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California Powerhouse Fire Image from NASA ER-2
The MASTER instrument on NASA's high-altitude ER-2 captured this infrared image of the Powerhouse wildfire in the Angeles Forest overnight May 31-June 1.
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Dryden Awards Aircraft Operations Support Contract
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has selected L-3 Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., to support operations of all aircraft at the center.
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NASA Global Hawks Double-Team 2013 Hurricane Mission
NASA Dryden's two remotely operated Global Hawks to probe hurricane formation processes during HS3 mission flights over the Atlantic this summer.
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The Man You Trust When You Lose Your Thrust →
Dryden life-support tech Wason Miles, here assisting ER-2 pilot Denis Steele suit up, plays a critical role for pilots of NASA's high-altitude aircraft.
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NASA/Northrop Grumman Renew Global Hawk Agreement
NASA and Northrop Grumman extend a no-cost agreement enabling NASA to continue Earth science research with the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system.
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SNC Dream Chaser Unveiled to Media at Dryden Event
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden emphasizes role the Dream Chaser could have in transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
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It's a Wrap – or an Unwrap – for SNC Dream Chaser
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden outlined the role of Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser space-access vehicle to the news media May 22 at NASA Dryden.
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Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Arrives at NASA Dryden
Ground and flight tests of Dream Chaser vehicle to focus on its aerodynamics and controllability during subsonic approach and landing on a runway.
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NASA F-15B Continues Supersonic Laminar Flow Tests
NASA Dryden's F-15B research aircraft flying small Aerion Corp. experimental test airfoil at supersonic speeds to gauge its laminar airflow capability.
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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to be Displayed in Houston
NASA 905 and space shuttle mockup to become centerpiece of new exhibit at Space Center Houston visitor center near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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High-Flying Teachers Trained at Yerkes Observatory
SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors Constance Gartner, Chelen Johnson take their astronomical experience on the flying observatory to the classroom.
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NASA Dryden Hosts ITEA Student Robotics Teams Tour
Students from a half-dozen junior and senior high schools get a first-hand look at technology and engineering in action during ITEA event.
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Dryden's Facilities Support Center Near Completion
The new Facilities Support Center at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is nearing completion, with the project expected to be finished in June.
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NASA Radar Collects GLISTIN Ice and Glacier Data
NASA's C-20A-mounted UAVSAR collected data about glaciers, snow and ice during recent flights over Alaska, the Beaufort Sea and the Sierra Nevada.
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SpaceShipTwo Marks First Rocket-Powered Flight
Test flight over Mojave April 29 considered key milestone in development of Virgin Galactic / Scaled Composites' sub-orbital space-access craft.
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Lights Out for Space Shuttle Program at Dryden
Transition and retirement phase of the program concludes; remaining shuttle assets being dispositioned or dismantled.
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NASA's HyspIRI Imager: More Than Meets the Eye
Prior to flying the Hyperspectral Infrared Imager in space, preparatory science investigations are underway using a similar sensor on NASA's ER-2.
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X-48 Research: All good things must come to an end
After nearly six years, a successful and productive joint NASA-Boeing X-48 Hybrid / Blended Wing Body flight test project at NASA Dryden concludes.
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NASA Seeks Tech Proposals for Flight Opportunities
Dryden-managed program to fly selected technologies on various suborbital launch vehicles to test their capabilities in a near-space environment.
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SOFIA Observations Reveal Star Formation Surprise
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy researchers capture mid-infrared images of massive G35 star condensing in dense dust and gas cocoon.