Glenn Research Center

Inventor of Air Conditioning Helped Chill NASA Wind Tunnels

Global tensions were high in the fall of 1941 as U-boats harassed ships in the Atlantic and German forces pushed deep into the Soviet Union. There was a critical need for the United States to get the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)’s new engine laboratory (today, NASA’s Glenn Research Center) in operation as soon […]

Posted December 14, 2023

NASA, Moog Humming Along on Air Taxi Noise Tests

Video Credit: NASA/Steven Logan Air taxis hold the promise to revolutionize air transportation. NASA is working to make this vision a reality, collaborating with industry to reduce aircraft noise in our communities.

Posted December 7, 2023

Drones & You

Aeronáutica

Ames Research Center

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Glenn Research Center

Langley Research Center

NASA en español

La Movilidad Aérea Avanzada Ayuda al Transporte de Mercancías

Lee esta historia en inglés aquí. Hoy podemos recibir paquetes más rápido que antes gracias a los pedidos en línea y los servicios de entrega rápida. La demanda de este tipo de entrega rápida sigue aumentando y se necesitan nuevos medios de transporte de carga para mantener el ritmo. La NASA está especialmente cualificada para ayudar […]

Posted November 22, 2023

Glenn Research Center

NASA One Step Closer to Fueling Space Missions with Plutonium-238

The recent shipment of heat source plutonium-238 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory to its Los Alamos National Laboratory is a critical step toward fueling planned NASA missions with radioisotope power systems.

Posted November 21, 2023

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Glenn Research Center

Integrated Aviation Systems Program

Langley Research Center

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator

Quesst (X-59)

Quesst: The Vehicle

Supersonic Flight

NASA’s X-59 Goes from Green to Red, White, and Blue

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility in Palmdale, California. The X-59’s paint scheme will include a mainly white body, a NASA “sonic blue” underside, and red accents on the wings. The paint doesn’t just add cosmetic value. It also […]

Posted November 15, 2023

Glenn Research Center

Indigenous Student Brings Skills, Perspective to NASA Internship

On hot, summer days when Alyssa Warrior was growing up, she spent her time outside by her home on the Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Reservation near Buffalo, New York. She lay in the creek to escape the boiling sun, ran through the woods with her sister and five brothers, picked raspberries and wild onions, and lounged […]

Posted November 14, 2023

Glenn Research Center

Careers

People of NASA

NASA Glenn Helps Military Service Members Transition to Civilian Life

John Glenn. Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin. Jim Lovell. Guion Bluford. These iconic astronauts shared a commonality before they began their careers at NASA: They all served in the United States military.

Posted November 9, 2023

Artemis

Glenn Research Center

Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP)

Technology Demonstration Missions Program

True Blue: High-Power Propulsion for Gateway

The blue hue of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) is seen inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland during recent thruster qualification testing.

Posted November 2, 2023

Artemis

Glenn Research Center

International Space Station (ISS)

People of NASA

NASA’s Modern History Makers: Sarah Tipler

<back to gallery Growing up, Sarah Tipler always felt out of place. She had trouble with time management, structuring her day, and focusing her attention, but she didn’t know why. “For all of my undergraduate education, I really struggled to keep up despite understanding the material,” Tipler said. “It took a ton of work to […]

Posted October 30, 2023

Glenn History

Glenn Research Center

NASA History

Glenn Hangar Has Long Been the Face of the Center

The Flight Research Building, or hangar, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has not only housed the center’s aircraft and Flight Operations team for decades, but has also served as a visual representation of the center for the public. NASA has taken advantage of the hangar’s size and shape — along with its location […]

Posted October 27, 2023