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An 85,000-pound jumbo drop test vehicle floats to the ground from 25,000 feet over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Aug. 24. A C-17 from 418th Flight Test Squadron set a record for the heaviest single load ever dropped during flight from that airframe. (Photo by U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground)
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Posted: 8/31/2011
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Ares I 85,000
A jumbo drop test vehicle is loaded onto a C-17A for an airdrop Aug. 24. The JDTV was dropped over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground to test the deceleration and recovery parachutes for the Ares I space program. The 85,000-pound JDTV set a record for heaviest single load ever extracted out of a C-17 during flight. (Courtesy photo by Chris Webber)
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Posted: 8/31/2011
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ASTRONAUT VISIT STS-135
The flight crew of NASA’s last space shuttle mission sign autographs following a presentation and a question-and-answer session at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB Aug. 23. Pictured from left to right are: Doug Hurley, pilot; Rex Walheim, mission specialist; Sandra Magnus, mission specialist and Chris Ferguson, mission commander. (Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Posted: 8/24/2011
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NEW TLFs
A cozy kitchen with a picture window offers a view of the beautifully landscaped backyard at the newly opened Temporary Lodging Facility. Tenants are able to keep sight of their children while at play. (Air Force photo by Stephen K. Robinson)
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Posted: 8/24/2011
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NEW TLFs
Officials gather outside a newly refurbished transitional home at the Temporary Lodging Facility Aug. 18, to welcome guests to the open house and ribbon-cutting event. Shown cutting the ribbon from left to right are: Randy Beckett, deputy base civil engineer; Melody Couch, Military Family Housing manager; Larry Walthour, High Desert Inn manager; John Bassut, 95th Support Squadron director; Col. Gregory Schwab, 95th Air Base Wing commander; and Chief Master Sgt. Bill Thomaston 95th ABW command chief. Edwards AFB refurbished existing homes into the new Temporary Lodging Facility. (Air Force photo by Stephen K. Robinson)
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Posted: 8/24/2011
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AFRL Trident test
The second stage motor of a Trident 1 C-4 rocket motor was tested at Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 at Edwards Air Force Base July 8. The AFRL testing was part of the Missile Defense Agency’s Aging and Surveillance Program and confirmed that the nearly 30-year-old motors remain viable for future MDA missions. (Air Force photo by Ron Fair)
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Posted: 8/24/2011
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B-52 North Gate Edwards
After being lifted by a team of Edwards volunteers and placed on special steel stands, the NB-52B Ship 008 sits strutting its stuff for all to see at Edwards’ North Gate. (Air Force photo by Diane Betzler)
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Posted: 8/17/2011
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Edwards North Gate
About 30 volunteers from the 412th Maintenance Group, 95th Civil Engineering and the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, came out Aug. 6, to help lift the NB-52B displayed at Edwards’ North Gate off the ground and set it on specially made steel stands to take the load of its massive weight off the tires and landing gear. (Air Force photo by Tony Moore)
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Posted: 8/17/2011
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Edwards B-52 North Gate
Tony Moore (left) a specialist at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, and George Welsh, AFFTC Museum director/curator, point to a humorous drawing that the crew of Ship 008 had painted on the side of the aircraft. The drawing depicts the NB-52B “throwing” an X-15 into flight. The bomber is on display at Edwards’ North Gate. (Air Force photo by Diane Betzler)
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Posted: 8/17/2011
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Pad 18
Gary Peddecord, systems automation and senior calibration specialist, shows how badly the paint is peeling throughout the underground thrust test facility at Pad 18. The facility was first painted in the mid-1950s with lead-based paint, which will be removed as the structure is renovated. (Air Force photo by Diane Betzler)
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Posted: 8/10/2011
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Pad 18
The stairwell leading to the underground thrust test facility at Pad 18 is scheduled to be sandblasted, scraped and repainted as is most of the underground structure. The only area not being renovated at this time is the control room. (Air Force photo by Diane Betzler)
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Posted: 8/10/2011
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