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NASA's Operation IceBridge Surveys New Target Area
DC-8 flying lab surveys Recovery Glacier region of Antarctica Oct. 20 during its sixth science flight in the Fall 2011 Operation IceBridge campaign.
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SOFIA Astronomy Ambassador Shares Experiences
San Jose high school science teacher Marita Beard shares her experiences after an astronomy flight on NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory.
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NASA's Operation IceBridge Enters its Second Week
Third annual airborne science mission to collect ice thickness data over the Weddell Sea, Getz and Pine Island glaciers and related Antarctic areas.
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Are These the DROIDs You're Looking For?
Auto-GCAS software and a small Piccolo autopilot turn a hobby-grade, radio-controlled model plane into a high-technology flight research aircraft.
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Yeager Recalls Career Hilites at EAFB, Dryden Visit
Famed Air Force test pilot Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager recalled highlights of his test-flying days for the camera at a number of locations at Edwards AFB.
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Shuttle Endeavour to Find Home at Science Center
Retired spacecraft to be ferried to LAX, then towed on surface streets to Exposition Park museum in downtown Los Angeles.
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NASA Dryden Engineers Aid Green Flight Challenge
The competition's goal was to advance technologies in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions with cleaner renewable fuels and electric aircraft.
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NASA Aeronautics in Focus at Balloon Fiesta Exhibit
NASA is once again represented at this year’s International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M. with exhibits, displays and educational programs.
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Dryden Tested Shuttle's Microwave Landing System
Converted Lockheed JetStar bizjet flew hundreds of landing approaches to check out and certify the space shuttle’s precision landing navigation system.
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NASA Dryden Awards UAS In NAS Research Contracts
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center recently awarded contracts to research firms to aid the center in meeting goals of the UAS in the NAS project.
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"Looking Out the Window Makes it All Worth It…"
Former NASA astronaut Mike Mullane reflects on his three space shuttle missions at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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AREES Workshops Focus on NASA's Airborne Science
Educators learned how to apply NASA content resources in their classrooms during the Airborne Research Experiences for Educators program this summer.
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SOFIA Observatory Completes German Deployment
NASA's SOFIA flying observatory returns to its base in Palmdale, Calif., after week-long deployment to Germany and display at Andrews.
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All About Hubble, Space Station - in IMAX
Students and teachers from 10 middle schools see the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope through the eyes of 3-D IMAX cameras.
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Student Completes Hands-on NASA Dryden Internship
Engineering major Travis Whitlow finished a NASA University Research Centers internship that offered him hands-on and mentored engineering experience.
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AMS Image Depicts Agua Dulce Mint Fire Burn Area
Infrared sensor mounted in NASA aircraft captures area burned by wildfire south of Palmdale, Calif., over the Sept. 17-18 weekend.
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NASA Global Hawks Prepare for 2012 Hurricane Study
A group of environmental scientists are preparing for a multi-year NASA airborne science investigation of Atlantic hurricane formation and intensity.
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NASA Dryden Honors Space Shuttle Program Staff
More than 300 former and present employees were cited for their support of the Space Shuttle Program during luncheon in NASA Dryden's shuttle hangar.
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Drag Chute Reduced Shuttles' Brake and Tire Wear
Successful deployment and landing tests on NASA's NB-52B validated engineers' predictions, led to addition of the braking chute to the shuttle fleet.