Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is the shuttle crew escape systems (CES) tractor rocket test that was conducted at Hurricane Mesa, Utah in 1987. It was a preliminary ground test of the tractor rocket that was followed with in-air evaluations. The tractor rocket was fired from side hatch mockup #ces #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is NASA's 3/8th-scale remotely piloted research vehicle landing on Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards AFB, CA, in 1975. #f15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit about the Quiet Short Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) #qsra #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the F-15 ACTIVE touching down at Edwards AFB following its April 14, 1998 flight. The canards were modified F-18 horizontal stabilizers. #f15active #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is NASA 834, was used at Dryden in 1986 and 1987 in the Variable-Sweep Transition Flight Experiment (VSTFE) program. This program explored laminar flow on variable sweep aircraft at high subsonic speeds. The variable sweep outer-panels of the F-14 aircraft were modified with natural laminar flow gloves to provide not only smooth surfaces but also airfoils that can produce a wide range of pressure distributions for which transition location can be determined at various fl

The captive carry flights of the Enterprise on the 747SCA #747SCA #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Size comparison from Saturn V to Starship, which is your favorite? #spacex #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) the external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis STS-125 mission is lowered into high bay 3 in 2009. It was be installed on the mobile launcher platform and attached to the solid rocket boosters already there. Good view of the attachment points to the bottom of the orbiter. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit about the ejection seats on the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Atlantis OV-104 in the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, prior to STS-125. It gives a good close up of the tiles around the windows. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari