The remotely piloted X-36 is designed to fly without the traditional vertical tails found on most aircraft. The lack of vertical tails greatly enhances the stealthy characteristics of the airplane and holds promise for greater agility than is currently available in existing military fighter aircraft. McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, manufactured the two X-36 vehicles. Photos and video are available. Dryden is supporting and hosting the Eclipse program, which aims to demonstrate a reusable tow launch vehicle concept.
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Educators in Hawaii will take on a fascinating subject this month during special NASA workshops. A NASA Dryden educational team in Hawaii will put teachers in the classroom as students. Thirty teachers are expected to participate in each Mission to Planet Earth Remote Sensing workshop. The workshops, geared toward educators who teach grades kindergarten through eighth grade, is the second in a series of workshops that have taken place in Hawaii this year. Learn about FOIA law, learn how to make a FOIA request or browse our Electronic FOIA Reading Room.