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SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 taxi on ramp with engines.

Third X-43A Hypersonic Vehicle in Free Flight
Third X-43A Hypersonic Vehicle in Free Flight

The third X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket accelerated after launch from NASA’s B-52B launch aircraft…

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 research pilot Ed Schneider in front of an SR-71 Blackbird on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center,…

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

Three SR-71s on ramp.

Two-Hour Captive-Carry Flight: X-43A and Pegasus Booster
Two-Hour Captive-Carry Flight: X-43A and Pegasus Booster

NASA’s historic B-52 mothership carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive-carry flight from Edwards Air Force…

B-52 Flyover with Two F/A-18 Chase Aircraft
B-52 Flyover with Two F/A-18 Chase Aircraft

NASA’s B-52B mothership, escorted by two F-18s, made a final flyover after its last research mission that launched the X-43A…

Wing Assembly
Wing Assembly

Pathfinder aircraft being assembled – wing assembly.

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 in-flight from tanker.

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 in-flight from tanker.

X-43A and Pegasus Systems Verification Before Launch
X-43A and Pegasus Systems Verification Before Launch

The black X-43A rode on the front of a modified Pegasus booster rocket hung from the special pylon under the…