2014年9月17日 · NASA’s ER-2 set a world record for reaching an extreme altitude for this class of aircraft with a takeoff weight between 26,455 and 35,275 pounds on Nov. 19, 1998.

The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed " Dragon Lady ", is an American single-engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated since the 1950s by the United States Air Force (USAF) and …

2015年7月13日 · Over the span of more than six decades, the U-2 evolved from a relatively basic, high-altitude camera platform for performing clandestine reconnaissance missions into a …

2010年8月27日 · WASHINGTON – NASA and U2 released a commemorative video highlighting a year’s worth of collaboration in space and on the Irish rock band’s 360 Degree tour. U2 …

This book describes the creation, history, design, and research value of the U-2 program. It also describes the involvement of NACA, as a cover story, and the later use by NASA of these …

2017年3月8日 · That's because Broce flies an ER-2, a modified version of the famed U-2. And while Lockheed Martin designed the long-winged, high-flying aircraft for Cold War spy …

To bolster the cover-up, a U-2 was quickly painted in NASA markings, with a fictitious NASA serial number, and put on display for the news media at the NASA Flight Research Center at …

2022年1月29日 · NASA operates a pair of these Lockheed ER-2 aircraft, a modified version of the high-flying U-2 reconnaissance planes that flew spy missions during the Cold War. Each …

2023年11月9日 · Since September 2023, NASA has tasked one of those ER-2 aircraft with helping to locate stores of minerals hidden in the American desert, minerals that are vital for …

2024年1月24日 · After Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a CIA spy flight on 1 May 1960,...