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NASA ER-2 Flies First MABEL Flight Over Greenland
A NASA ER-2 completed the first MABEL laser altimeter validation flight over northwest Greenland on Easter Sunday.
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UP Aerospace Rocket Reaches 385,000 Feet Altitude
NASA Flight Opportunities Program suborbital launch provider UP Aerospace launches its SL-6 rocket 73 miles high from New Mexico’s Spaceport America.
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Dryden Validates Auto-GCAS Smartphone Software
Auto-GCAS software tied to a small Piccolo autopilot successfully checked out on NASA Dryden's DROID small-UAV research aircraft.
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Dryden Hosts Social Media Followers at NASA Social
NASA social media followers to get a behind-the-scenes look at aeronautics, science and other research at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center May 4.
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NASA ER-2 Arrives in Iceland for MABEL Validation
A NASA ER-2 Earth science aircraft has arrived in Keflavik, Iceland, to begin a series of flights to confirm the accuracy of a new laser altimeter.
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Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Returns to Dryden
Famed Star Trek TV actress Nichelle Nichols recaps her life and career during Women's History Month presentation at NASA Dryden.
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SOFIA Captures Images Of Planetary Nebula M2-9
Researchers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy capture infrared images of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star.
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Buzz LIghtyear Goes to National Air & Space Museum
Disney-Pixar's Buzz Lightyear figure that flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 2009 will soon be enshrined in the National Air and Space Museum.
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NASA Flight Tests New ADS-B Device on Ikhana UAS
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center conducts first checkout flight of ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast device on medium-class UAS.
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DC-8, ER-2 to Support SEAC4RS atmospheric study
NASA's Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study, or SEAC4RS, will be the most complex airborne science campaign of 2012.
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NASA ER-2 to Check Out MABEL Laser Altimeter
A NASA ER-2 Earth Resources aircraft will fly a number of high-altitude missions this spring to validate the accuracy of a new laser altimeter.
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UAVSAR Installed on JSC G-III for AirMOSS Study
Technicians at NASA Dryden recently installed a synthetic aperture radar on a Johnson Space Center Gulfstream III for planned Earth science mission.
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Three Dryden Staffers Profiled on Women@NASA site
Kathleen Howell, Gwen Young and Catherine Bahm are among 32 women who contribute to NASA’s mission profiled on the 2012 Women@NASA website.
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After 40 Years, NASA's Bob Meyer Calls it a Career
Described by his peers as "one of Dryden's most influential driving forces," NASA Dryden engineer and program manager Bob Meyer flies into retirement.
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Introducing the X-56A MUTT: Who Let the Dog Out?
Sub-scale Multi-Use Technology Testbed to research means of gust load alleviation and active flutter suppression on flexible wings.
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NASA Completes GCPEx Snow Study over Canada
NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory completes six-week Global Cold-season Precipitation Experiment mission, returns to Palmdale base.
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Dryden Breaks Ground for Facilities Support Center
Environment-friendly Facilities Support Center will bring together a variety of functions under one roof.
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NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden Tours Dryden
As part of a three-day visit to NASA's three California field centers, NASA administrator Charlie Bolden tours the Dryden Flight Research Center.
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High School Teams Roll Out Robots for FIRST Games
Three area high school robotics teams co-sponsored by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center recently rolled out their 2012 FIRST competition robots.
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All About the ISS: Mike Fossum Enthralls Students
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum shares his experiences – and a few funny stories – about his life on the International Space Station.