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Dale Reed with a model of the M2-F1 in front of the actual lifting body. Reed used the model to show the potential...
L57-1439 A model based on Langley s concept of a hypersonic glider was test flown on an umbilical cord inside the...
NASA research pilot Bill Dana stands in front of the HL-10 Lifting Body following his first glide flight on April...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Space Shuttle Columbia rises off Pad 39A a few seconds past 7 a.m. on April 12,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia rises off Pad 39A a few seconds past 7 a.m. on April 12,...
Second free-flight of the X-40A at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, on Edwards AFB, Calif., was made on Apr....
Wing Deployment Sequence #3: The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft's wings...
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator aircraft's wings begin deploying following separation from...
Inflatable Wing project personnel prepare a deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment flown by...
Wing Deployment Sequence #2: The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft's wings...
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment separates from its carrier aircraft during a...
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft looks good during a flight conducted by...
The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft maintains a steady attitude following...
Wing Deployment Sequence #1: The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment aircraft's wings...
Engineers Jim Murray and Joe Pahle prepare a deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment flown by...
Ground crewmen help guide the alignment of the X-40 technology demonstrator as the experimental craft is gently...
A team of NASA researchers from Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and Dryden Flight Research center have proven...