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News Releases
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NASA Dryden Receives Two Early Global Hawk Aircraft
Initial research activities beginning in 2009 will support NASA's Airborne Science Program.
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Missions and Memories – 2007 at NASA Dryden
In 2007, NASA Dryden supported a number of research projects that contributed to aerospace technology, the agency's space exploration goals and the knowledge and protection of our environment.
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NASA Selects Dryden Project for IPP Seed Fund Award
NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program recently awarded a "Seed Fund" grant to Tao Systems, of Hampton, Va., for development of a compact aerodynamic sensing system that will help validate aircraft flight performance.
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NASA Evaluates Compact Synthetic Aperture Radar
Sensor measures small geophysical changes in the Earth's surface.
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NASA Dryden Awards Engineering, Technical Services Contract
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year competitive contract to Tybrin Corporation of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., for engineering and technical services at the NASA field center.
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Groundbreaking Signals Start of NASA's Constellation Flight Tests
With less than a year until flight tests of NASA's Constellation Program, work is under way on a launch pad that will host the first of those tests.
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NASA's DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory Returns to Dryden
Aircraft to be based at Dryden's new Aircraft Operations Facility
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NASA Pilot Edwin Lewis Dies in Crash
Lewis was a research pilot at Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Huntington Beach Firm Receives NASA Research Contract
A Huntington Beach high-tech firm has won a NASA research award to develop a ceramic composite mechanical fastener system for high-temperature structures under the aerospace agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
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Lexington High-Tech Firm Receives NASA Research Contract
A Lexington, Kentucky, high-tech firm has won a NASA research award under the aerospace agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a capability for computer-based analysis and modeling of aerospace vehicles ranging from conventional aircraft to advanced spacecraft.
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Edwards AFB to Open Public Viewing Area for Possible Shuttle Landing
Edwards Air Force Base is planning to open its public viewing area on the east shore of Rogers Dry Lake Thursday and Friday for persons wishing to watch a potential landing of Space Shuttle Discovery.
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NASA Aircraft Aiding Southern California Firefighting Effort
In response to a request from the California Office of Emergency Services and the National Interagency Fire Center, NASA is flying an aircraft equipped with sophisticated infrared imaging equipment today to assist firefighters battling several of the Southern California wildfires.
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SOFIA Airborne Observatory Begins Flight Test Phase
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy has begun a series of flight tests to confirm the structural integrity and performance of the 747SP aircraft.
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Lauren Abraham Awarded NASA Dryden Exchange Council Scholarship
Lauren K. Abraham, a June graduate of Tehachapi High School, has been awarded the NASA Dryden Exchange Council's 2007 John K. Russell Memorial Scholarship.
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Former NASA Dryden Research Pilot Stanley P. Butchart Dies
Retired NASA Dryden Flight Research Center research pilot Stanley P. Butchart died Monday in Lancaster at the age of 85.
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NASA Awards Orion Launch Abort Test Facilities Contract
NASA's White Sands Test Facility has selected Denco, Inc. of Las Cruces, N.M., to build launch site facilities for flight testing of the Orion Launch Abort System.
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NASA Dryden to Establish Aircraft Operations at Palmdale Site
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has received approval to establish an Aircraft Operations Facility at the former Rockwell International / North American Aircraft production facility in Palmdale.
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NASA's California Centers Participating in NextFest This Weekend
NASA's three field centers in California will be showcasing some of their current and future technologies at WIRED magazine's NextFest this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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NASA Dryden Awards Engineering, Technical Agreements
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center recently awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements to four firms for engineering and technical support services at the NASA field center.
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Remotely piloted aircraft to demonstrate imaging
Dryden is conducting flights of a remotely piloted unmanned aircraft to demonstrate sophisticated new imaging and communications equipment.
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NASA Dryden Offers STS-118 Educational Seminar In Palmdale
Local educators are invited to participate in space shuttle mission STS-118 through a summer seminar sponsored by the education office of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. The second of two sessions is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, at the NASA Dryden Education Center in Palmdale.
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Ejection Seats Explored at NASA’s Palmdale Gallery
When pilots flying high performance jets need to get out of a crippled aircraft in a hurry, they count on rocket-powered ejection seats.
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X-48B Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Makes First Flight
Collaborative efforts culminated on the first flight of the X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft on July 20, 2007.
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'How Airplanes Fly' Demonstration at NASA's Palmdale Gallery
Kids and adults will learn how airplanes fly on Saturday, July 21, at NASA's Aerospace Exploration Gallery.
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Sonic Boom Tests
Tests will examine the structural response of modern housing construction to sonic booms.
