flyARIA Archive
Photo Gallery
Curated photographs from the ARIA archive — aircraft, consoles, launches, Apollo support, and people
These albums are a careful selection from Randy L. Losey’s ARIA materials — enough to tell the story without dumping every file on one page. Click any photograph for a larger view. Have better prints, captions, or names for faces? Write to [email protected].
Aircraft on the ramp and in the air
ARIA airframes on the flight line and aloft — the droop snoot that made them unmistakable.
Aircraft 60-0374
The last of the original eight — Randy’s assigned aircraft, now at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Droop snoot, dish, and open nose
The seven-foot steerable antenna behind the famous bulbous nose — how ARIA acquired the target.
PMEE consoles and mission equipment
Inside the cabin: antenna control, data separation, mission coordinator, and related racks.
More from the flight line
Additional archive photographs of ARIA airframes on the ground and in the air.
Inside the mission cabin
Operators at work on the racks and consoles that tracked, recorded, and relayed telemetry.
Launches, ground sites, and press
The launches ARIA supported, the places it worked from, and moments in front of the cameras.
Apollo mission support charts and photos
TLI and reentry coverage charts, Apollo 17 launch and splashdown, and related ARIA planning graphics — many from Michael Zeitfuss’s Apollo 17 account.
Crew, reunion, and people of ARIA
Faces and moments from the ARIA community — reunion banquet, crew art, and friends of the program.
ARIA Media (video) ARIA Patches Aircraft How ARIA Worked Main Menu