A white-hot tongue of flame darts from one of two propane-fired burners as this hot-air balloon ascends into the night…
In 2009, the F-16D aircraft tested the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System in areas of potentially hazardous terrain, including canyons…
Carrying Expedition 21 flight engineers Jeffrey Williams and Maxim Suraev, as well as a spaceflight participant, this Soyuz TMA-16 launched…
A bevy of balloons head skyward during a mass ascension at the 2008 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
A sea of color brightens the evening sky as propane burners inflate hot-air balloons for the “Twilight Twinkle Glow” display…
A spectacular American bald eagle hot-air balloon drew attention from spectators at the 2008 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
Darlene Mendoza of United Space Research Association’s SOFIA Education and Public Outreach office at NASA’s Ames Research Center demonstrates infrared…
The Soyuz TMA-16 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, carrying Expedition 21 Flight Engineer…
The Soyuz rocket is seen shortly after arrival to the launch pad on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at the Baikonur…
This NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph shows a rear-view of the X-3 Stiletto research aircraft on the ramp at Edwards…