Pathfinder aircraft taking off - setting new solar powered altitude record. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment,…
Pathfinder - flight preparation on lakebed. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA
Engineers and technicians in the control room at the Dryden Flight Research Center constantly monitored critical operations and checks during…
Pathfinder - flight preparation on lakebed at sunrise.
The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or "Hyper-X" is seen here undergoing ground testing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…
NASA's Hyper-X Program Manager Vince Rausch talks about the X-43A from his office at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton,…
Crew members serviced the Pathfinder solar-powered aircraft on Rogers Dry Lake after a research flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research…
Mach 7 wind tunnel test of the full-scale X-43A model with spare flight engine in Langley's 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel.
Pathfinder aircraft prepared for flight showing solar cell arrays on wing.
F-104A (56-0734) parked on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB, Calif.