Research engineer, Harry Henninger of the Ryan Aeronautical Company, with the deflected slipstream model VZ-3RY Vertiplane.

3/4 front view from below of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Production configuration.

Overhead view of Ryan XV-5A lift-fan VSTOL airplane.

Ryan #92 deflected slipstream VTOL/STOL airplane with flaps undeflected.

3/4 rear view of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel from below. Production configuration.

INTERN RYAN CONNELLY EXPLAINS HISTORY AND WORKINGS OF RS-25 ENGINE TO FELLOW INTERNS

3/4 rear view Ryan XV-5A lift-fan VSTOL airplane. Pictured with Tom Wills.

AF-2, Major Ryan "Gunner" Reinhardt, Pattern Work & Taxi, 28 November 2012

RYAN MACKRELL AND RATANA MEEKHAM INSPECT AVIONICS SYSTEMS CABLES IN THE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND TEST FACILITY (SITF)

RYAN MACKRELL AND RATANA MEEKHAM INSPECT AVIONICS SYSTEMS CABLES IN THE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND TEST FACILITY (SITF).

Majid Babai along with Dr. Judy Schneider, and graduate students Chris Hill and Ryan Anderson examine a cross section of the prototype rocket engine igniter created by an innovative bi-metallic 3-D printing advanced manufacturing process under a microscope.

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab with Ryan Kent

3/4 front view Ryan XV-5A lift-fan VSTOL airplane. Pictured with Tom Wills.

NASA's B777 aircraft returned to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Aug 12th with its new livery or paint job. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

Before Langley's B777 aircraft departed Langley Research Center to received its NASA livery (paint job), it received ground maintenance in the hangar on center. Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

Dryden Model Shop's Tony Frakowiak remotely flies an experimental model aircraft being powered by a spotlight operated by Dryden aerospace engineer (code RA) Ryan Warner.

NASA Langley's B777 aircraft before it departs Langley Research Center to receive its new livery (paint job), prior to its departure on July 16th, it received ground maintenance in the center’s hangar. (Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

People are seen viewing the partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

People are seen viewing the partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

People are seen viewing the partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

People are seen viewing the partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse from NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Ryan Hill)

RYAN MILLER, RIGHT, LEAD PAYLOAD PLANNING MANAGER FOR EXPEDITION 39/40 WITH THE PAYLOAD OPERATIONS INTEGRATION CENTER AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, HELPS NASA ASTRONAUT REID WISEMAN PREPARE TO AUTOGRAPH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION EXPEDITION 40 MISSION PLAQUE HANGING IN THE POIC. WISEMAN VISITED THE MARSHALL CENTER DEC. 11 FOR A MEETING WITH THE MARSHALL-BASED PAYLOAD OPERATIONS TEAM HE WORKED WITH DURING HIS SIX MONTHS ON THE ORBITING LABORATORY, DISCUSSING THE FINER POINTS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED ON THE SPACE STATION FROM JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER 2014.

NASA Godard Space Flight Center intern Grace Ryan asks a question during a NASA town hall event, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA's B777 aircraft returning to NASA Langley Research Center the 31st of July in Hampton, Virginia after a new paint job. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. (Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

First Robotics Team 122, NASA Knights share about STEM and their robotics program during an aerospace technical field career day event at in the in gym at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va., Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

First Robotics Team 122, NASA Knights share about STEM and their robotics program during an aerospace technical field career day event at in the in gym at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va., Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

NASA's B777 aircraft returning to NASA Langley Research Center the 31st of July in Hampton, Virginia after a new paint job. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

NASA's B777 aircraft as it returns to NASA Langley Research Center the 31st of July in Hampton, Virginia. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

NASA Langley's B777 aircraft before it departs Langley Research Center to receive its new livery (paint job), prior to its departure on July 16th, it received ground maintenance in the center’s hangar. (Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

NASA's B777 aircraft returning to NASA Langley Research Center the 31st of July in Hampton, Virginia after a new paint job. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. (Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

First Robotics Team 122, NASA Knights share about STEM and their robotics program during an aerospace technical field career day event at in the in gym at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va., Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

NASA's B777 aircraft returning to NASA Langley Research Center the 31st of July in Hampton, Virginia after a new paint job. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

NASA's B777 aircraft returning to NASA Langley Research Center the 31st of July in Hampton, Virginia after a new paint job. It will now continue its maintenance and instrument integration schedule to prepare for its initial airborne science flights in 2027. Photo Credit NASA/ Ryan Hill)

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF MEMBERS OF THE 3-D PRINTER TEAM IN THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING LAB IN BUILDING 4707. (L TO R) RAYMOND (CORKY) CLINTON, NIKKI WERKHEISER; QUINCY BEAN; RICK RYAN; AND JENNIFER EDMUNSON

Students learn about research model aircraft and spacecraft built in the Aerospace Composite and Model Development Section during a visit to NASA Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

Lindsay Rogers and Robert Quinn participants in Administrator Jared Isaacman’s initiated employee incentive program, received the Administrator's Flight Experience Award, presented by Acting Center Director Trina M. Dyal at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton Va. (Photo Credit: NASA, Ryan Hill)

NASA Langley partnered with UNOS, a non-profit organization that manages the U.S. organ transplant system, to conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

Students learn about research model aircraft and spacecraft built in the Aerospace Composite and Model Development Section during a visit to NASA Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

NASA Langley partnered with UNOS, a non-profit organization that manages the U.S. organ transplant system, to conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

NASA Langley partnered with UNOS, a non-profit organization that manages the U.S. organ transplant system, to conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

Students learn about research model aircraft and spacecraft built in the Aerospace Composite and Model Development Section during a visit to NASA Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba addresses students and educators on a panel, during a aerospace technical field career day event held at Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

Students learn about research model aircraft and spacecraft built in the Aerospace Composite and Model Development Section during a visit to NASA Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

NASA Langley partnered with UNOS, a non-profit organization that manages the U.S. organ transplant system, to conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

NASA Langley partnered with UNOS, a non-profit organization that manages the U.S. organ transplant system, to conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Photo Credit NASA/Ryan Hill

Robert Quinn (middle) and Lindsay Rogers (R) seen with NASA Langley’s pilot Pat Bookey, are recipients of the Administrator’s Flight Experience Awards, a ride-along program to recognize and reward members of the workforce for their dedication to accomplishing agency priorities at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va. (Photo Credit: NASA, Ryan Hill)

Students learn about research model aircraft and spacecraft built in the Aerospace Composite and Model Development Section during a visit to NASA Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

Students learn about research model aircraft and spacecraft built in the Aerospace Composite and Model Development Section during a visit to NASA Langley Research Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

ASSEMBLING AND TESTING A BREADBOARD ENGINE MADE UP OF 3-D ENGINE COMPONENTS, PROPULSION ENGINEER NICK CASE (LEFT FRONT) PHOTOGRAPHS THE INJECTOR, WHILE RYAN WALLS (FAR RIGHT), THE TEST CONDUCTOR LOOKS ON. MARTY CALVERT (LEFT BACK) AND BRAD BULLARD (RIGHT BACK) HELPED DESIGN THE TURBOPUMP AND INJECTOR, TWO OF THE MOST COMPLEX ENGINE PARTS TESTED.

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

NASA in the Park on June 16 in Huntsville featured more than 60 exhibits and demonstrations by NASA experts, as well as performances by Marshall musicians, educational opportunities, games and hands-on activities for all ages. NASA employee Renae Scoble and her husband Ryan and son Titus enjoy the the fun and games at NASA in the Park.

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

Lindsay Rogers Principal Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO), an Administrator's Flight Experience Award recipient inside NASA Langley aircraft. The Administrator’s Flight Experience Awards, is a ride-along program to recognize and reward members of the workforce for their dedication to accomplishing agency priorities. Langley Research Center, Hampton Va. (Photo Credit: NASA, Ryan Hill)

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

Lindsay Rogers, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), and Robert Quinn, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) participate in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Langley pilots Taylor Thorson and Pat Bookey. Rogers and Quinn flew in NASA Langley’s aircraft as part of the Administrator’s Flight Experience Awards, a ride-along program to recognize and reward members of the workforce for their dedication to accomplishing agency priorities. NASA Langley Research Center aircraft in Hampton Va. (Photo Credit: NASA, Ryan Hill)

High school and college students, and educators spent a day learning about careers in technical fields in aerospace. They engaged in hands-on activities, tours, and listening to keynote presentations and panels, interacting with NASA’s subject matter experts at Langley Research Center, Hampton Va, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photo Credit (NASA/Ryan H. Hill)

English actress Claire Foy, left, and Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, right, arrive on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. The film is based on the book by Jim Hansen, and chronicles the life of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from test pilot to his historic Moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, center, poses for a photo with Neil Armstrong's sons, Rick, left, and Mark, right after arriving on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. The film is based on the book by Jim Hansen, and chronicles the life of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from test pilot to his historic Moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

English actress Claire Foy, left, and Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, right, arrive on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. The film is based on the book by Jim Hansen, and chronicles the life of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from test pilot to his historic Moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. The film is based on the book by Jim Hansen, and chronicles the life of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from test pilot to his historic Moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling is interviewed by Entertainment Tonight after arriving on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. The film is based on the book by Jim Hansen, and chronicles the life of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong from test pilot to his historic Moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

5-year old Vivian Simms, and her father Ryan Simms, meet with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, during the Joint Base Andrews Air Show at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. Hague spent 171 days onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Ryan Heitz, co-founder and head of school, Ideaventions Academy, speaks on a panel on "igniting NOVA K-12 engineering and maker education", at a pop-up makerspace hosted by Future Engineers with support from NASA and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. Participants were able to create digital 3D models using Autodesk Tinkercad and watch objects being printed with Makerbot 3D printers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Artemis II lunar science team member, Ryan Ewing, reacts to the astronauts' verbal observations of the Moon during their flyby on April 6, 2026. Along with other lunar science team members, Ewing helped train the crew in geology both in the classroom and in the field. The science team also built the lunar targeting plan that, like an International Space Station spacewalk plan, provides strong, detailed observation guidance, plus flexibility for the crew to make decisions based on what they’re seeing and experiencing in real time. The science team had many moments of celebration during the lunar flyby as the astronauts took images of the Moon and provided verbal descriptions of what they were seeing. This type of information reveals the geologic history of an area and will be critical to collect when future Artemis astronauts explore the Moon's surface. Credits: NASA/Luna Posadas Nava

