May 4, 2012

Image Caption: Dryden Flight Research Center's fleet of aircraft in 1997. Credit: NASA/Tony Landis

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com

The NASA social is about to begin at the Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base in California, and those attending the event could not be more excited.

NASA invited 60 social media guests to Dryden to see what this leg of the U.S. space agency is all about.

During the event, NASAs guests will get to hear Kevin Rohrer, NASAs Chief of the Office of Strategic Communications, speak, as well as David McBride, Drydens Center Director.

Guests at the NASA Social will also have the opportunity to experience a sonic boom presentation, as well as take a walking tour of the Dryden facility.

Amidst pilots, engineers, and space enthusiasts, everyone involved in the NASA social has a common bond, so the sense of anticipation is overwhelming.

Dryden sits inside Californias Mojave desert, and at the facility you pick up on a vibe of the important role this center has played in the history of space exploration.

The Dryden Flight Research Center is NASAs main avenue for flight research, conducting atmospheric Earth and space science flight operations, and developing, verifying and transferring advanced aeronautics.

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