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Airborne Astronomy in View at NASA's Palmdale Gallery
The world's newest flying telescope will be in focus on Saturday, June 30, at NASA's Aerospace Exploration Gallery in the Palmdale Civic Center.
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Grace Lutheran School Students Tour NASA Dryden
Students in Lancaster recently had the opportunity to see first-hand the cutting-edge flight research projects and facilities at NASA Dryden.
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SOFIA Airborne Observatory Arrives at NASA Dryden
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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NASA Dryden's Jeanette Le: From War-Torn Vietnam to a Career at NASA
From a childhood in war-torn Vietnam to a career at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Southern California, Jeanette Le has had a challenging yet rewarding life, to say the least.
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NASA Rededicates Flying Observatory on Lindbergh Anniversary
NASA dedicated a unique astronomy aircraft Monday to pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh on the 80th anniversary of his historic transatlantic flight.
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Facilities Maintenance Pact Awarded
Dryden has awarded a sole-source contract to Pride Industries of Roseville, Calif., for a wide range of facilities support and maintenance operations.
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Schools Join Unique Partnership with NASA
Fillmore and North Hills schools have been selected as new NASA Explorer Schools.
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'Flying without Wings' in Focus at NASA'S Palmdale Gallery
Wen Painter, former lifting body project engineer, will discuss the famous wingless lifting bodies at the NASA Aerospace Exploration Gallery.
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NASA, FAA Develop Flight Test Safety Database
Web-based, one-stop reference guide for aviation test-flying community.
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Space Shuttle Contingency Training Exercise
A training exercise was conducted for rescue of a space shuttle crew in the unlikely event of a landing mishap at Edwards AFB.
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NASA Completes First Checkout Flight of Airborne Observatory
NASA today successfully completed the first of several planned checkout test flights of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft.
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NASA Dryden Awards Engineering & Tech Support Pact to Boeing
Specialized research aircraft contract could be worth up to $28 million.
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NASA Buys Abort Test Boosters for Orion Flight Tests
Agency enters into agreement with the U.S. Air Force to support Orion.
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Two NASA Dryden Small Business Tech Transfer Projects Funded
Two proposals submitted by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are among 18 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) advanced concept flight research proposals selected by NASA for Phase 2 contract negotiations.
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Interactive Webcast Brings Shuttle Mission Closer to Home
Dryden's shuttle operations manager will discuss Dryden's role as a back-up shuttle landing site.
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Astronaut Vance Brand To Speak At NASA's Palmdale Gallery
Former Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle astronaut Vance Brand will discuss his space travels the afternoon of Saturday, April 21, at the NASA Aerospace Exploration Gallery in the Palmdale Civic Center.
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Ikhana UAV Gives NASA New Science and Technology Capabilities
The inventory of research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has grown by one with the acquisition of a Predator B unmanned aircraft system.
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Two Test Pilots Join NASA Dryden's Flight Operations Staff
Two new research test pilots, Kelly Latimer and Nils Larson, have joined the Flight Crew Branch at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.
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NASA Tech Transfer Presentation Scheduled at NASA's Palmdale Gallery
Ever used a cordless drill?
During the Apollo program, NASA astronauts needed a cordless tool to extract lunar core samples as much as 10-feet deep. Black & Decker provided the fledgling technology, and further refinement of the technology led to today's cordless power tools. -
Pathfinder-Plus Solar Aircraft Lands in Smithsonian
Pathfinder-Plus, the pioneering solar-electric flying wing that set several altitude records for propeller-driven aircraft under NASA sponsorship, has become the fourth innovation of its developer, AeroVironment, Inc., to be acquired for the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
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NASA Awards SOFIA Development, Engineering Pact to L-3 Communications
Dryden has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P. for continued developmental and engineering work on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
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Lunar Lander Historical Program Scheduled at NASA'S Palmdale Gallery
NASA's Aerospace Exploration Gallery in Palmdale will host a public historical presentation on the Lunar Lander Research Vehicle (LLRV) ) on Feb. 17, 2007.
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Phoenix Teachers to Experiment Aboard NASA'S 'Weightless Wonder'
NASA has selected a team of teachers from Arrowhead Elementary School to fly an experiment aboard the agency's reduced gravity aircraft, a modified McDonnell Douglas DC-9 dubbed the "Weightless Wonder."
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Bohn-Meyer Math and Science Odyssey Jan. 26 at AVC
More than 260 Antelope Valley eighth grade students will experience hands-on science during the Bohn-Meyer Math and Science Odyssey on Jan. 26.
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X-15 Historical Program Scheduled at NASA's Palmdale Gallery
NASA'S Aerospace Exploration Gallery in Palmdale will host a public historical presentation on the famed X-15 rocket plane on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
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