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It Began Because He Was Crazy About Airplanes
On a Saturday in late May in 1958, Roy Harris graduated from Georgia Tech. A Saturday later, he got married. Two Saturdays after that, he and his new bride rented a small trailer, loaded it and drove ...
NASA and Gulfstream Flying in High Def
NASA is partnering with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on a project that could aid visibility for pilots of future supersonic business jets.
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Marking 61 Years of Supersonic Curiosity
Sixty-one years after a sonic boom first rolled across the roof of the high desert in southern California, there are still things yet to be discovered about supersonic flight.
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Aeronautics, Space Science on Exhibit at Balloon Fest
So what do some of the 800,000 fans of the Albuquerque, N.M., Balloon Fiesta events do when the action is over, out of sight, or called off due to weather? They head to exhibits such as NASA's, available through Oct. 12.
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NASA 50th Anniversary: Where Are They Now?
Want to know where you can see some of the most famous, cutting-edge aerospace vehicles ever flown?
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A Model Internship
Winning an internship contest gave Conor Marr the opportunity to simulate helicopter dynamics at NASA.
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Team to Investigate Launch Failure
The booster carrying NASA's Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (HYBOLT) and Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Re-entry Experiments (SOAREX) had to be destroyed shortly after liftoff Aug. 22.
News Releases
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Ultimate "Ask The Experts" Experience For Corpus Christi Students
12.03.08 - Students will participate in a live in-flight education downlink on Dec. 9, with the astronauts on the Space Station.
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NASA Invites Young Engineers To Alabama Student Launch Initiative
12.02.08 - NASA has invited young rocketeers to NASA's 2008-2009 Student Launch Initiative rocketry challenge.
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NASA Conducts Pilot Cognition Studies
11.26.08 - NASA is investigating the best methods for monitoring brain activity as part of a study designed to help airplane pilots realize when they are operating under dangerous levels of stress, fatigue and distraction.
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