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Ten years ago this month, the first NASA X-43A airframe-integrated scramjet flight research vehicle was launched from a B-52 carrier aircraft high over the Pacific Ocean. The inaugural mission of the HYPER-X Flight Project came to an abrupt end when the launch vehicle departed controlled flight while passing through Mach… Read More
Sixty-three years ago this month, the USAF/Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing came apart during a test flight that originated at Muroc Air Force Base. Among the five crew members who perished in the aviation mishap was famed test pilot USAF Captain Glen W. Edwards. The USAF/Northrop YB-49 heavy bomber prototype first… Read More
On Friday 03 June, 2011 White Eagle Aerospace CEO J. Terry White delivered a special rendition of his Apollo Remembered presentation at Spacefest III in Tucson, AZ. Mr. White led the audience on a 90-minute journey through the hallowed passages of the Apollo era, reliving unforgettable moments in history –… Read More
Sixty-two years this week, the No. 2 USAF/Northrop X-4 experimental flight research aircraft took to the air for the first time. The flight of the second X-4 prototype originated from and recovered at Muroc Air Force Base, California. The USAF/Northrop X-4 was an early X-plane designed to explore the flight… Read More
Forty years ago today, the United States launched the Mariner 9 spacecraft on a mission to Mars. Among other achievements, Mariner 9 would become the first terrestrial spacecraft to orbit another planet other than Earth. The Mariner Program was a NASA project whose goal was to investigate the planets Mars,… Read More
On 23-26 May 2011, White Eagle Aerospace held its popular Basic Missile Aerodynamics short course at the National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) outside of Dayton, OH. NASIC, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is the principal provider of foreign aerospace intelligence to the US Department of Defense. This was the… Read More
J Terry White, President/CEO of White Eagle Aerospace will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Spacefest III. Spacefest is a thrilling event for space enthusiasts of all kinds, with subjects ranging from astronomy to manned exploration, robotic exploration, commercial space and space history. Mr. White will be delivering a special… Read More
Forty-seven years ago this month, the No. 1 USAF/North American XB-70A Valkyrie aircraft was officially unveiled to the aviation public in a rollout ceremony conducted at USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The Great White Bird’s public debut occurred on Thursday, 11 May 1964. The XB-70A Valkyrie was designed as… Read More
Forty-nine years ago this month, Mercury Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times aboard his Aurora 7 Mercury spacecraft. In doing so, Carpenter became the second American to reach Earth orbit. Project Mercury was America’s first manned spaceflight program. A total of six (6) flights took place between… Read More
Sixty-one years ago this month, Viking No. 4 soared to a record altitude of 91.2 nautical miles following launch from the USS Norton Sound. Known as Project Reach, the flight was conducted by the United States Navy to demonstrate the feasibility of using ship-launched rockets to carry scientific payloads into… Read More
