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Pathfinder Remotely Piloted Flying Wing
Pathfinder Remotely Piloted Flying Wing

Pathfinder on lakebed preparing for test flight. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA.

X-43A in its Protective Shipping Framework
X-43A in its Protective Shipping Framework

A close-up of the X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or “Hyper-X,” in its protective shipping framework after it arrived at the…

X-43A Undergoes Ground Tests at Dryden
X-43A Undergoes Ground Tests at Dryden

The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or “Hyper-X” is seen here undergoing ground testing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

Setting New Solar-Powered Altitude Record: Pathfinder
Setting New Solar-Powered Altitude Record: Pathfinder

Pathfinder aircraft taking off – setting new solar powered altitude record. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment,…

Engineers and Technicians Monitor Critical X-43A Operations and Checks
Engineers and Technicians Monitor Critical X-43A Operations and Checks

Engineers and technicians in the control room at the Dryden Flight Research Center constantly monitored critical operations and checks during…

AeroVironment Engineers Prepare Pathfinder for Flight
AeroVironment Engineers Prepare Pathfinder for Flight

Pathfinder – flight preparation on lakebed. The Pathfinder was designed, built, and operated by AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA

X-43A Ground Tests
X-43A Ground Tests

The X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or “Hyper-X” is seen here undergoing ground testing at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,…

Special Effects Shot of Pathfinder
Special Effects Shot of Pathfinder

Pathfinder – flight preparation on lakebed at sunrise.

NASA’s Hyper-X Program Manager Vince Rausch
NASA’s Hyper-X Program Manager Vince Rausch

NASA’s Hyper-X Program Manager Vince Rausch talks about the X-43A from his office at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton,…

Early Morning Service on Lakebed
Early Morning Service on Lakebed

Crew members serviced the Pathfinder solar-powered aircraft on Rogers Dry Lake after a research flight at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research…