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X-48B Blended Wing Body Records 50th Test Flight
X-48B Blended Wing Body Records 50th Test Flight

Boeing’s X-48B subscale Blended Wing Body aircraft completed its 50th test flight in early April 2009 at NASA’s Dryden Flight…

Pathfinder Remotely Piloted Flying Wing
Pathfinder Remotely Piloted Flying Wing

Pathfinder aircraft in flight. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA.

Pegasus Booster with X-43A Attached Released from B-52
Pegasus Booster with X-43A Attached Released from B-52

The first X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket were carried aloft by NASA’s NB-52B carrier aircraft…

Heading for Record Setting Flight
Heading for Record Setting Flight

Pathfinder aircraft liftoff on altitude record setting flight of 71,500 feet.

Eighth Successful Free-Flight Test of the X-38
Eighth Successful Free-Flight Test of the X-38

The NASA X-38 was picked up from its dry lakebed landing site following its successful eighth free flight test mission…

Second X-43A and Pegasus Rocket Booster Carried Aloft on B-52
Second X-43A and Pegasus Rocket Booster Carried Aloft on B-52

The second X-43A hypersonic research aircraft and its modified Pegasus booster rocket left the runway, carried aloft by NASA’s B-52B…

Tests in Hawaii
Tests in Hawaii

Pathfinder over a runway in Hawaii. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA.

SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 on ramp

Closeup of Pathfinder on the Lakebed
Closeup of Pathfinder on the Lakebed

Closeup of flight preparation on lakebed at sunrise. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA.

Costa Rican Rain Forest: DC-8 AirSAR Mesoamerica Campaign
Costa Rican Rain Forest: DC-8 AirSAR Mesoamerica Campaign

A tree trunk structure photographed in the La Selva region of the Costa Rican rain forest as part of NASA’s…