Starfighter testing
Anyone a fan of the F-104? Here is a NASA F-104 Starfighter aircraft during a shuttle tile test, now we are curious to the story about this! #f104 #starfighter #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Gator boat evolution
How Gator boats have evolved. #amphibiousassaultship #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari P
X-43A speed
A look at the illustration of the X-43A research vehicle alone after separation from the Pegasus booster, in 2004 it set a world speed record for air-breathing vehicles at Mach 9.6. #x43 #hypersonic #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Test ship
Here is USS Norton Sound AVM-1 in 1981 with vertical launch system (VLS) installed on the forecastle along with the Aegis system above the bridge. #ussnortonsound #vls #aegis #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
That’s a heavy lifter!
Check out the Sky Crane at Pima Air and Space Museum #ch54 #skycrane #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Herc Beauty
That’s a beautiful photo of a Coast Guard Herc from another Herc! #c130 #uscg #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
That big building!
A little bit about the VAB and the crawl to the launch pad. #capecanaveral #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
SRB Testing
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) first release from NB-52B in 1977. #srb #nasa #b52 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
SLS launch is coming up soon
The next SLS launch is around the corner (February) with Artemis II heading to orbit the moon and back to earth. #sls #artemisii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Testing on Enterprise
Check out Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in its mated liftoff configuration of External Tank (ET) and Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB's), at the Marshall Space Flight Center Dynamic Test Stand for a Mated Vertical Ground Vibration Test (MVGVT) in 1978. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
