test pilot
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Glover particularly misses those test pilot days, when he was pushing the limits of the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet in China Lake while completing a master’s degree on the side.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Reid Wiseman, a 50-year-old former naval aviator and test pilot who also formerly served as a deputy chief of NASA's astronaut office, will be in command.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Crew-12 marks the first spaceflight for mission specialist Sophie Adenot and pilot Jack Hathaway, both of whom have test pilot backgrounds.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
A top Chinese military test pilot told a Chinese newspaper in 2016 that domestically made engines struggled with insufficient thrust, high fuel consumption rates and poor reliability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
I really liked my job as a test pilot; in fact, I thought it was the best possible job I could have, except for one thing.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
