An F-35B assigned to the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force continue...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2018) An F-35B assigned to the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force continues flight trials aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Nov. 3, 2018. (U.S. Navy ph... More
The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Ro...
NORTH ATLANTIC (Nov. 11, 2018) The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) for phase two of the First of Class flight trails (fixed ... More
An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet conducts the first ever night-time fl...
NORTH ATLANTIC (Sep. 28, 2018) An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet conducts the first ever night-time flight trials aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lo... More
The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Ro...
NORTH ATLANTIC (Nov. 11, 2018) The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) for phase two of the First of Class flight trails (fixed ... More
Pilots continue developmental test flights aboard the Royal Navy aircr...
NORTH ATLANTIC (Sep. 27, 2018) F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force test pilot Peter Wilson and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, first of class flight trials (fixed wing) lead test pilot, conti... More
SR-71A - in Flight View from Tanker during an Airborne Refueling
speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5... More
SR-71A in Flight with Test Fixture Mounted Atop the Aft Section of the...
This close-up, head-on view of NASA's SR-71A Blackbird in flight shows the aircraft with an experimental test fixture mounted on the back of the airplane. Two SR-71 aircraft have been used by NASA as testbeds f... More
SR-71A - in Flight View from Tanker during an Airborne Refueling
speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5... More
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is removed from the Air Force C-17 cargo a...
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is removed from the Air Force C-17 cargo airplane that brought it from Denver, Colo.., location of the Lockheed Martin plant where the spacecraft was built. Mars Odyssey will be move... More
SR-71 in Flight over Mountains. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA 844, an SR-71A flown by NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, cruises over the Tehachapi Mountains during a 1992 flight. The aircraft is o... More
NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last externa...
NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans for transportation to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ... More
SR-71 Tail #844 Landing at Edwards Air Force Base
With distinctive heat waves trailing behind its engines, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's SR-71A, tail number 844, lands at the Edwards AFB runway after a 1996 flight. Two SR-71 aircraft have been used by N... More
SR-71B - Mach 3 Trainer in Flight at Sunset
An SR-71B Blackbird aircraft, based at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, is seen here silhouetted against the golden colors of a sunset sky on a 1995 flight. Two SR-71 aircraft have bee... More
SR-71 Ship #1 on Ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This look-down view of NASA's SR-71A aircraft shows the Blackbird on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, with Rogers Dry Lake in the background. NASA operated two SR-71s, an SR-7... More
SR-71 Receiving Flight Prep Maintenance Pre-Dawn
As the first traces of dawn light the eastern sky, technicians on the ramp at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, work to prepare one of NASA... More
SR-71A - in Flight from Below at Takeoff
miles per hour (Mach 3+, or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107... More
SR-71B - Mach 3 Trainer in Flight at Sunset
The setting sun peeks beneath a SR-71B Blackbird, silhouetted against the orange hues of the western sky on a 1995 flight from at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Two SR-71 aircraft ha... More
SR-71, NASA history collection. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This photo shows a head-on view of NASA's SR-71B, used for pilot proficiency and training, on the ramp at the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. NA... More
SR-71, NASA history collection. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA's SR-71B, one of three triple-sonic SR-71s loaned to NASA by the Air Force, cruises over the Tehachapi Mountains on a flight from the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Researc... More
SR-71 Ship #1 on Ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This photo shows a head-on shot of NASA's SR-71A aircraft on the ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. NASA operated two SR-71s, an SR-71A and an SR- 71B pilot trainer aircraft, bot... More
SR-71B - Mach 3 Trainer in Flight at Sunset
An SR-71B Blackbird aircraft, based at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, is seen here silhouetted against the golden colors of a sunset sky on a 1995 flight. Two SR-71 aircraft have bee... More
SR-71B - in Flight with F-18 Chase Aircraft - View from Air Force Tank...
