Sept. 7, 2017 NASA Armstrong turns 70 NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards is wrapping up its observance of the center’s 70th anniversary this month. The celebration began Sept. 30, 2016. September 7, 1947, was the date the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ Muroc Flight Test Unit received permanent status from
Feb. 21, 2012 NASA astronaut visits Branch Elementary NASA astronaut Mike Fossum answers questions from students at Irving L. Branch Elementary School during a visit to Edwards AFB and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Feb. 21. Fossum, who served lengthy stays aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer during ISS Expedition 28
May 14, 2014 NASA celebrates new name for Flight Research Center NASA celebrated the lives and legacies of Hugh Dryden and Neil Armstrong as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center was dedicated May 13. The center, formerly known as the Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center, will continue to bear the aviation pioneer's name at the Dryden Aeronautical Test
Dec. 19, 2007 NASA contractors 'Pay It Forward' for holidays Two companies that provide technical and administrative support services at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center here put a twist on their holiday gift giving for 2007. The support staffing organizations, Infinity Technology Inc. and Scientific and Commercial Systems Corp., usually hold a holiday
May 12, 2010 NASA Deploys Planes, Targets Satellites to Aid in Oil Spill Response NASA has mobilized its remote-sensing assets to help assess the spread and impact of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the request of U.S. disaster response agencies.As part of the national response to the spill, NASA deployed its instrumented research aircraft the Earth
Oct. 12, 2011 NASA Dryden awards contracts to research integration of UAVs into national NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center recently awarded contracts to six research and development firms to assist the center in meeting the goals of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System, or UAS in the NAS, project. In addition, cooperative agreements were issued to
Aug. 10, 2011 NASA Dryden Employee Exchange Council Scholarship given to 2011 Desert High School graduate The NASA Dryden Employee Exchange Council has presented its 2011 Thomas W. Finch Memorial Scholarship Award to a 2011 graduate of Desert High School on base.Scholarship winner Emily Wright plans to study Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California at Irvine this fall. She was a
May 10, 2012 NASA Dryden entrance road to close for repairs, repaving The main entrance road to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center off Rosamond Blvd. on base will close May 21 for a major repair and repaving project. Lilly Ave. is expected to remain closed throughout the summer until the project is completed. The temporary alternate entrance will be located on