Meet Our Leadership Team
![Center Director Bradley C. Flick](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/brad_flick_afrc2022-0002-22.jpg?w=819)
![Deputy Center Director Laurie A. Grindle](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/laurie_grindle_ed15-0002-37.jpg?w=819)
![Associate Director for Mission Support Sean E. McMorrow](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/afrc2018-0001-26.jpg?w=819)
![Olivia J. Carte](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afrc2019-0002-34.jpg?w=819)
![Eddie Zavala](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/eddie_zavala_afrc2017-0002-32.jpg?w=819)
![Troy A. Asher](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afrc2018-0001-60_troy_asher.jpg?w=820)
![Human Resources Officer: Stephen Jensen](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stephen-jensen-1200.jpg?w=819)
![Portrait of Bruce Lipe.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bruce-lipe-afrc2023-0002-28.jpg?w=819)
![Frank M. Ramos](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/frank_ramos_2.jpg?w=769)
![Portrait of Armstrong chief engineer Cynthia Bixby](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CJ-Bixby_ED15-0002-46_2.jpg?w=769)
![Jonathan Brett Swanson](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/brett_swanson_afrc2017-0002-14.jpg?w=749)
![Joy Murphy](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/joy_murphy_deh_8313_.jpg?w=749)
![Portrait of a man dressed in a suit and tie and who is smiling.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ed12-0298-14.jpg?w=819)
![Keri L. Eliason](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ed12-0298-07.jpg?w=819)
Keeping NASA Armstrong Aircraft Safe
Flying unique, one-of-a-kind aircraft is one of the specialties of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. A process,…
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NASA Photographer Honored for Thrilling Inverted In-Flight Image
Riding in the back seat of a car can be boring. Riding in the back of a NASA aircraft is…
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Meet Our Pilots
For more than seven decades, pilots at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, have flown everything from light aircraft to high-speed jets and rocket-powered airplanes. Here's our current lineup of pilots.
![Troy A. Asher](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afrc2018-0001-60_troy_asher.jpg?w=820)
Troy A. Asher
![Andrew C. Barry](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afrc2018-0322-01_andy_barry.jpg?w=819)
Andrew C. Barry
![Donald S. Broce](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ed12-0222-04_p-1.jpg?w=768)
Donald 'Stu' Broce
![T-34 lead pilot Scott Howe said the new Active Noise Reduction system makes it easier to hear in the aircraft?s loud cockpit.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/afrc2018-0099-01_0.jpg?w=1024)
Scott J. Howe
![Portrait of NASA Pilot David Nils Larson.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afrc2023-0081-22.jpg?w=1024)
David Nils Larson
![Portrait of NASA Pilot James L. Less.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afrc2023-0081-21.jpg?w=1024)
James L. Less
![Dean Neeley](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ed13-0052-10_p-1.jpg?w=768)
H. Dean Neeley
![Portrait of a pilot in an orange space suit kneeling down to the ground and holding a helmet in his hands. The ER-2 aircraft can be seen in the background.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/afrc2016-0336-05-greg-coach-nelson.jpg?w=819)
James G. Nelson
![Hernan D. Posada](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ed09-0242-75_p-1.jpg?w=768)
Hernan D. Posada
![Wayne Michael Ringelberg](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ringelberg.jpg?w=742)
Wayne Ringelberg
![Elizabeth Ruth](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/afrc2017-0288-09_liz_ruth.jpg?w=683)
Elizabeth Ruth
![Timothy L. Williams](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ed10-0384-05a.jpg?w=768)
Timothy L. Williams
![Photo of Pilot Carrie Worth, standing on aircraft stairs.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/afrc2021-0108-052.jpg?w=1024)
Carrie L. Worth
Meet the X-59 Quesst Team
The X-59 Quesst crew is on a mission to transform aviation as NASA and communities work together to verify that the X-59’s quiet, supersonic design can turn a sonic boom into a sonic thump. This new technology, along with a potential change in regulations, will allow airliners to fly faster over land, cutting passenger travel time in half without disturbing people on the ground.
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NASA Storytime: Pilot Call Signs
NASA Armstrong pilots share their unique stories of how they received their pilot call signs, which are often described as nicknames. Armstrong pilots David Larson, James Less, Wayne Ringelberg, Troy Asher, Dean Neeley, and Scott Howe share their stories.
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