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B-52 Stratofortress
B-52 Stratofortress

NASA obtained a B-52H bomber from the U.S. Air Force in 2001, intending to use the aircraft as an air-launch…

B-52H Alongside B-52B Stratofortress
B-52H Alongside B-52B Stratofortress

NASA obtained a B-52H bomber from the U.S. Air Force in 2001, intending to use the aircraft as an air-launch…

847 Used as Tanker for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)
847 Used as Tanker for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)

NASA Dryden’s Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

Two F/A-18s Line up for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)
Two F/A-18s Line up for Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR)

NASA Dryden’s Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

F/A-18 #845 Undergoes Flight Test Envelope Expansion for AAR
F/A-18 #845 Undergoes Flight Test Envelope Expansion for AAR

NASA Dryden’s Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

F/A-18s 847 and 845 Participate in AAR Flight
F/A-18s 847 and 845 Participate in AAR Flight

NASA Dryden’s Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with…

September 2003 – Galileo Plunged into Jupiter
September 2003 – Galileo Plunged into Jupiter

Before Galileo plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere, it observed fragments of a comet crashing into Jupiter, discovered a possible ocean on…

General Atomics Altair Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
General Atomics Altair Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The remotely-piloted Altair unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) took to the air on its first checkout flight on June 9, 2003…

Helios Flies High
Helios Flies High

The AeroVironment Helios high-altitude, solar-powered aircraft flies in Kauai, Hawaii. Helios reached 96,300 feet altitude, the record for sustained, level…

June/July 2003 – Mars Rovers Launched
June/July 2003 – Mars Rovers Launched

In 2003, Mars came closer to Earth than it had in thousands of years. Taking advantage of this, the Mars…