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Mission Control Gold Room
Mission Control Gold Room

The Mission Control Gold Room is seen here during a research flight of the X-29 at the Dryden Flight Research…

D-558-I Skystreak
D-558-I Skystreak

The Douglas D-558-I #2 Skystreak is pictured here with test pilot Eugene May (Douglas Aircraft Company) on the left and…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's chief pilot Gordon Fullerton in the cockpit of the Center's T-38 Talon mission support aircraft.

Another Angle of X-1B, Fitted with Reaction Control System
Another Angle of X-1B, Fitted with Reaction Control System

Bell X-1B, fitted with a reaction control system, posed on the lakebed.

D-558-I Skystreak
D-558-I Skystreak

The Douglas D-558-I Skystreak is seen close-up in this early 1950's in-flight photograph. Although less well known than the X-1,…

D-558-I Skystreak
D-558-I Skystreak

The Douglas D-558-I Skystreak is seen close-up in this 1949 photograph. The D-558-I made its landing approach at about 210…

X-2 Drops Away from Boeing B-50 Mothership
X-2 Drops Away from Boeing B-50 Mothership

The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership.

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

F/A-18B aircraft in flight, used as a safety chase and support aircraft on Dryden research missions.

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

As news media and city officials watch from the balcony of the city baseball stadium in Lancaster, Calif., a crane…

F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

An F/A-18 aircraft formerly flown by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., is lifted by crane toward what has…