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Foggy morning

Here is Orbiter Atlantis OV-104 approaching Pad 39B for STS-115, mission to the International Space Station in 2006. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Crawler on the move

Yes the Crawler did operate at night, Orbiter Atlantis OV-104 being moved along the crawlerway at KSC on its rollout to Launch Pad 39A in 2009. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Lift off of Atlantis

Here is Orbiter Atlantis OV-104 lifting off from Pad 39A at KSX for STS-125 in 2009. Ever notice the Orbiter’s engines are at angle? #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

X-15 results

Here is the cracked canopy glass on right side of X-15 #2 after flt. 2-21-37 on Nov. 9 1961. Robert White was the pilot first time the X-15 reached Mach 6. #x15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

X-59 engine

Another look at the X-59, it’s powered by a General Electric F414 engine, a variant of the engines used on F-18 fighter jets. The engine is mounted above the fuselage to reduce the number of shockwaves that reach the ground. #x59 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

X-15 Cutaway

Here is a cutaway drawing of the North American X-15, gives a good idea of how much the fuel space took up. #x15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Those shuttle tiles

A little bit about those tiles on the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

NASA’s new birds

NASA received two F-15’s from the Oregon Air National Guard at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. The Eagles will support NASA’s flight research fleet. #f15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

X-59 in flight

Here is NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on its first flight, Oct. 28, 2025, from Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA. The design is to reduce sonic booms to a quiet sonic thump. #x59 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari