ED10-0007-04 NASA's ER-2 #806 arrived at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., after a brief night proficiency flight by research pilot Denis Steele on Jan. 11, 2010. The high-altitude aircraft and its sister ship, ER-2 #809, have been transferred from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base to the Palmdale facility, their new base of operations for science missions around the globe. January 11, 2010 NASA Photo / Tom Tschida