John Bodylski holds a balsa wood model of his proposed aircraft that could be an atmospheric probe. Directly in front of him is a fully assembled version of the aircraft and a large section of a second prototype at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

Photographer NASA/Steve Freeman

Location AFRC

Date December 6, 2023

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NASA Armstrong Builds Aircraft to be an Atmospheric Probe