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Special Deliveries: NASA 747 SCA Delivers History
As the awe-inspiring 30-year Space Shuttle Program comes to a close, a set of flights added to its spectacular history.
These flights did not involve space travel, but were impressive nonetheless as NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft No. 905, which is based at Dryden, delivered space shuttles Discovery and Enterprise in two flights that were 10 days apart. The flights offered breath-taking imagery as the host 747 and its piggybacked shuttle flew routes that included some of the nation's most iconic sights.
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X-tra: A GREAT Mission
On April 6, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, completed the first science flight on which the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies - GREAT - scientific instrument was used.
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X-tra: First Science
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy showed with its first three science flights that the airborne observatory is ready to deliver world-class astronomical data.
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IceBridge: Monitoring and Recording of Ocean-Ice Status and Icebergs Near the North and South Poles is Ongoing
A NASA DC-8 crew is preparing for a mission that continues the most extensive airborne survey ever made of Earth's polar ice.
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First Light: First In-flight Observations With SOFIA are Complete
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a joint program by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, achieved a major milestone May 26, with its first in-flight night observations.
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NASA Aeronautics: Agency's 'First A' Featured At Fiesta
The average person is aware that NASA is legendary for its work in space, such as the Apollo 11 mission that featured the first steps on the lunar surface by astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969. In 2009, NASA celebrated the 40th anniversary of that event that still inspires people around the world.
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Rocket Man: Engle and X-15 Pilots Verified, Validated the Methods to Reach the Space Age
On the eve of one of NASA's major space science milestones - the landing of its Mars Science Lab Curiosity rover on the Red Planet - retired Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut Maj. Gen. Joe H. Engle recalled his involvement in several earlier spaceflight milestones during a recent Dryden visit.
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Montgomery Details Dryden MSL Role
When the Curiosity rover made its complex descent to Mars Aug. 5, it represented a moment of truth for researchers not only at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., but for contributors across NASA and around the world.
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Mars is More Than Just a Curiosity
An important day for NASA is drawing ever closer as the Mars Science Laboratory carrying its Curiosity rover rockets to Earth's nearest planetary neighbor.
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Applying What They've Learned: Students Chosen for Work Experience Programs
If it seems like there are a lot of new faces at Dryden this month, it's because there are. About 90 students in 11 programs are gaining valuable work experience this summer while learning to apply the theories to the practice of their specialties.
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Dryden Organizers Showcase Center at First NASA Social
Followers of NASA's social media accounts get an all-day behind-the-scenes look and the planes, people and projects that make up NASA Dryden.
X-Press Publications
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Aerovations
This is an exciting time within NASA for innovation and technology. With the creation of the NASA Office of the Chief Technologist, and the selection of its chief, Bobby Braun, a new agency champion has emerged to revitalize NASA as a preeminent research and development organization.
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50th Anniversary X-Press
Dryden has made many significant contributions to NASA's mission since the agency's inception five decades ago.