This slide presentation reviews the status of several NASA Dryden projects . These include : the Lift And Nozzle Change Effects on Tail Shock ( LANCETS ) , Integrated Resilient Aircraft Control ( IRAC ) F-18 # 853 Testbed X-48B , Blended Wing Body flights , Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ( SOFIA ) , Ikhana Project , and the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle ( CEV ) Launch Abort Systems Tests