single-seat F-16XL #1, NASA 849, joins up with an SR-71A, NASA 844, as crews set up for one of…

F-16XL Ship #1
F-16XL Ship #1

NASA's single-seat F-16XL #1 makes a drag chute landing on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave…