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jsc2025e060543 (June 24, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Chris Williams prepares for takeoff in the backseat of a T-38 jet,...
The control panel for the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project, located in the backseat of NASA's F-15B testbed...
Ever wondered what it's like to fly backseat in a NASA T-38? NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel takes you...
Gulfstream project pilot Tom Horne readies to fly an External Vision System project flight from the backseat of...
NASA photographer James Ross monitors the Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System (ALIGNS) from...
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over the Johnson Space Center in...
Troy Asher, acting center director, presents NASA aerial photographer Carla Thomas with an award commemorating her...
NASA aerial photographer Carla Thomas waves from the backseat of a NASA F-15 aircraft as chief pilot Wayne...
F-15 aircraft crew chief Zack Burke, left, and X-59 mechanic Jamie Trescott, center back, splash buckets of ice...
NASA F-15B #836 landing with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project seeks to verify the structural integrity of the...