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NASA image: 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
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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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NASA image: NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft
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Aug 27, 2003

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent flight Control System (IFCS)...

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NASA image: NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake Isabella during a research mission.
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Feb 26, 2007

NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake Isabella during a research mission.

NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake...

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NASA image: The NASA logo on a hangar is framed by the noses of NASA's two modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on the ramp at NASA Dryden in this 1995 photo
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Nov 8, 1995

The NASA logo on a hangar is framed by the noses of NASA's two modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on the ramp at NASA Dryden in this 1995 photo

The NASA logo on a hangar is framed by the noses of NASA's two modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on the ramp at...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft
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Mar 3, 2003

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent flight Control System (IFCS)...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft
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Aug 27, 2003

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent flight Control System (IFCS)...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft
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Aug 27, 2003

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) research testbed aircraft

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B aircraft, tail number 837, serves as an Intelligent flight Control System (IFCS)...

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NASA image: Gullies
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Jan 2, 2007

Gullies

This rim of this unnamed crater in Tempe Terra has been modified by the formation of numerous gullies

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NASA image: Two Craters
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Oct 25, 2006

Two Craters

The two craters in this image are located in Zephyria Planum. The crater floors appear to be modified only by...

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NASA image: The SOFIA primary mirror assembly is cautiously lifted from its cavity in the modified 747 by a crane in preparation for finish coating operations at NASA Ames
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Apr 18, 2008

The SOFIA primary mirror assembly is cautiously lifted from its cavity in the modified 747 by a crane in preparation for finish coating operations at NASA Ames

Technicians at the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., removed the German-built primary...

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NASA image: NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory and F/A-18 safety chase during the first series of test flights to verify the flight performance of the modified Boeing 747SP
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Oct 11, 2007

NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory and F/A-18 safety chase during the first series of test flights to verify the flight performance of the modified Boeing 747SP

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

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NASA image: NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory lifts off on the first of a series of test flights to verify the flight performance of the highly modified Boeing 747SP
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Oct 11, 2007

NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory lifts off on the first of a series of test flights to verify the flight performance of the highly modified Boeing 747SP

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

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NASA image: The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida
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Dec 10, 2008

The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida

The Space Shuttle Endeavour atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base on...

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NASA image: Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida
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Dec 8, 2008

Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida

The Space Shuttle Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry at NASA's Dryden Flight Research...

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NASA image: The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida
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Dec 10, 2008

The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida

The modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards Air Force...

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NASA image: Genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants grow aboard the International Space Station
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May 16, 2025

Genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants grow aboard the International Space Station

iss073e0032789 (May 16, 2025) --- Genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants are pictured growing inside...

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NASA image: Genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants grow aboard the International Space Station
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May 15, 2025

Genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants grow aboard the International Space Station

iss073e0031528 (May 15, 2025) --- Genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants are pictured growing inside...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim photographs genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants
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May 11, 2025

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim photographs genetically modified, extemely dwarf tomato plants

iss073e0071009 (May 11, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim photographs genetically...

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NASA image: A brief tour through NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was a popular attraction at the Edwards Air Force Base open house Oct. 28-29, 2006
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Oct 28, 2006

A brief tour through NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was a popular attraction at the Edwards Air Force Base open house Oct. 28-29, 2006

A brief tour through NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was a popular attraction at the Edwards Air...

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NASA image: NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Space Shuttle Endeavour on top lifts off to begin its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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May 8, 2001

NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Space Shuttle Endeavour on top lifts off to begin its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Space Shuttle Endeavour on top lifts off from Edwards...

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NASA image: Crowds thronged around NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and an Air Force B-1B Lancer at the Edwards Air Force Base open house Oct. 28-29, 2006
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Oct 28, 2006

Crowds thronged around NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and an Air Force B-1B Lancer at the Edwards Air Force Base open house Oct. 28-29, 2006

Crowds thronged around NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and an Air Force B-1B Lancer at the Edwards Air...

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NASA image: NASA's two modified F-15B research aircraft joined up for a fly-over of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards AFB, Calif., after a research mission.
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Jul 22, 2005

NASA's two modified F-15B research aircraft joined up for a fly-over of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards AFB, Calif., after a research mission.

NASA's two modified F-15B research aircraft joined up for a fly-over of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B, tail number 837, seen here with the Boron Mine as a backdrop, resumed Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) project flights on Dec. 6, 2002.
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Dec 6, 2002

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B, tail number 837, seen here with the Boron Mine as a backdrop, resumed Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS) project flights on Dec. 6, 2002.

NASA Dryden's highly modified F-15B, tail number 837, seen here with the Boron Mine as a backdrop, resumed...

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NASA image: Arcuate Fractures
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Dec 21, 2006

Arcuate Fractures

This image shows a small portion of the Martian dichotomy near Lucus Planum. The ancient crater at the right center...

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