Posted November 2, 2005

November 1 NASA Space Exploration Industry Day--Washington DC

NASA's Exploration System  Mission Directorate will present an overview to industry November 1, 2005, at  the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheatre, 1300  Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC. The presentations will cover future  acquisition activities focusing on the overall program objectives and  requirements, schedule and implementation plans for the Constellation Program  and its constituent projects.

Registration deadline: Monday, October 31, 2005. Register on-line at  www.exploration.nasa.gov/events.

Friday Nov 4th NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's Laurie Grindle to Lecture at Nat'l Air & Space Museum  8 PM

Faster Than a Speeding  Bullet - A Glimpse into the Historic X-43A  Scramjet Flight Test Project

After 40 years of scramjet research, NASA and its industry partners successfully conducted two revolutionary flights in 2004 at Mach 7 and Mach  10, respectively, demonstrating that airframe-integrated scramjets are a  viable option for future atmospheric and spaceflight applications. (A scramjet  is an experimental jet engine that does not require a turbine.) Laurie  Grindle, chief engineer for the 3rd flight of the hypersonic X-43A and  currently assigned to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, in   California, discusses this cutting-edge project. Lecture is at 8:00 p.m.  Friday November 4th National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,  Dulles Virginia. Admission is free, but tickets are required and  available at the museum's IMAX Theater Box office, on the museum's Web site,  or by phone at 202-633-2398.  http://www.si.edu/events/lectures.asp

X-43A Hypersonic Program Wins NASA Administrator's  Top Award

NASA's Turning Goals into Reality program has  recognized the Hyper-X Program Team with its highest aeronautical honor, the  Administrators Award, for exceptional progress toward making scramjet-powered  hypersonic flight a reality. The award honored NASA Dryden Flight Research Center,  Edwards, Calif., Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., and the industry  partners on the Hyper-X / X-43A hypersonic program. The X-43A demonstrated  supersonic-combustion ramjet (scramjet) propulsion through two record-setting  flights in 2004. Both flights demonstrated sustained thrust from the X-43A's  air-breathing scramjet engine, the first at nearly 5,000 mph, the second at  nearly 7,000 mph, or almost 10 times the speed of sound. Read More

Movie Clip This 1 minute and 41 second movie shows the X-43A demonstrated  supersonic-combustion ramjet (scramjet) propulsion during two record-setting  flights in 2004.

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Aircraft, Exhibits at Edwards AFB Open  House

Thousands of airshow fans were on hand for the 2005  Edwards Air Force Base open house and air show Oct. 22-23. Above, NASA's  now-retired NB-52B air-launch "mothership" and modified B747 Shuttle Carrier  Aircraft were popular flightline displays.

Movie Clip This 2 minute 26 second movie clip shows NASA Dryden Flight Research Center aircraft highlights from  the 2005 Edwards Airshow and Open House.

Neil Armstrong Recalls Test Pilot  Days

Neil Armstrong delivered his remarks at the 2005 SETP  symposium in Anaheim, Calif., in a comfortable story-teller's way that held  the audience's attention. It was a delightful excursion back in time with the  man who flew NACA and NASA research aircraft as diverse as a B-29, B-47, P-51,  F-100, and the X-15 long before he stepped onto the moon and into  history.

Short QuickTime movie clip of Armstrong's speech  (4.2 MB)

Event will highlight the  Early Career of NACA / NASA Research Pilot Neil Armstrong

The Antelope Valley Board of  Trade, in partnership with NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, will be presenting "Above the High  Desert: Local Stories from the Career of Neil Armstrong" on Thursday, Nov. 17,  2005, at 6:30 p.m. at the Essex House Hotel & Convention Center in  Lancaster California. The event will be emceed by Dr. James R. Hansen, author  of the newly released book First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong.  The evening will conclude with a booksigning.  For more information call  the Board of Trade office (661) 942-9581.

Hold the Date: December 1-2, California Space Authority Conference: "Transforming Space", Los Angeles.

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