The Zarya Control Module was launched atop a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 20, 1998. Zarya…
The first flight of the M2-F2 – which looked much like the M2-F1 – occurred on July 12, 1966 with…
A 5-percent scale model, including solid rocket motors, of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ignited to test how low-…
The STS-101 crew readied the International Space Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module. Four new batteries, 10…
Armstrong lead engineering tech Aaron Rumsey adjusted a rubber contact pad between the wing of NASA’s G-III and a load…
Three airbags supported NASA’s G-III in the Armstrong Flight Loads Lab, thus isolating the airplane’s landing gear to prevent interference…
Principal investigator Bill Lokos, left, and test conductor Larry Hudson reviewed the test checklist prior to initiating the airbag lift…
Two of three inflatable bags used to lift NASA’s G-III research aircraft during loads testing in NASA Armstrong’s Flight Loads…
Loads Lab technician Ted Powers positioned a load cell atop a hydraulic jack beneath the wing of NASA’s G-III research…
NASA’s G-III flying test bed aircraft rested on three pneumatic lifting devices or “airbags” in preparation for loads testing in…
