Dec. 29, 2009 NASA flight tests unique jumbo jet with opening in side A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Dec. 18, when doors covering the telescope were fully opened in flight.The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a modified 747SP jet known as SOFIA, flew for one
Dec. 29, 2009 2009 -- another year of accomplishment at NASA Dryden NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., continued supporting NASA's four mission areas during 2009, advancing the agency's overall charter of leading the nation in aerospace technology.From supporting two Space Shuttle landings and preparing the Orion spacecraft's
Dec. 22, 2009 C-130 Avionics Modernization Test Program Completed On Dec. 11, the C-130 Integrated Test Team successfully completed the last test flight for the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). The flight culminated a 3-year Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) effort; logging 295 test missions totaling over 1000 flight hours. The program, which replaced
Dec. 22, 2009 Officials seek 10 enlisted for AFIT degree program Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering 10 noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Ten NCOs from around the Air Force will be selected in February to attend the Enlisted-to-AFIT
Dec. 22, 2009 Retirement answers live with new AFPC webinar series The Air Force Personnel Center here has launched a series of web conferences, called webinars, designed to provide retirement-eligible Airmen the information they need to submit their retirement applications."We designed these webinars to better serve our customers and enable more direct
Dec. 18, 2009 Avoiding the Holiday Blues: Suicide Awareness It is important to address the issue of suicide, while it is not a topic people are comfortable talking about, thoughts of suicide can strike almost anybody. A good number of adults may experience vague suicidal thinking for a brief period during the course of their lives, but the overwhelming
Dec. 18, 2009 Avoiding the Holiday Blues: Depression A comment that is often heard here at Edwards is "We are out in the middle of nowhere." The Base Exchange even sells a T-shirt with this theme. As I go about talking to people, I often ask if Edwards was on their list for assignments. Most of the time, Edwards was not their first choice and many did
Dec. 17, 2009 A&FRC bring dorm residents a taste of home With the holidays quickly approaching and more than 225 Airmen and Marines residing in the dorms, away from their families, the Airman & Family Readiness Center held its annual cookie drive to bring them a taste of home.Attempting to spread holiday cheer to those who need it, support from the Red
Dec. 16, 2009 Deployed Airmen call home free Christmas Day Edwards Airmen who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan will have the free opportunity to call home, thanks to Operation Uplink, sponsored by the Veteran's of Foreign Wars and the Airman and Family Readiness Center. This program is provided in addition to the 15-minute weekly morale calls. Assisting