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Boosters for Orion Spacecraft’s First Flight Test Arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida
Boosters for Orion Spacecraft’s First Flight Test Arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida

A barge arrives at the U.S. Army Outpost wharf at Port Canaveral in Florida, carrying two of the three United…

SR-71 #844 with LASRE Aboard Preps for First Flight
SR-71 #844 with LASRE Aboard Preps for First Flight

NASA’s SR-71 #844 being towed to its hangar with the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) installed.

SR-71 #844 with LASRE Aboard
SR-71 #844 with LASRE Aboard

The SR-71 with the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment on the rear fuselage. The photo was taken on the first flight…

Takeoff of First Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) Flight
Takeoff of First Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) Flight

A NASA SR-71 takes off Oct. 31, making its first flight as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71…

X-15
X-15

The HL-10 is shown next to the X-15A-2 in 1966. Both aircraft later went on to set records.

X-15
X-15

NASA research pilot Bill Dana is seen here next to the X-15 #3 rocket-powered aircraft after a flight.

X-15
X-15

In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high…

X-15
X-15

In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the…

Checkflight for Aerodynamic Characteristics of SR-71 LASRE
Checkflight for Aerodynamic Characteristics of SR-71 LASRE

A NASA SR-71 made its successful first flight Oct. 31 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment…

X-15
X-15

After receiving a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with supersonic flight, the X-15A-2…