NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center: 70 Years of Flight Research

This 7-minute, 40-second video showcases 70 years of flight research at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA, and began airing on NASA television Sept. 26. Armstrong (formerly Dryden Flight Research Center), the Agency's lead center for atmospheric flight research operations, began its storied history in the high desert in September 1946. Initially focused on experimental aircraft called X-planes, flight research with the X-15 rocket plane offered the opportunity to assist with the space