NASA 831, an SR-71B operated by the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, cruises over the Mojave Desert with an F/A-18 Hornet flying safety chase. They were photographed on a 1996 mission from an... More
SR-71B, NASA history collection
This photo shows NASA's SR-71B, one of three triple-sonic SR-71s initially loaned to NASA by the Air Force, cruises over the California desert en route to NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dry... More
SR-71 on Ramp with Flight Crew. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Looking more like astronauts than aircraft pilots, members of a fully-suited NASA research flight crew is seen here alongside an SR-71 aircraft. Two SR-71A's were initially loaned to NASA from the Air Force for... More
SR-71 Tail #844 Landing at Edwards Air Force Base
With distinctive heat waves trailing behind its engines, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's SR-71A, tail number 844, lands at the Edwards AFB runway after a 1996 flight. Two SR-71 aircraft have been used by N... More
SR-71 Pilots and Crew (Smith, Meyer, Bohn-Meyer, Ishmael)
The two pilot-engineer teams that flew the SR-71 aircraft at the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, are, from left, pilot Rogers Smith, flight ... More
Three SR-71s on Ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The original trio of SR-71 "Blackbirds" loaned to NASA by the U.S. Air Force for high-speed, high-altitude research line the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The three former reco... More
SR-71B, NASA history collection
This photo shows NASA's SR-71B, one of three triple-sonic SR-71s initially loaned to NASA by the Air Force, cruises over the California desert en route to NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dry... More
SR-71 Pilots and Crew (Smith, Meyer, Bohn-Meyer, Ishmael)
The two pilot-engineer teams that flew the SR-71 aircraft at the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, are, from top of ladder, pilot Rogers Smit... More
SR-71 Receiving Flight Prep Maintenance Pre-Dawn
As the first traces of dawn light the eastern sky, technicians on the ramp at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, work to prepare one of NASA... More
SR-71 Research Engineer Marta Bohn-Meyer
This 1992 photo shows SR-71 flight engineer Marta Bohn-Meyer in front of one of NASA's SR-71 aircraft on the ramp at the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, Cal... More
SR-71A in Flight with Test Fixture Mounted Atop the Aft Section of the...
This close-up, head-on view of NASA's SR-71A Blackbird in flight shows the aircraft with an experimental test fixture mounted on the back of the airplane. Two SR-71 aircraft have been used by NASA as testbeds f... More
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel list...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel listen to former space shuttle flight director and mission operations executive Milt Heflin during Orion recovery preparations aboard the USS An... More
Enterprise - First Tailcone Off Free Flight
The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to begin a powerless glide flight back to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Cal... More
Enterprise - First Tailcone Off Free Flight
The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to begin a powerless glide flight back to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Cal... More
This is an artist's concept of an X-33 Advanced Technology Demonstrato...
This is an artist's concept of an X-33 Advanced Technology Demonstrator, a subscale protoptye launch vehicle being developed by NASA Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. (Vehicle configuration current as of 10/97) The ... More
The Sea Shadow was developed under a combined Navy, Lockheed Martin Mi...
Mar 18, 1999 -- The Sea Shadow was developed under a combined Navy, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Company Program. Its purpose is to explore a variety of new technologies for surface ships. These include... More
Shuttle Columbia Post-landing Tow - with Reflection in Water
A rare rain allowed this reflection of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it was towed 16 Nov. 1982, to the Shuttle Processing Area at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (from 1976 to 1981 and after 1994, t... More
Shuttle Columbia Post-landing Tow - with Reflection in Water
A rare rain allowed this reflection of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it was towed 16 Nov. 1982, to the Shuttle Processing Area at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (from 1976 to 1981 and after 1994, t... More
STS-68 Landing at Edwards. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
A drag chute slows the shuttle Endeavour after landing on runway 22 at Edwards, California, to complete the highly successful STS-68 mission dedicated to radar imaging of the earth's surface as part of NASA's M... More
SR-71 Takeoff with Afterburner Showing Shock Diamonds in Exhaust
years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft. The aircraft can fly at speeds of more than 2,200 miles per hour (Mach 3+, or more than three times the speed of sound) an... More
STS-66 Atlantis 747 SCA Ferry Flight Morning Takeoff for Delivery to K...
Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta C... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10-Month Refu...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, framed by the California mountains, as it rides on the back of one of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) en route from California to the Kennedy Space Center, F... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10-Month Refu...
The Space Shuttle Atlantis rides on the back of one of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft en route from California to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Space Shuttles are the main element of America's ... More
STS-68 on Runway with 747 SCA - Columbia Ferry Flyby
Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta C... More
SR-71 Landing with Drag Chute. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
One of two initial U.S. Air Force SR-71A reconnaissance aircraft that was retired from operational service and loaned to NASA for high-speed research programs arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Ed... More
Shuttle Atlantis Landing at Edwards
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down on the lakebed runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert Tuesday, 3 December 1985 at 1:33:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, concluding the STS 61-B i... More
SR-71 Taking Off, NASA history collection
aircraft. Dave Lux was the NASA SR-71 project manger for much of the decade of the 1990s, followed by Steve Schmidt. Developed for the USAF as reconnaissance aircraft more than 30 years ago, SR-71s are still th... More
SR-71 Takeoff with Afterburner Showing Shock Diamonds in Exhaust
years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft. The aircraft can fly at speeds of more than 2,200 miles per hour (Mach 3+, or more than three times the speed of sound) an... More
STS-49 Landing at Edwards with First Drag Chute Landing
The Space Shuttle Endeavour concludes mission STS-49 at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, with a 1:57 p.m. (PDT) landing May 16... More
Shuttle Enterprise Mated to 747 SCA on Ramp
The Space Shuttle Enterprise, the nation's prototype space shuttle orbiter, before departing NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, at 11:00 a.m., 16 May 1983, on the first leg of its trek t... More
SR-71 Taking Off, NASA history collection
aircraft. Dave Lux was the NASA SR-71 project manger for much of the decade of the 1990s, followed by Steve Schmidt. Developed for the USAF as reconnaissance aircraft more than 30 years ago, SR-71s are still th... More
STS-36 Shuttle in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) Close-up
A close-up, front view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD) as technicians work to prepare the orbiter for its ferry flight from NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, the ... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10-Month Refu...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, framed by the California mountains, as it rides on the back of one of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) en route from California to the Kennedy Space Center, F... More
STS-35 Leaves Dryden on 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Bound for K...
