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X-1E with Pilot Joe Walker

Welcome to the NASA Dryden History Home Page. This page contains information about the history of what is now called the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. The Milestones in Dryden History provides an overview and highlights. In the Publications section are a variety of publications with detailed information about the history of the Center. The other entries should be self-explanatory, with the NASA Headquarters History Home Page providing information about the history of the entire agency.

Information

Biographies: Photos and biographies of past and present Dryden center directors.
Publications: Complete on-line versions of Dryden's major books.
Speeches: Complete text and pictures of research pilot Bill Dana's lecture at the National Air and Space Museum.
Historic Aircraft: General information about Dryden's aircraft history.
History of Flight: This presentation explores the drawings, concepts, inventions, successes and failures of the early pioneers of flight research from Leonardo da Vinci to the Wright brothers.

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The Gallery: Contains photos, movies and drawings of many of the unique research aircraft flown at Dryden.
Milestones in History at Dryden Flight Research Center: Key Dryden events from 1946 to the current year.
NASA Headquarters History Home Page
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