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Preparing X-1E for Flight
Preparing X-1E for Flight

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E loaded into the Boeing B-29 in NACA High-Speed Flight Station service area.

Data Analysis Facility
Data Analysis Facility

NASA-Dryden's Data Analysis Facility (DAF) provides a variety of support services to the entire Dryden community.

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

Former NACA test pilots Scott Crossfield, Stan Butchart, Robert Champine, and John Griffith gathered at the NASA Dryden Flight Research…

B-52 Air Launches Pegasus Space Booster
B-52 Air Launches Pegasus Space Booster

Against the midnight blue of a high-altitude sky, Orbital Sciences' Pegasus winged rocket booster ignited after being dropped from NASA's…

PHYSX Glove Mockup Undergoes Hot-Loads Tests
PHYSX Glove Mockup Undergoes Hot-Loads Tests

A mock-up of the stainless-steel Pegasus Hypersonic Experiment (PHYSX) Project's experimental "glove" undergoes hot-loads tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research…

B-52 Carries Pegasus Aloft
B-52 Carries Pegasus Aloft

The Pegasus air-launched space booster was carried aloft under the right wing of NASA's B-52 carrier aircraft on its first…

Desk-top Model of Pegasus
Desk-top Model of Pegasus

A small, desk-top model of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Pegasus winged rocket booster.

PHYSX Project’s Experimental Glove
PHYSX Project’s Experimental Glove

This close-up of the stainless-steel Pegasus Hypersonic Experiment (PHYSX) Project's experimental "glove" shows a highly reflective surface, underneath which are…

Pegasus Rocket Wing with Attached PHYSX Glove
Pegasus Rocket Wing with Attached PHYSX Glove

The Pegasus Hypersonic Experiment (PHYSX) Project's Pegasus rocket wing with attached PHYSX glove rests after load-tests at Scaled Composites, Inc.,…

Test Rig Adjusted for Pegasus Loads Test
Test Rig Adjusted for Pegasus Loads Test

A technician adjusts the Pegasus Hypersonic Experiment (PHYSX) Project's Pegasus rocket wing with attached PHYSX glove before a loads-test at…