The first rays of the morning sun light up the side of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as it departs for the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with the orbiter from STS-35 attached to its back. Sp... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10 Month Refu...
payload of 65,000 pounds into orbit. The payload bay is 60 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Each main engine is capable of producing a sea level thrust of 375,000 pounds and a vacuum (orbital) thrust of 470,0... More
Shuttle in Mate-Demate Device being Loaded onto SCA-747 - Side View
Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), New Orleans, Lo... More
Shuttle Discovery Being Unloaded from SCA-747 at Palmdale, California,...
Space Shuttle Discovery being unloaded from NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at Rockwell Aerospace's Palmdale facility for nine months of scheduled maintenance. Discovery and the 747 were comple... More
SR-71 Landing with Drag Chute. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
One of two initial U.S. Air Force SR-71A reconnaissance aircraft that was retired from operational service and loaned to NASA for high-speed research programs arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Ed... More
Shuttle Discovery Landing at Edwards
The STS-29 Space Shuttle Discovery mission lands at NASA's then Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards AFB, California, early Saturday morning, 18 March 1989. Touchdown was at 6:35:49 a.m. PST and wheel ... More
STS-35 Leaves Dryden on 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Bound for K...
The first rays of the morning sun light up the side of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as it departs for the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with the orbiter from STS-35 attached to its back. Sp... More
Taxi Arrival of Second SR-71 to Dryden
One of two initial U.S. Air Force SR-71A reconnaissance aircraft that was retired from operational service and loaned to NASA for high-speed research programs taxis in to the ramp on its arrival at NASA's Ames-... More
STS-76 - Being Prepared for Delivery to Kennedy Space Center via SCA 7...
Moonrise over Atlantis: following the STS-76 dawn landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on 31 March 1996, NASA 905, one of two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, was p... More
STS-76 Landing - Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands at Edwards Air Force Bas...
The space shuttle Atlantis touches down on the runway at Edwards, California, at approximately 5:29 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on 31 March 1996 after completing the highly successful STS-76 mission to deliver A... More
Shuttle in Mate-Demate Device being Loaded onto SCA-747
At NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, technicians begin the task of mounting the Space Shuttle Atlantis atop NASA's 747 Shuttle ... More
STS-68 Landing at Edwards. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta C... More
Shuttle Enterprise Mated to 747 SCA on Ramp
The Space Shuttle Enterprise, the nation's prototype space shuttle orbiter, before departing NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, at 11:00 a.m., 16 May 1983, on the first leg of its trek t... More
STS-76 Landing - Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands at Edwards Air Force Bas...
The space shuttle Atlantis prepares to touch down on the runway at Edwards, California, at approximately 5:29 a.m. Pacific Standard Time after completing the highly successful STS-76 mission to deliver Astronau... More
STS-76 - Being Prepared for Delivery to Kennedy Space Center via SCA 7...
Moonrise over Atlantis: the space shuttle Atlantis receives post-flight servicing in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD), following its landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, 31 March 19... More
STS-76 - SCA 747 Aircraft Takeoff for Delivery to Kennedy Space Center
NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft leaves the runway with the Shuttle Atlantis on its back. Following the STS-76 dawn landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on 31 March 19... More
STS-67 Endeavour Landing at Edwards
The space shuttle Endeavour slips to a smooth landing on runway 22 at Edwards, California, to complete the highly successful record-setting STS-67 mission. The landing was at 1:46 p.m. (PST) 18 March 1995, afte... More
Shuttle Endeavour Mated to 747 SCA Takeoff for Delivery to Kennedy Spa...
NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft No. 911, with the space shuttle orbiter Endeavour securely mounted atop its fuselage, begins the ferry flight from Rockwell's Plant 42 at Palmdale, California, where the orbi... More
STS-40 Landing at Edwards. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Space Shuttle Columbia nears its touchdown on Runway 22 at Edwards, California, at 8:39 a.m., 14 June 1991, as the STS-40 life sciences mission comes to an end at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (la... More
Shuttle Discovery Being Unloaded from SCA-747 at Palmdale, California,...
