Tag: NASA

Flight Test Files: Grumman F-14 Tomcat

NASA Dryden played a key role in advancing the Grumman F-14 Tomcat’s…

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Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket – Chasing Mach 2

Before manned spaceflight, the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was pushing boundaries at the…

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Flight Test Files: Convair XF-92A Dart

As part of the Flight Test Files series, which explores groundbreaking aeronautical…

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NASA’s X-15: Original and Unaltered 1959 Documentary

The NASA X-15: Original and Unaltered 1959 Documentary offers a rare glimpse…

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Final Chapter for NASA’s Kuiper Airborne Observatory

NASA’s Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), a pioneering infrared telescope platform, is meeting…

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Museum of Flight Offers Tours of Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartments

Tours of Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartments Begin Feb. 15. Exclusive guided…

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National Air and Space Museum Receives Robonaut 2 From NASA

The space-veteran robot will be on display for the first time at…

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Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-I Skystreak

The Skystreak performed an important role in aeronautical research by its being…

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Flight Test Files: Martin B-57B Canberra

During the early 1970s, a Martin B-57B Canberra (ex USAF 52-1576) took…

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Flight Test Files: B-47A Stratojet

NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station obtained this B-47A Stratojet (labeled NACA 150)…

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