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Gossamer Albatross
Gossamer Albatross

The Gossamer Albatross II is seen here during a test flight at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.

Gossamer Albatross
Gossamer Albatross

The Gossamer Albatross II is seen here being assembled in a hangar at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.

ER-2 on Instrument Checkout Flight
ER-2 on Instrument Checkout Flight

ED06-0117-24NASA’S ER-2 #806 lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base on a CALIPSO and CloudSat validation instrument checkout flight.July 13,…

ER-2 Prepped for SOLVE Mission
ER-2 Prepped for SOLVE Mission

ER-2 #809 awaited pilot entry for the third flight of the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE).

Front View of ER-2
Front View of ER-2

The large air intakes for its powerful engine are obvious as NASA’s high-flying ER-2 #806 Earth resources aircraft taxied out…

ER-2 in Preparation for SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE) Mission
ER-2 in Preparation for SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE) Mission

ER-2 #809 and DC-8 in Arena Arctica hangar in Kiruna, Sweden prior to the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation…

ER-2 Pilot with Life Support Assistance
ER-2 Pilot with Life Support Assistance

NASA Dryden life support technician Jim Sokolik assists pressure-suited pilot Dee Porter into the cockpit of NASA’s ER-2 Earth science…

Bob Baron (DFRC) and Brian Anderson (JSC) with X-38 Prototype
Bob Baron (DFRC) and Brian Anderson (JSC) with X-38 Prototype

Bob Baron of the DFRC (left) and Brian Anderson of JSC (right) flank an X-38 prototype Crew Return Vehicle technology…

Communications Testing Before Taxi Tests
Communications Testing Before Taxi Tests

With Rogers Dry Lake in the background, one of NASA’s Global Hawks went through communications testing at NASA’s Dryden Flight…

Artist’s Depiction of X-38 Crew Lifeboat
Artist’s Depiction of X-38 Crew Lifeboat

Artist’s depiction of NASA’s proposed Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere.