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Pictured here are carbon-carbon leading edges under test in the 24-inch diameter nozzle in Arc Heater H-2 for the HTV-3 technology program during 2007. This is representative of the type of testing H-2 would conduct, but with the new mid-range capability, it would be possible to simulate higher enthalpies at mid-altitude shear conditions and longer run times, like those experienced by long-range global strike vehicles (AEDC file photo)


Successful AEDC arc heater test is significant step toward filling hypersonic capability gap

Pictured here are carbon-carbon leading edges under test in the 24-inch diameter nozzle in Arc Heater H-2 for the HTV-3 technology program during 2007. This is representative of the type of testing H-2 would conduct, but with the new mid-range capability, it would be possible to simulate higher enthalpies at mid-altitude shear conditions and longer run times, like those experienced by long-range global strike vehicles (AEDC file photo)

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Members of AEDC’s Space Threat Assessment Testbed (STAT) Test & Evaluation team install a microsatellite in the STAT chamber before conducting a test. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)
A technology project is taking place in Range G at AEDC to prepare for advanced hypersonic testing. Pictured here is the inside of the Range G impact and ballistic launch facility.
NASA's Orion spacecraft awaits the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage for a ride home. Orion launched into space on a two-orbit, 4.5-hour test flight at 7:05 am EST on Dec. 5, and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, where a combined team from NASA, the Navy and Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin retrieved it for return to shore on board the Anchorage. (U.S. Navy Photo)
NASA's Orion spacecraft awaits the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage for a ride home. Orion launched into space on a two-orbit, 4.5-hour test flight at 7:05 am EST on Dec. 5, and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, where a combined team from NASA, the Navy and Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin retrieved it for return to shore on board the Anchorage. (U.S. Navy Photo)
The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, with NASA’s Orion spacecraft mounted atop, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37 at 7:05 a.m. EST, Dec. 5, in Florida. AEDC test teams supported Exploration Flight Test-1 by assisting in testing several key components for the aircraft. (Photo by Bill Ingalls, NASA)
This photo shows the arc heater H3 being test fired prior to the installation of a model injection system. (AEDC Photo)
The Orion crew module, stacked atop its service module, moved out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept 11. Orion was transported to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy where it will be fueled ahead of its December flight test. During the flight, Orion will travel 3,600 miles into space to test the spacecraft systems before humans begin traveling in Orion on future missions. (Photo by Dan Casper, NASA)
The Orion crew module and launch abort system model as it appeared in one configuration during the aerodynamic effects testing it underwent in Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
An Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle heat shield material sample model undergoes preproduction aerothermal testing in the H2 test facility as part of a facility validation and calibration run. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
The DebriSat, a non-functional full-scale representation of a modern satellite, is shown in the Range G target tank surrounded by
ATK’s CASTOR®30 was ground tested at AEDC in a specialized vacuum chamber that simulates the altitude at which the upper stage motor will operate. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)