Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Did you know the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) for the Space Shuttle program went through drop testing with NASA? This was the Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) which tested the parachute system. #srb #nasa #b52 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Astronaut Michael Collins, undergoing zero-gravity weightlessness training aboard a KC-135 aircraft. The KC-135 flew a parabolic curve to create zero-gravity condition. #projectgemini #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 seen here being moved from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after several weeks of fit and function checks performed on the vehicle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you NASA had a mockup of the Gemini capsule in the Vomit Comet? #gemini #nasa #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the X-14 NASA 704 Full Scale during wind tunnel tests in 40x80ft. x14 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a different view of the Orbiters tail cone for when it would be moved by the 747SCA. It separated into six pierces and would be trucked across the country to where it was needed. #tailcone #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know that Gemini capsules has ejection seats? #titanii #geminispacecraft #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Who loves the Supper Guppy, built to accomplish a need, and help put humans on the moon. No computers, just a slide rule, and lots of testing! #superguppy #nasa #saturnv #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

How to tell when the Space Shuttle went supersonic. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The X-38, a research vehicle built to help develop technology for an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), descends under its steerable parachute during a July 1999 test flight at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. #x38 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari