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Dryden Flight Research Center

Dryden Flight Research Center is a science & technology museum & planetarium in Palmdale, California. It is one of the U.S. museums catalogued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Palmdale, CaliforniaScience & Technology Museum & Planetarium
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What is Dryden Flight Research Center?

The NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. Its primary campus is located inside Edwards Air Force Base in California and is considered NASA's premier site for aeronautical research. AFRC operates some of the most advanced aircraft in the world and is known for many aviation firsts, including supporting the first crewed airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight, highest speed by a crewed, powered aircraft, the first pure digital fly-by-wire aircraft, and many others. AFRC operated a second site next to Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, known as Building 703, once the former Rockwell International/North American Aviation production facility. There, AFRC housed and operated several of NASA's Science Mission Directorate aircraft including the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a DC-8 Flying Laboratory, a Gulfstream C-20A UAVSAR and ER-2 High Altitude Platform. In 2024, following the retirements of SOFIA and the DC-8, NASA vacated Building 703, as the continued lease of the large hangar was no longer justified or a prudent use of taxpayer dollars. As of 2023, Bradley Flick is the center's director.

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Museum details

Name
Dryden Flight Research Center
Type
Science & Technology Museum & Planetarium
City
Palmdale
State
California
IMLS Museum ID
8409400149
Coordinates
34.60241, -118.08435
What kind of museum is Dryden Flight Research Center?

Dryden Flight Research Center is classified as a science & technology museum & planetarium in the IMLS Museum Data Files. Browse more science & technology museum & planetariums →

Where is Dryden Flight Research Center located?

Dryden Flight Research Center is located in Palmdale, California at approximately 34.60241, -118.08435. See the map above.

Does Dryden Flight Research Center have a website?

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