... We're at the [NASA] Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to speak with Center Director Kevin Petersen for the NASA at 50 Oral History Project. ... Wright: As you mention, it's a unique opportunity to be at one [NASA] Center all the years of your career. ... Petersen: Well, I think, in the early years, the Center was focused more on experimental aircraft and aeronautics, and we had some space-related activities too, with the lifting bodies and other vehicles associated with that. ...