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Apr 18, 2004
X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight.
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Nov 2, 2000
X-38 vehicle #131R in first free flight
The third iteration of the X-38, V-131R, glides down under a giant parafoil towards a landing on Rogers Dry Lake...
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Oct 28, 2025
NASA’s X-59 in Flight with F/A-18 Research Aircraft Monitoring
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - Landing After First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle touches down amidst the California desert scrubbrush at the end of its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert during its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - On Ground after First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
Crew members surround the X-38 lifting body research vehicle after a successful test flight and landing in March...
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Oct 31, 1997
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) first flight takeoff
A NASA SR-71 takes off Oct. 31, making its first flight as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear...
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Oct 31, 1997
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) first flight
A NASA SR-71 successfully completed its first flight 31 October 1997 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin...
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Oct 31, 1997
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) first flight
A NASA SR-71 made its successful first flight Oct. 31 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/ Lockheed Martin Linear...
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Oct 31, 1997
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) first flight
A NASA SR-71 successfully completed its first flight 31 October 1997 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Mar 12, 1998
X-38 - First Free Flight, March 12, 1998
The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle descends under its steerable parafoil over the California desert in its first free...
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Oct 21, 2014
Towed Twin-Fuselage Glider Launch System First Test Flight
The one-third scale twin-fuselage towed glider glides in for landing on Rogers Dry Lake after its successful first...
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Apr 26, 2007
With landing gear extended, the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP cruises over central Texas on its first checkout flight
With landing gear extended, the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP cruises over...
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Apr 26, 2007
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first check flight at Waco, Texas on April 26, 2007
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first...
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Oct 31, 1997
Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) refueling during first flight
A NASA SR-71 refuels with an Edwards Air Force Base KC-135 during the first flight of the NASA/Rocketdyne/ Lockheed...
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Dec 19, 2002
X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
The first X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator completed its sixth flight on Dec. 19,...
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Oct 3, 1985
Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission
Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission. Mid-day skies of Florida form the backdrop for this...
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Aug 10, 2006
NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project
NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike...
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Apr 28, 2001
B-52/Pegasus with X-43A departing on first captive flight
The NASA X-43A hypersonic research vehicle and its Pegasus booster rocket, mounted beneath the wing of their B-52...
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Jan 29, 2026
NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design
NASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) scale-model wing flies for the first time on a NASA F-15...
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Jan 29, 2026
NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design
NASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) scale-model wing flies for the first time on a NASA F-15...
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