The NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) SR-71 with the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod held over its attachment points…
NASA research pilot Milt Thompson stands next to the X-15 #3 ship after a research flight.
The Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) before its first flight aboard NASA’s SR-71 No. 844. The initial test flight took…
NASA pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight.
Technicians performing a fit-check of the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) on the back of a NASA Dryden Flight Research…
Three-view art of the North American X-15.
Rear/side view of the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod on NASA SR-71, tail number 844.
Cutaway drawing of the North American X-15.
Snow-covered fields appear as geometric patterns on Washington Island, on Lake Michigan.
A NASA SR-71 made its successful first flight Oct. 31 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment…