lesc@nmsu.edu (Lief Kirschenbaum) (08/09/89)
I'm sorry to interrupt all the discussion concerning new corporations, NASA bashing, Satrun V mourning, and whatnot, but I have an actual question which I don't know the answer to, nor do I know how to get an answer. I think it's a non-library question. My sister recently sent me a postcard from Washington (Air & Space Museum) It pictures 4 T-38's flying in formation with the NASA logo on their tails. The card says they're T-38 trainers used by NASA. She asked me, "Aren't T-38's the Air Force's? What is NASA doing with the Air Force? What does NASA use them for?" My question is: What does NASA use T-38 trainers for? Shuttle landing practice is done with some plane which was mentioned to me but which I can't recall the name of. ( something Stream something maybe) (GulfStream? I don't know.) Are the T-38's just used to keep NASA astronaut pilots with enough flying hours to keep "current"? Are they involved in NASA's aeronautics research? If so, how? I hope some of the Ames 'netters can answer this. Thanks in advance. The views presented here are not those of my employer, but are solely mine. -Leif S. Kirschenbaum, Technical Associate, Lockheed Egineering UUCP: opus!dante!lesc Internet:lesc@nmsu.edu