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Spitzer Turns 12
Spitzer Turns 12

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope is celebrating 12 years in space with a new digital calendar.

Seeing Beyond the ‘Monkey Head’
Seeing Beyond the ‘Monkey Head’

Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174.

August 20, 1975, Launch of Viking 1
August 20, 1975, Launch of Viking 1

On August 20, 1975, Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force…

Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at ‘Buckskin’ Drilling Site on Mount Sharp
Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at ‘Buckskin’ Drilling Site on Mount Sharp

This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle above the “Buckskin” rock target, where the mission collected…

Where Are They Now: CV-990 #810
Where Are They Now: CV-990 #810

A Convair 990 (CV-990) aircraft was used as Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) to test space shuttle landing gear and…

Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight
Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight

The one-third-scale twin fuselage towed glider rests of the cracked bed of Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base…

Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight
Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight

Robert “Red”Jensen, who piloted the towed glider, and Gerald Budd, who flew the DROID small UAV that towed the unmanned…

Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight
Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight

Small unmanned aircraft technician Derek Abramson and glider pilot Red Jensen, hold back the DROID tow plane while pilot Gerald…

Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight
Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight

One of NASA Armstrong’s DROID small unmanned research aircraft tows the twin-fuselage towed glider into the blue sky on its…

Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight
Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight

The one-third scale twin-fuselage towed glider glides in for landing on Rogers Dry Lake after its successful first test flight.