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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft undergoes pre-flight checks before performing the first flight of the Quiet Spike project
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Aug 10, 2006

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft undergoes pre-flight checks before performing the first flight of the Quiet Spike project

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft undergoes pre-flight checks before performing the first flight of the Quiet Spike...

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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft lands after the first flight of the Quiet Spike project
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Aug 10, 2006

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft lands after the first flight of the Quiet Spike project

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft lands after the first flight of the Quiet Spike project. The first flight was...

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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft with Gulfstream Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator attached
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Jul 6, 2006

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft with Gulfstream Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator attached

Gulfstream Aerospace and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center are testing the structural integrity of a telescopic...

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NASA image: Some of the test team for the Gulfstream Quiet Spike project assembled for a group photo on May 3, 2006
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May 3, 2006

Some of the test team for the Gulfstream Quiet Spike project assembled for a group photo on May 3, 2006

Some of the test team for the Gulfstream Quiet Spike project assembled for a group photo on May 3, 2006. The project...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 landing with Quiet Spike attached
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Oct 3, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 landing with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 landing with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Sep 25, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Sep 27, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Sep 27, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Oct 3, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Sep 27, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Oct 3, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Oct 3, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached
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Sep 27, 2006

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached

NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...

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NASA image: Approaching the runway after the first evaluation flight of the Quiet Spike project, NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft cruises over Roger's Dry Lakebed
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Aug 10, 2006

Approaching the runway after the first evaluation flight of the Quiet Spike project, NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft cruises over Roger's Dry Lakebed

Approaching the runway after the first evaluation flight of the Quiet Spike project, NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft...

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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project
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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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NASA image: Gulfstream's Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator being installed on NASA DFRC's F-15B testbed aircraft
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Apr 17, 2006

Gulfstream's Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator being installed on NASA DFRC's F-15B testbed aircraft

Gulfstream's Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator being installed on NASA DFRC's F-15B testbed aircraft. The project...

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NASA image: The control panel for the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project, located in the backseat of NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft
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Aug 16, 2006

The control panel for the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project, located in the backseat of NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft

The control panel for the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project, located in the backseat of NASA's F-15B testbed...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's F-15B aircraft with the Gulfstream Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator attached undergoes ground vibration testing in preparation for test flights
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May 1, 2006

NASA Dryden's F-15B aircraft with the Gulfstream Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator attached undergoes ground vibration testing in preparation for test flights

NASA Dryden's F-15B testbed aircraft with the Gulfstream Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator attached undergoes ground...

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NASA image: Group photo following the 300th NASA Dryden flight of F-15B #836
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Oct 20, 2006

Group photo following the 300th NASA Dryden flight of F-15B #836

Group photo following the 300th NASA Dryden flight of F-15B #836.

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NASA image: NASA Women's History Month - April Torres
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Mar 18, 2019

NASA Women's History Month - April Torres

April Torres is an electronics technician and telemetry specialist at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

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NASA image: The Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere
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Jul 25, 2018

The Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere

Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the...

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NASA image: Discovering the Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere
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Jul 25, 2018

Discovering the Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere

Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the...

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