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Dream Chaser Undergoes Testing at NASA Test Facility in Ohio

Posted December 16, 2023

Research Physical Scientist Tra-My Justine Richardson

“When I mentor students, their academic [talents] are a given. They’re very bright. They’re very smart. But I mentor them to teach them what they don’t learn in school: how to work with other people, how to seek help, and how to mature from a student to a professional. “[I teach them that] when you fail, […]

Posted December 15, 2023

Aeronautics

Ingenuity (Helicopter)

120th Anniversary of the First Powered, Controlled Flight

In this image from Dec. 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight of the day. The Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last. The aircraft, Flyer 1, […]

Posted December 15, 2023

Commercial Resupply

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International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser New Station Resupply Spacecraft for NASA

NASA and Sierra Space are making progress on the first flight of the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed cargo spaceplane is planned to launch its demonstration mission in 2024 to the orbital complex as part of NASA’s commercial resupply services.

Posted December 15, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Geologist Paves the Way for Building on the Moon

By Jessica Barnett For many at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a love – be it for space, science, or something else – drew them to the career they’re in today. For geologist Jennifer Edmunson, there were multiple reasons. Her love for geology dates back to her childhood in Arizona, playing in […]

Posted December 15, 2023

Kennedy Space Center

Sustainability at Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center’s NASA Causeway Bridge Construction

In this aerial view, crews with Orion Marine Construction work to complete the westbound span of the Indian River Bridge, while daily traffic moves along the upgraded eastbound lanes of the bridge leading to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The bridge crosses the Indian River Lagoon and connects Kennedy […]

Posted December 15, 2023

Armstrong Flight Research Center

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Supersonic Flight

Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review

It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA Armstrong continues to demonstrate America’s leadership in aeronautics, Earth and space science, and aerospace technology.

Posted December 15, 2023

ISS Research

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA en español

NASA: Una jugosa historia de tomates en la Estación Espacial Internacional

El cultivo de alimentos a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional es una de las muchas investigaciones que han alcanzado la madurez para las misiones de vuelos espaciales de larga duración a la Luna y Marte. El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio compartió recientemente una jugosa historia de dos tomates rebeldes, a los que […]

Posted December 15, 2023

NASA Awards Turbofan Engine Core Technology Demonstration Contract

NASA has selected GE Aerospace of Cincinnati to work with the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project, which is aiming to develop more fuel efficient engines for single-aisle aircraft.

Posted December 14, 2023

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