June 9, 2008 USAF Test Pilot School graduates class 07B The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 07B graduated in a ceremony here June 7. The school's 148th class is the first to receive a Master of Science in Flight Engineering degree upon completion of this course. Class 07B consisted of eight flight test pilots, eight flight test engineers and two
Dec. 19, 2024 USAF Test Pilot School Graduates First Integrated Flight-Space Test Course The USAF Test Pilot School achieved another historic milestone, December 7, 2024, graduating the first year-long, fully integrated flight and space test course.
March 29, 2010 USAF Test Pilot School honors Major Graziano The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards honored one of its own March 19 with a classroom dedication ceremony. The TPS renamed the Alpha Classroom to commemorate Maj. Mark "Dash" Graziano who was killed May 21, 2009 when his T-38A Talon crashed during a flight-test mission. The ceremony was
May 21, 2007 USAF Test Pilot School instructor conquers Mount Everest A Navy exchange instructor for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., considers May 16 as the day he was on the top of the world. Lt. Cmdr. Michael Hsu, a graduate of the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, climbed and reached the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. Commander
June 10, 2025 USAF Test Pilot School pioneers space cyber test workshop Air Force Test Pilot School recently marked a significant milestone in space education, hosting an inaugural Space Cyber Test workshop developed and tailored by the Stephenson Stellar Corporation with sponsorship from the Air Force Research Laboratory. The workshop, held May 6-8, provided the
Dec. 10, 2014 USAF Test Pilot School sends new grads out into test world Twenty-four students of Class 14A will be graduating from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School during a ceremony at the school house Dec. 12 where each student will be awarded a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from the Air Force's Air University.TPS graduation is the culmination of an
March 27, 2012 USAF TPS dedicates control room in memory of Capt. Carmen A. Lucci The United States Air Force Test Pilot School honored the memory of Capt. Carmen A. Lucci, the first female flight test engineer to lose her life either as a student or graduate of the four formal test pilot schools, during a dedication ceremony March 16 when they unveiled the Carmen A. Lucci
April 24, 2012 USAF TPS graduates first ever Enlisted Flight Test Course, redefines flight test to meet tomorrow's challenges The United States Air Force Test Pilot School, known for transforming the best Air Force pilots, navigators, and engineers into elite test professionals, has finally opened its doors to enlisted personnel. April 18, 12 enlisted Airmen earned the distinction of being the first class to graduate from
April 20, 2010 USAF TPS selection board to convene The next annual United States Air Force Test Pilot School selection board will convene August 2 to 6 at the Air Force Personnel Center. The deadline for applications is June 3. The USAF Test Pilot School is the world's preeminent fixed-wing test pilot school. TPS graduates are in high demand in an
Dec. 4, 2012 USAF TPS sends 24 new graduates into test world The United States Air Force Test Pilot School here graduated 24 new test pilots and engineers Dec. 7. The fundamental key to success in aerospace flight test and evaluation is the individual member of the flight test team: the flight test pilot, of course, but nowadays the trained flight test