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Jan 26, 2004
NASA's historic B-52 mothership carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from Edwards Air Force Base
NASA's historic B-52 mothership carried the X-43A and its Pegasus booster rocket on a captive carry flight from...
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Nov 15, 2004
The small size of the X-43A scramjet is evident in this nose-on view while mounted to its modified Pegasus booster under the wing of NASA's B-52B mothership
The small size of the X-43A scramjet is evident in this nose-on view while mounted to its modified Pegasus booster...
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Dec 17, 2004
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NASA's venerable B-52B mothership launch aircraft served as the backdrop at its retirement ceremony on Dec. 17, 2004.
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Nov 16, 2004
With the X-43A and its booster rocket tucked under its right wing, NASA's venerable B-52B mothership climbs out after takeoff on its final research mission
With the X-43A and its booster rocket tucked under its right wing, NASA's venerable B-52B mothership climbs out...
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Oct 10, 2004
NASA engineers monitor mission progress from a Dryden control room prior to launch of the X-43A scramjet and its booster from NASA's B-52B mothership
NASA engineers monitor mission progress from a Dryden control room prior to launch of the X-43A scramjet and its...
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Nov 16, 2004
NASA's B-52B mothership, escorted by two F-18s, makes a final flyover after its last research mission that launched the X-43A on its record Mach 9.6 flight
NASA's B-52B mothership, escorted by two F-18s, makes a final flyover after its last research mission that launched...
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Jan 9, 1969
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Flight Research Center and Dryden Flight Research Center engineer R. Dale Reed has long used free-flight models to...
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Mar 11, 1999
X-34 Technology Testbed Demonstrator being mated with the L-1011 mothership
This is the X-34 Technology Testbed Demonstrator being mated with the L-1011 mothership. The X-34 will demonstrate...
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Nov 16, 2004
NASA's Brad Neal, X-43A Monitor Station Operator aboard NASA's B-52B mothership, performing pre-flight checks on November 16, 2004
NASA X-43A Monitor Station Operator Brad Neal performs final checks and pre-flight preparations aboard the B-52 for...
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Jul 17, 1991
Pegasus Engine Ignites after Drop from B-52 Mothership
Against the midnight blue of a high-altitude sky, Orbital Sciences’ Pegasus winged rocket booster ignites after...
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Jul 6, 1997
X-38 Mounted on Pylon of B-52 Mothership
A close-up view of the X-38 research vehicle mounted under the wing of the B-52 mothership prior to a 1997 test...
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Feb 28, 1966
Jay L. King, Joseph D. Huxman, and Orion D. Billeter Assist Pilot Milt Thompson into the M2-F2 Attached to B-52 Mothership
NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is helped into the cockpit of the M2-F2 lifting body research aircraft at NASA’s...
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Jul 9, 1999
X-38 Ship #2 Mated to B-52 Mothership in Flight
This photo shows one of the X-38 lifting-body research vehicles mated to NASA's B-52 mothership in flight prior to...
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Jun 26, 1968
Jim Newman and Bob McDonald attach an M2-F2 lifting body model to the "Mothership"
A photo of model airplane builders James B. Newman and Robert L. McDonald preparing for a flight with models of the...
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Nov 29, 1956
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B-29 mothership with pilots - Dick Payne, Stan Butchart, Joe Walker, Charles Littleton, and John Moise
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Feb 28, 1966
Research Pilot Milt Thompson in M2-F2 Aircraft Attached to B-52 Mothership
NASA research pilot Milt Thompson sits in the M2-F2 "heavyweight" lifting body research vehicle before a 1966 test...
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Dec 21, 2004
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NASA retired its esteemed B-52B heavy-lift aircraft after nearly half a century of consistent service. The B-52B's...
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Jul 10, 2001
X-38 flies free from NASA's B-52 mothership, July 10, 2001
The second free-flight test of an evolving series of X-38 prototypes took place July 10, 2001 when the X-38 was...
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Nov 19, 1997
X-38 on B-52 Wing Pylon - View from Observation Window
A unique, close-up view of the X-38 under the wing of NASA's B-52 mothership prior to launch of the lifting-body...
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Dec 13, 2001
The X-38 Vehicle 131R drops away from its launch pylon on the wing of NASA's NB-52B mothership as it begins its eighth free flight on Thursday, December 13, 2001
The X-38 prototype of the Crew Return Vehicle for the International Space Station drops away from its launch pylon...
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Jul 16, 1997
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A collection of NASA's research aircraft on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center in July 1997: X-31, F-15...
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Feb 6, 1999
X-38 on Lakebed after Landing on Second Free Flight
NASA's X-38, a prototype of a Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) resting on the lakebed near the Dryden Flight Research...
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Dec 30, 1980
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A close-up view of the Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) research vehicle attached to a wing pylon on...
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Nov 26, 1956
The NACA Exceptional Service Medal presented at the NACA High Speed Flight Station. L-R: Hugh Dryden, Joe Walker, Stan Butchart, Richard Payne
Hugh Dryden (far left) presents the NACA Exceptional Service Medal award at the NACA High Speed Flight Station. He...
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