Prior to the first shuttle mission (STS-1), the launch of Columbia, there was a defect detected in the batch of suits…
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“This is the last S-3B flying today anywhere in the world. It’s been a workhorse for NASA, but we just can’t…
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Military Aviation
Faster than the X-15: the never told story of the Lockheed X 24C L-301, the Mach 8 hypersonic test aircraft that never was
by Dario LeoneThe Lockheed L-301, also called the X-24C, though this designation was never officially assigned, was an experimental hypersonic aircraft project. As…
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Military Aviation
NASA F-15 and F-18 Test System for Aircraft Positioning in Supersonic Flight to measure the shockwaves produced by the X-59 QueSST
by Dario LeoneNASA recently flight tested the Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System to prepare for future acoustic validation flights of the X-59…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 BlackbirdSR-71 Top Speed
Did you know that NASA YF-12C was actually an SR-71 with a bogus A-12 tail number?
by Dario LeoneThe so-called YF-12C was SR-71A 61-7951, modified with YF-12A inlets and engines and a bogus tail number 06937 belonging to an…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation cleared to land its Dream Chaser spacecraft at former Shuttle Landing Facility
by Dario LeoneSierra Nevada Corporation has entered into a Use Agreement for Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility to land the Dream Chaser…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of NASA F-8 Crusader Oblique Wing Test Aircraft that never was
by Dario LeoneFortunately, the program was dropped before it got to the stage of actually configuring one of NASA’s F-8s with an oblique…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetySpace
The story of Neil Armstrong’s X-15 Test Flight that Bounced Off the Atmosphere
by Dario LeoneNeil Armstrong inadvertently pulled too high an angle of attack during pullout. The X-15 flight path took a bounce in the…
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Military Aviation
All you need to know about the SR-72 Son of Blackbird: from its conception to its possible cancellation
by Dario LeoneThe SR-72 Son of Blackbird is envisioned as an unmanned, reusable hypersonic ISR and strike aircraft capable of Mach 6 flight,…
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The Team has worked on the aircraft for the last few months and now she is ready! Good news from the…
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