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Orion Preps for Shipment to White Sands Missile Range
Orion Preps for Shipment to White Sands Missile Range

Technicians at NASA Dryden connected one of two mobilizer units to the Orion flight test crew module transportation fixture.

CFD Image of X-43A at Mach 7 Test Condition
CFD Image of X-43A at Mach 7 Test Condition

This computational fluid dynamics (CFD) image shows the Hyper-X vehicle at a Mach 7 test condition with the engine operating.

X-43A Undergoing Radio Frequency Tests
X-43A Undergoing Radio Frequency Tests

EC00-0023-10The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental (Hyper-X) Vehicle hangs suspended in the cavernous Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base during…

C-17 Takeoff with Orion CM Aboard
C-17 Takeoff with Orion CM Aboard

An Air Force C-17 operated by the Mississippi Air National Guard lifted off Runway 22L at Edwards Air Force Base…

Model of X-43A and Pegasus Launch Vehicle
Model of X-43A and Pegasus Launch Vehicle

The configuration of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Research Vehicle, or Hyper-X, attached to a Pegasus launch vehicle is displayed in…

X-38 After its Successful Second Free Flight
X-38 After its Successful Second Free Flight

NASA's X-38, a prototype of a Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), rests on the lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research Center…

Technicians Prepare Pegasus Booster Rocket for X-43A Flight
Technicians Prepare Pegasus Booster Rocket for X-43A Flight

Technicians prepare a Pegasus rocket booster for flight tests with the X-43A "Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle," or "Hyper-X."

X-15 with XLR-11 Engines in the Modified Rear Fuselage
X-15 with XLR-11 Engines in the Modified Rear Fuselage

This photo shows the X-15-1 (56-6670) rocket powered research aircraft as it was rolled out in 1958.

X-38 uses Steerable Parafoil in Descent
X-38 uses Steerable Parafoil in Descent

NASA's X-38, a research vehicle developed as part of an effort to build an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for…

Close-Up of X-43A Model
Close-Up of X-43A Model

A close-up view of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Research Vehicle, or Hyper-X, portion of a three-foot-long model of the vehicle/booster…