The second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket dropped away from NASA's B-52B launch aircraft over…
The X-38 Vehicle 131R, intended to prove the utility of a "lifeboat" crew return vehicle to bring crews home from…
Technicians at NASA Dryden connected one of two mobilizer units to the Orion flight test crew module transportation fixture.
This computational fluid dynamics (CFD) image shows the Hyper-X vehicle at a Mach 7 test condition with the engine operating.
EC00-0023-10The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental (Hyper-X) Vehicle hangs suspended in the cavernous Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base during…
An Air Force C-17 operated by the Mississippi Air National Guard lifted off Runway 22L at Edwards Air Force Base…
The configuration of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Research Vehicle, or Hyper-X, attached to a Pegasus launch vehicle is displayed in…
NASA's X-38, a prototype of a Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), rests on the lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research Center…
Technicians prepare a Pegasus rocket booster for flight tests with the X-43A "Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle," or "Hyper-X."
This photo shows the X-15-1 (56-6670) rocket powered research aircraft as it was rolled out in 1958.