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Fit-Check of LASRE
Fit-Check of LASRE

The NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) SR-71 with the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod held over its attachment points…

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X-15

NASA research pilot Milt Thompson stands next to the X-15 #3 ship after a research flight.

#844 Awaits First Flight of LASRE
#844 Awaits First Flight of LASRE

The Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) before its first flight aboard NASA’s SR-71 No. 844. The initial test flight took…

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X-15

NASA pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight.

Technicians Perform Fit-Check of LASRE at Skunkworks
Technicians Perform Fit-Check of LASRE at Skunkworks

Technicians performing a fit-check of the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) on the back of a NASA Dryden Flight Research…

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X-15

Three-view art of the North American X-15.

Skunkworks Technicians Perform LASRE Fit-Check on SR-71 #844
Skunkworks Technicians Perform LASRE Fit-Check on SR-71 #844

Rear/side view of the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod on NASA SR-71, tail number 844.

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X-15

Cutaway drawing of the North American X-15.

Washington Island on Lake Michigan
Washington Island on Lake Michigan

Snow-covered fields appear as geometric patterns on Washington Island, on Lake Michigan.

Handling and Aerodynamic Characteristics Flight of #844 with LASRE Aboard
Handling and Aerodynamic Characteristics Flight of #844 with LASRE Aboard

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