Ryan Heitz, co-founder and head of school, Ideaventions Academy, second from right, speaks on a panel on "igniting NOVA K-12 engineering and maker education", at a pop-up makerspace hosted by Future Engineers with support from NASA and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. Participants were able to create digital 3D models using Autodesk Tinkercad and watch objects being printed with Makerbot 3D printers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Ryan XV-5B V/STOL aircraft

Ryan XV-5B V/STOL aircraft with pilot

NACA Photographer Ryan model Number 92 Vertiplane

Pam Melroy is ceremonially sworn-in as the 15th NASA Deputy Administrator by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, as her husband Douglas Hollett, holds their family Bible, and her brothers David, Stephen and her nephew Ryan, right, look on, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Melroy is a former NASA astronaut. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Photographe Ryan XV-5B V/STOL aircraft

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell with Ryan Kent at microscope

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell in N-239 Lab Ryan Kent with Flask containing Anabaena Culture

Corey Diebler, facility manager, right, and Ryan Smith, project manager, left, speak with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Edward C. Forst, Administrator of the General Services Administration during a tour of the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, NASA's newest wind tunnel, Friday, July 31, 2026, at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The state-of-the-art facility will support research and technology development that will advance the agency’s aeronautics, exploration, and science goals, including establishing a sustained human presence on the lunar surface through the Artemis program and the development of a Moon Base. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Foreground, from left: Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla, director of the Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; Kyle Back, director of the business management office at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Enterprise at NASA Headquarters; NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; and Luis Muniz, radiation safety officer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; background: Sean Clarke, NASA technical fellow for electric power for the NASA Engineering and Safety Center, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, center, and Ryan Fishel, pilot, right, pose for a photograph following an employee incentive flying event with Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Dr. Alfred Eggers returns for a visit to Ames and the arc jet with (left to right); Ryan Mcdaniel, Dinesh Rabhu, Joe Olejnizak, Alfred Eggers, Jeff Brown, Joe Hartman, Sylvia Johnson.

EuCROPIS EVT-2 Power Cell team in N-239 Lab from left to right Griffin McCutcheon, Ryan Kent, Lynn Rothchild project P.I. and Ivan Paulino-Lima

Ryan Vaughan, left, Dean Kontinos, and Jay Trimble, right during the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) vehicle operational readiness test in the Multi-Mission Operations Center (MMOC), N240A.

S69-55553 (October 1969) --- Ryan Aeronautical Company artist's concept depicting a close-up view of Surveyor 3 resting in the Ocean of Storms on the lunar nearside. Two Apollo 12 astronauts are seen approaching in the background. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module (LM) is in the left background. The Earth is in the right background. The inspection of Surveyor 3, which has been resting on the moon since April 1967, is an important objective of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission. Selected pieces of Surveyor 3 will be brought back to Earth for scientific examination. Ryan landing radar has guided both Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft to soft landings on the moon.

NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett tries out a seat of another vehicle known for speed: the orbiter Endeavour. Jarrett and other drivers Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman were on a tour of KSC. The men are scheduled to drive in the Pepsi 400 auto race being held July 5 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach.

Tucker Ryan Thomas with G2V takes calibration readings from the OSAM-1 solar simulators during their commissioning tests inside a cleanroom at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt Md., Oct 3, 2022. This photo has been cleared for public release. NASA/Mike Guinto

NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett poses outside the hatch of orbiter Endeavour. Jarrett and other drivers Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson were on a tour of KSC. The men are scheduled to drive in the Pepsi 400 auto race being held July 5 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach.

S71-39868 (July 1971) --- An artist's concept of the Apollo 15 Hadley-Apennine landing area showing the two moon-exploring crewmen on a traverse in their Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The two figures represent astronauts David R. Scott, commander, and James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. The artwork is by Teledyne Ryan.

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson tries out a seat of another vehicle known for speed: the orbiter Endeavour. Johnson and other drivers Dale Jarrett and Ryan Newman were on a tour of KSC. The men are scheduled to drive in the Pepsi 400 auto race being held July 5 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach.

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson gets a close look at the orbiter Endeavour. Johnson and other drivers Ryan Newman and Dale Jarrett were on a tour of KSC. The men are scheduled to drive in the Pepsi 400 auto race being held July 5 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach.

Three NASCAR drivers, (from left) Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett and Ryan Newman, get a close look at the orbiter Endeavour during their tour of KSC. The men are scheduled to drive in the Pepsi 400 auto race being held July 5 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach.

Engineering Technician Ryan Fischer torques the Force Gauge Ring on to the vibe table in preparation for vibration testing of the PACE spacecraft bus at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland on June 16th, 2021. Photographer: Denny Henry – Goddard Space Flight Center