The X-38 research vehicle was mounted under the wing of the B-52 mothership prior to a 1997 test flight.
One of the X-38 lifting-body research vehicles is shown mated to NASA's B-52 mothership in flight prior to launch.
The X-38 research vehicle dropped away from NASA's B-52 mothership after being released from the B-52's wing pylon.
The first Interoperability Plenary (IOP) was held at the European Space Agency’s HQ in Paris, France. Representatives from seven international…
TDRS-1’s high-speed Internet connectivity allowed doctors in the US help Dr. Jerri Nielsen, who had breast cancer, perform a self-biopsy…
Altus II descends towards the Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. The Altus II was flown as a performance…
The landing gear of the remotely piloted Altus I aircraft retracts into the fuselage after takeoff from Rogers Dry Lake…
Altus II descending from a flight over Kauai, Hawaii.
The first pole-to-pole phone call took place thanks to TDRS-1’s orbit. The phone call lasted 45 minutes and is in…
Tarantula Nebula resides in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and several of these stars are so old they are now supernovae.