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NASA image: Chasing Away the Blues
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Jun 30, 2008

Chasing Away the Blues

Chasing Away the Blues

JPL
NASA image: Dryden's T-34 Chases the X-48B
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Mar 19, 2010

Dryden's T-34 Chases the X-48B

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's T-34 support aircraft provided safety chase for the joint NASA/Boeing X-48B.

AFRC
NASA image: F-15A #287 flies formation with a T-38 chase over Edwards AFB.
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Mar 20, 1980

F-15A #287 flies formation with a T-38 chase over Edwards AFB.

An in-flight photo of the NASA F-15A used to carry a 10 degree cone to collect aerodynamic data to calibrate the...

AFRC
NASA image: Hubble Chases a Small Stellar Galaxy in the Hunting Dog
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Chases a Small Stellar Galaxy in the Hunting Dog

On a clear evening in April of 1789, the renowned astronomer William Herschel continued his unrelenting survey of...

GSFC
NASA image: NASA’s AFRC No Chase COA Team
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Jun 12, 2018

NASA’s AFRC No Chase COA Team

The No Chase COA (NCC) team at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center pose for a group photo with the unmanned...

AFRC
NASA image: T-34C back seat instrument panel
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May 15, 1997

T-34C back seat instrument panel

The back seat instrument panel on the NASA T-34C chase plane. In its role as a military trainer, the instructor...

AFRC
NASA image: EC93-42116-2
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Aug 6, 1993

EC93-42116-2

One of NASA's F/A-18 Hornets on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California at dawn August 6,...

AFRC
NASA image: T-34C in flight
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Mar 21, 1997

T-34C in flight

A NASA T-34C aircraft, used for safety chase, is shown flying above the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,...

AFRC
NASA image: T-34C in flight
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Mar 21, 1997

T-34C in flight

A NASA T-34C aircraft, used for safety chase, is shown flying above the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,...

AFRC
NASA image: Pilot Ed Lewis with T-34C aircraft on ramp
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Mar 4, 1998

Pilot Ed Lewis with T-34C aircraft on ramp

NASA pilot Ed Lewis with the T-34C aircraft on the Dryden Flight Research Center Ramp. The aircraft was previously...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA and NOAA Take to the Air to Chase Smoke
Video
Jul 22, 2019

NASA and NOAA Take to the Air to Chase Smoke

NASA, NOAA and university partners are taking to the skies, and the ground, to chase smoke from fires burning across...

GSFC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
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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.

AFRC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
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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.

AFRC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
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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.

AFRC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
Image
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.

AFRC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
Image
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.

AFRC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
Image
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.

AFRC
NASA image: Fiscal Year 2007 House Budget Hearing
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Feb 16, 2006

Fiscal Year 2007 House Budget Hearing

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right, and Brian Chase, NASA's Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs...

HQ
NASA image: F-15A in flight with 10 degree cone experiment and F-104N chase
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May 17, 1978

F-15A in flight with 10 degree cone experiment and F-104N chase

An in-flight photo of the NASA F-15A used to carry a 10 degree cone to collect aerodynamic data to calibrate the...

AFRC
NASA image: Aerial views of the STS-5 launch from T-38 chase aircraft Nov. 11, 1982
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Nov 13, 1982

Aerial views of the STS-5 launch from T-38 chase aircraft Nov. 11, 1982

Aerial views of the STS-5 launch from T-38 chase aircraft Nov. 11, 1982. Shuttle Columbia can be seen as a small...

JSC
NASA image: Students from the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Bakersfield, CA, pass by one of NASA Dryden's F-18 chase aircraft during a tour
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Feb 22, 2008

Students from the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Bakersfield, CA, pass by one of NASA Dryden's F-18 chase aircraft during a tour

Students from the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Bakersfield, CA, pass by one of NASA Dryden's F-18 chase...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane during a flyover of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.
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Nov 8, 2007

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane during a flyover of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane during a flyover of the Dryden...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane during a flyover of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.
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Nov 8, 2007

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane during a flyover of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.

NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane during a flyover of the Dryden...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA Jets Chase The Total Solar Eclipse
Video
Jul 25, 2017

NASA Jets Chase The Total Solar Eclipse

For most viewers, the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse will last less than two and half minutes. But for one team...

GSFC
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