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X-40A
X-40A

Ground crewmen help guide the alignment of the X-40 technology demonstrator as the experimental craft is gently lowered to the…

X-40A
X-40A

The X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator is suspended under a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter during a captive-carry test flight…

X-40A
X-40A

With a small stabilization parachute trailing behind, the X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator is suspended under a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook…

X-40A
X-40A

The X-40 sub-scale technology demonstrator and its U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter mothership fly over a dry lakebed runway during…

December 2000 – Cassini Observed Jupiter
December 2000 – Cassini Observed Jupiter

Before reaching Saturn, Cassini flew by Jupiter and observed the planet in tandem with Galileo. Cassini entered into orbit around…

B-52 Banks Before Air-Drop of X-38
B-52 Banks Before Air-Drop of X-38

The X-38 prototypes were intended to perfect a "crew lifeboat" for the International Space Station.

B-52 Lands at EAFB
B-52 Lands at EAFB

NASA's B-52 mothership landed on the Edwards AFB following the first free flight of X-38 #131R.

November 2000 – First Expedition Lived on Space Station
November 2000 – First Expedition Lived on Space Station

The International Space Station received its first crew, comprised of astronauts from Russia and the US. The ISS communicates continuously…

STS-92
STS-92

The early-morning sun bathes the Space Shuttle Discovery in hues of purple, pink, and gold as it is encased in…

STS-92 Discovery in the Mate-Demate Device
STS-92 Discovery in the Mate-Demate Device

The early-morning sun bathes the Space Shuttle Discovery in hues of purple, pink, and gold as it is encased in…