Space Shuttle Discovery being unloaded from NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at Rockwell Aerospace's Palmdale facility for nine months of scheduled maintenance. Discovery and the 747 were comple... More
Shuttle Discovery Landing at Edwards
The STS-29 Space Shuttle Discovery mission lands at NASA's then Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards AFB, California, early Saturday morning, 18 March 1989. Touchdown was at 6:35:49 a.m. PST and wheel ... More
STS-76 - Being Prepared for Delivery to Kennedy Space Center via SCA 7...
Moonrise over Atlantis: following the STS-76 dawn landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on 31 March 1996, NASA 905, one of two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, was p... More
Shuttle Endeavour Mated to 747 SCA Taxi to Runway for Delivery to Kenn...
Transportation Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Ma... More
SR-71, NASA history collection. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This photo shows a head-on view of NASA's SR-71B, used for pilot proficiency and training, on the ramp at the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. NA... More
STS-64 and 747-SCA Ferry Flight Takeoff
The Space Shuttle Discovery, mated to NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), takes to the air for its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft, with a crew of six, was launch... More
STS-36 on Edwards Runway with Recovery Personnel
Personnel and equipment converge on the orbiter Atlantis to begin servicing the spacecraft following its landing 4 March 1990, at NASA's then Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California. Mission e... More
SR-71B in Flight with F-18 Chase Aircraft
EC96-43862-4 Three SR-71 aircraft were used at different times during the 1990s by NASA as test beds for high-speed and high-altitude aeronautical research. The aircraft, two SR-71A and an SR-71B pilot trainer ... More
Three SR-71s on Ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The original trio of SR-71 "Blackbirds" loaned to NASA by the U.S. Air Force for high-speed, high-altitude research line the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The three former reco... More
Shuttle in Mate-Demate Device being Loaded onto SCA-747
At NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, technicians begin the task of mounting the Space Shuttle Atlantis atop NASA's 747 Shuttle ... More
SR-71 Ship #1 on Ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This look-down view of NASA's SR-71A aircraft shows the Blackbird on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, with Rogers Dry Lake in the background. NASA operated two SR-71s, an SR-7... More
SR-71 Mid-air Refueling with KC-135 Tanker
85,000 feet. The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5 feet high (from the ground to the top of... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10-Month Refu...
The Space Shuttle Atlantis rides on the back of one of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft en route from California to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Space Shuttles are the main element of America's ... More
STS-68 747 SCA Ferry Flight Takeoff for Delivery to Kennedy Space Cent...
rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), New Orleans, Louisiana, makes the external tanks. Each orbiter (Space Shuttle) is 121 feet long, has a wingspan of 78 feet, and a height... More
STS-66 Atlantis 747 SCA Ferry Flight Morning Takeoff for Delivery to K...
Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta C... More
STS-68 on Runway with 747 SCA/Columbia Ferry Flyby
Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta C... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10 Month Refu...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis is seen here in flight on the back of one of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as it departs California for the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Space Shuttles ar... More
STS-64 and 747-SCA Ferry Flight Takeoff
The Space Shuttle Discovery, mated to NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), takes to the air for its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft, with a crew of six, was launch... More
STS-36 on Edwards Runway with Recovery Personnel
Personnel and equipment converge on the orbiter Atlantis to begin servicing the spacecraft following its landing 4 March 1990, at NASA's then Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California. Mission e... More
Shuttle Atlantis Landing at Edwards
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down on the lakebed runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert Tuesday, 3 December 1985 at 1:33:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, concluding the STS 61-B i... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10 Month Refu...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis is seen here in flight on the back of one of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as it departs California for the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Space Shuttles ar... More
STS-29 Landing Approach at Edwards
The STS-29 Space Shuttle Discovery mission approaches for a landing at NASA's then Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards AFB, California, early Saturday morning, 18 March 1989. Touchdown was at 6:35:49 ... More
SR-71 in Flight over Mountains. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
NASA 844, an SR-71A flown by NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, cruises over the Tehachapi Mountains during a 1992 flight. The aircraft is o... More
Shuttle Atlantis Returning to Kennedy Space Center after 10 Month Refu...
payload of 65,000 pounds into orbit. The payload bay is 60 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Each main engine is capable of producing a sea level thrust of 375,000 pounds and a vacuum (orbital) thrust of 470,0... More
Shuttle Enterprise Mated to 747 SCA in Flight
International Space Station into space where they are assembled in orbit. The Space Shuttles were built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdy... More
Shuttle Endeavour Mated to 747 SCA Takeoff for Delivery to Kennedy Spa...
NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft No. 911, with the space shuttle orbiter Endeavour securely mounted atop its fuselage, begins the ferry flight from Rockwell's Plant 42 at Palmdale, California, where the orbi... More
STS-40 Landing at Edwards. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Space Shuttle Columbia nears its touchdown on Runway 22 at Edwards, California, at 8:39 a.m., 14 June 1991, as the STS-40 life sciences mission comes to an end at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (la... More