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Instrument Panel of B-52 Stratofortress
Instrument Panel of B-52 Stratofortress

Close-up view of the instrument panel in the cockpit of NASA’s B-52 research aircraft.

B-52 Stratofortress
B-52 Stratofortress

NASA’s workhorse, the B-52 mothership, rolls out on the Edwards AFB runway after a test flight in 1996. Over the…

Awaiting a Tow: B-52 Stratofortress
Awaiting a Tow: B-52 Stratofortress

NASA’s B-52 mothership sat on the ramp in front of the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Buzzing the Building: Flyover by B-52
Buzzing the Building: Flyover by B-52

NASA’s B-52 mothership flew over the main building at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Neptune in Rotation
Neptune in Rotation

Hubble was used to assemble this time-lapse color movie showing a full 16-hour rotation of the planet Neptune.

Mid 1996 – Space Communications Transferred to NASA Johnson Space Center
Mid 1996 – Space Communications Transferred to NASA Johnson Space Center

From 1964 to 1996, the space communications functions were overseen at NASA Headquarters. Programmatic responsibilities were transferred to the Johnson…

F-16XL Refuels In-Flight
F-16XL Refuels In-Flight

An F-16XL refuels in-flight. Only two XLs were built, and NASA eventually operated both for experimental purposes, including an active…

Altus
Altus

The remotely piloted Altus aircraft flew several developmental test flights from Rogers Dry Lake adjacent to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research…

STS-76 Atlantis
STS-76 Atlantis

NASA’s Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) leaves the runway with the Shuttle Atlantis on its back to Kennedy Space…

STS-76 Atlantis
STS-76 Atlantis

Moonrise over Atlantis: the Space Shuttle Atlantis receives post-flight servicing in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD), following its landing at NASA’s…