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News and Features
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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.
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X-48 Wraps Up Six-Year Flight Research Program
Remotely piloted subscale X-48B / X-48C hybrid/blended-wing-body aircraft demonstrated technology concepts for cleaner, quieter commercial air travel.
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NASA's SOFIA Flying Observatory Marks 100th Flight
Staff of NASA's SOFIA observatory gathered in front of the flying telescope to mark the 100th flight of the unique airborne infrared observatory.
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The M2-F1: Its Legacy Lives Again 50 Years Later
Achievements of the pioneering high-risk, low-cost M2-F1 and follow-on lifting bodies will be the foundation for upcoming Dream Chaser flight tests.
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NASA Fire Imaging Technology Transferred to USFS
The Autonomous Modular Sensor, flight-validated at Dryden on NASA's Ikhana unmanned aircraft in 2007-2009, will be used by the U.S. Forest Service.
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NASA SAR Captures Radar Imagery Over the Americas
JPL's UAVSAR instrument carried on Dryden's C-20A showcases its broad scientific prowess for studying our home planet during month-long expedition.
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NASA's G-III Test Bed Begins ACTE Baseline Flights
Modifications continue to support the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge project, a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Xombie Rocket Makes Highest, Longest Flight To Date
80-second flight ascends more than 1,600 feet above ground, moves almost 1,000 feet horizontally before landing on target at Mojave Air & Space Port.
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Crash Course: Lessons Learned From UAV Mishaps
NASA historian Peter Merlin's new book details causes, consequences and corrective actions related to unmanned aircraft accidents.
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Four Decades of UAV Research at NASA Dryden
NASA Dryden's heritage of research and operation of unmanned aircraft from 1969 to the present is highlighted in this new fast-paced music video.
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Super Guppy Swallows T-38s; Heads for El Paso
NASA's unique Super Guppy transport plane swallows two NASA T-38 aircraft whole on NASA Dryden's back ramp, ferries them to El Paso for disassembly.
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Jetsons Redux: Developing Future Control Systems
The technology to make way for that possibility while making current aircraft systems safer and more reliable is underway today at NASA Dryden.
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Mitigating Risk: NASA Dryden Screens Out Bogus Parts
New quality assurance process and tools are designed to catch counterfeit or sub-standard parts before they put aircraft and flight crews at risk.
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