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B-52H Alongside B-52B Stratofortress
B-52H Alongside B-52B Stratofortress

NASA obtained a B-52H bomber from the U.S. Air Force in 2001, intending to use the aircraft as an air-launch…

F/A-18 #845 Undergoes Flight Test Envelope Expansion for AAR
F/A-18 #845 Undergoes Flight Test Envelope Expansion for AAR

NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

Two F/A-18s Line up for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)
Two F/A-18s Line up for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)

NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

847 Used as Tanker for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)
847 Used as Tanker for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)

NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

F/A-18s 847 and 845 Participate in AAR Flight
F/A-18s 847 and 845 Participate in AAR Flight

NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

September 2003 – Galileo Plunged into Jupiter
September 2003 – Galileo Plunged into Jupiter

Before Galileo plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere, it observed fragments of a comet crashing into Jupiter, discovered a possible ocean on…

General Atomics Altair Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
General Atomics Altair Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The remotely-piloted Altair unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) took to the air on its first checkout flight on June 9, 2003…

Helios Flies High
Helios Flies High

The AeroVironment Helios high-altitude, solar-powered aircraft flies in Kauai, Hawaii. Helios reached 96,300 feet altitude, the record for sustained, level…

June/July 2003 – Mars Rovers Launched
June/July 2003 – Mars Rovers Launched

In 2003, Mars came closer to Earth than it had in thousands of years. Taking advantage of this, the Mars…

Gulfstream C-20A in Flight
Gulfstream C-20A in Flight

Gulfstream C-20A in flight over the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.