Former Center DirectorsHigh-Speed Research Station Director Walter C. Williams, NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield, and Director of Flight Operations Joe Vensel in...Paul F. Bikle, Hugh L. Dryden, and Walter C. Williams stand in front of the recently repaired and modified X-15A-2...Walter C. Williams, Head of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Research Station at Edwards, CA is examining...The NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit XS-1 Team members and USAF pilots.The NACA Muroc Contingent in October 1947 in front of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 and Boeing B-29 launch aircraft.The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station had initially been subordinate to the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory near Hampton, VA, but...From left, astronauts John Glenn and Donald K. Slayton, Walter C. Williams, associate director for Project Mercury operations, and Christopher...Inside Mercury flight control, Walter C. Williams, associate director for Project Mercury operations (center) listens to Christopher Kraft, flight director...Walter Williams was a native of New Orleans, LA and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in aeronautical engineering from...Walter C. Williams, Flight Operations Director; and Chris Kraft, Chief of the Flight Operations Division, MSC, are shown in the...Dignitaries who participated in the dedication of the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., included (from left), Mayor...NASA Dryden acting director David McBride addresses those attending the dedication ceremonies for the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale,...David D. McBrideGroundbreaking ceremonies were held Oct. 14 for the new Consolidated Information Technology Center at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver is greeted by Dryden center director David McBride as she deplanes at the NASA Dryden...A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Feb. 23 for the new Facilities Support Center at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.Retired NASA astronaut and research pilot Fred Haise and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center director David McBride unveil a new...David McBride, director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, visits with members of the robotics team from Beckman High School...David D. McBride, director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, speaks from a podium underneath the Space Shuttle Endeavour during...NASA Education Chief Leland Melvin Visits SOFIAAfter the flight test, Founder and Chief Technology Officer David Masten (left) discusses the flight with Armstrong Flight Research Center...Erin Askins, second from left, accepts the 2018 NASA Armstrong Exchange Harold W. Walker Memorial Scholarship from Center Director David...NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, walked along with AFRC Center Director David McBride as McBride explained the aeronautical research happening...NASA Administrator Bridenstine learns about the many uses for mission control rooms for flight research projects such as monitoring the...NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, stands with AFRC Center Director McBride by a model NASA’s Supersonic X-Plane, X-59 Quiet Supersonic...The Employee Exchange Council at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California recently awarded its 2019 scholarship to Ben Haering,...NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy listen to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David McBride,...NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, from left, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David McBride, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and...Space shuttle Discovery crew made the final space shuttle landing at Edwards Air Force Base and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research...NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shows a picture of the X-3 to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David McBrideSTS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones, Pilot Mark Polansky, and Commander Kenneth Cockrell greet STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy, Dryden Center Director...A happy "thumbs up" from the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center officials heralded...Retired NASA Dryden research pilot Ed Schneider served as master of ceremonies at the retirement ceremony for NASA's B-52B, on...NASA Dryden Flight Research Center director Kevin Petersen speaks to an audience of NASA and U.S. Air Force visitors, employees,...NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Director Kevin Petersen shook hands with Air Force Flight Test Center commander, Brig. Gen. Curtis...DFRC Center Director Kevin Petersen greets Commander Frederick Sturckow and the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Edwards, CA,...Members of the SOFIA crew are greeted by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Director Kevin Petersen and Deputy Director Steven...Former NASA Dryden Fight Research Center Director Kevin Petersen got an April Fool's Day surprise when he arrived at work...Recently retired Dryden center director Kevin Petersen outlined the lengthy and involved process in acquiring the former B-1B bomber assembly...