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Updates for May 2007

DFRC Photo # Photo Date Image Description
ED07-0100-23 May 10, 2007 Two NASA F/A-18s flown by NASA Dryden pilots Jim Smolka and Nils Larson cruise over the Texas landscape after supporting a SOFIA check flight in May 2007.
ED07-0105-1 05/21/2007 Erik Lindbergh unveils a plaque commemorating his grandfather to dedicate the 747 Clipper Lindbergh, a NASA airborne infrared observatory known as SOFIA.
ED07-0105-2 05/21/2007 Erik Lindbergh unveils a plaque commemorating his grandfather to dedicate the 747 Clipper Lindbergh, a NASA airborne infrared observatory known as SOFIA.
ED07-0105-3 05/21/2007 Erik Lindbergh christens NASA's 747 Clipper Lindbergh with a special commemorative concoction representing local, NASA, and industry partners.
ED07-0100-09 May 10, 2007 NASA's Boeing 747SP SOFIA airborne observatory soars over a bed of puffy clouds during its second checkout flight over the Texas countryside on May 10, 2007.
ED07-0100-11 May 10, 2007 NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory is shadowed by a NASA F/A-18 safety chase aircraft during its second checkout flight near Waco, Texas on May 10, 2007.
ED07-0100-12 May 10, 2007 NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy is silhouetted against the sky as it soars on its second check flight near Waco, Texas on May 10, 2007.
ED07-0094-13 May 5, 2007 Air Force rescue team members load the volunteer "injured astronaut" on a stretcher into a helicopter for evacuation to a hospital during the exercise.
ED07-0094-12 May 5, 2007 Complete with makeup to simulate facial injuries, a volunteer "astronaut" is tended to by aeromedical rescue staff after evacuation from the shuttle mockup.
ED07-0094-10 May 5, 2007 Clad in thermal protection suits, fire/rescue crew aid a volunteer "Injured astronaut" to a head-first ride down the exit slide from the shuttle cabin mockup.
ED07-0094-09 May 5, 2007 Air Force fire/rescue crew place a volunteer "injured astronaut" on a stretcher after exiting the shuttle cabin mockup during the training exercise.
ED07-0094-07 May 5, 2007 Air Force fire/rescue crew enter the space shuttle cabin mockup hatch to evacuate the shuttle crew during a shuttle rescue training exercise at Edwards AFB.
EC84-32107 December 17, 1984 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) mated to NB-52B in snow
EC79-10168 January 29, 1979 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) with chutes open after release from NB-52B
EC78-9874 September 8, 1978 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) mated to NB-52B
EC77-8184 August 13, 1977 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) first release from NB-52B
EC77-7428 June 10, 1977 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) captive flight on NB-52B
EC84-30263-FR10 July 19, 1984 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) release from NB-52B
ED07-0090-06 May 3, 2007 NASA's two Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft form the backdrop as pilot Dick Ewers banks NASA F/A-18 #845 low over Rogers Dry Lake to end a research flight.
ED07-0090-05 May 3, 2007 NASA's F/A-18B #845 was captured by the photographer as it returned from its final flight in the Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration research project.
ED07-0090-02 May 3, 2007 NASA Dryden's F-18 research aircraft #845 roars past the photographer during a low-level flyby on its final Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration flight.
ED07-0089-04 May 2, 2007 Pilot Dick Ewers and flight test engineer Leslie Molzahn were hands-off as NASA F-18 #845 flew itself into the drogue on an autonomous refueling demonstration.
ED07-0079-28 April 26, 2007 With landing gear extended, the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP cruises over central Texas on its first checkout flight.
ED07-0079-24 April 26, 2007 Logos of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are displayed prominently on the tail of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP.
ED07-0079-23 April 26, 2007 NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first check flight at Waco, Texas on April 26, 2007
ED07-0079-22 April 26, 2007 NASA's SOFIA 747SP shows evidence of modification to its aft fuselage contours to accommodate a 16-foot-tall cavity door for its 45,000-pound infrared telescope
ED07-0078-100 April 26, 2007 NASA's modified Boeing 747SP SOFIA airborne observatory taxis along the runway at Waco, Texas after completing its first checkout flight on April 26, 2007.
ED07-0078-036 April 25, 2007 A technician examines the instrument mounting structure and bulkhead of the German-built infrared telescope installed in NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory.
ED07-0078-033 April 25, 2007 Technicians check out the mounting structure of the infrared telescope installed in NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

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