White Sands Test Facility

NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers. The Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract is a firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a value not to exceed $200 million during a five-year ordering period.

Posted December 13, 2024

Johnson Space Center

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White Sands Test Facility Encourages Locals to Leave Their Footprint on the Space Industry

At the edge of Las Cruces, New Mexico, surrounded by miles of sunbaked earth, NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) is quietly shaping the future. There is no flash, no fanfare — the self-contained facility operates as it has since 1962, humbly and in relative obscurity. Yet as New Mexico’s space industry skyrockets amid intensifying […]

Posted December 4, 2024

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Johnson Space Center

Launching Into Action: White Sands Firefighters on the Frontlines of New Mexico’s Wildfire Crisis

Ruidoso, New Mexico lay in an unusual hush on June 20, 2024. During any normal summer day, the village in the southern part of the state lives up to the Spanish translation of its name — noisy. But the bustle of this vacation hotspot, which attracts nearly 2 million visitors each year, was stifled by […]

Posted September 25, 2024

Glenn Research Center

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research

Human Space Travel Research

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Technology Demonstration

Technology Demonstration Missions Program

White Sands Test Facility

NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back

A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon […]

Posted July 24, 2024

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Johnson Space Center

White Sands Propulsion Team Tests 3D-Printed Orion Engine Component

When the Orion spacecraft carries the first Artemis crews to the Moon and back, it will rely on the European Service Module contributed by ESA (European Space Agency) to make the journey.

Posted May 7, 2024

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PROPULSION TEST AREA

From the Apollo rocket engine testing of the 1960s to the spacecraft propulsion systems of today, our site has developed unique facilities to meet the testing needs for testing rocket propulsion systems.

Posted October 16, 2023

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COPV Standards

Through collaboration with other government agencies, U.S. national consensus organizations, and international governments, our engineers have developed nondestructive evaluation (NDE) standards for composites through ASTM International.

Posted October 16, 2023

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Failure Analysis

Failure analysis determines what, why and how things went wrong when a component, system, or structure fails and is a valuable tool in the development of new products and the improvement of existing ones. Our multi-disciplined team has the expertise and in-house capabilities to determine the root cause of failures on a wide range […]

Posted October 15, 2023

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Certified Valve Repair Facility

Holding the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) Certificate of Authorization and “VR” Symbol Stamp for the repair of pressure relief valves, our Valve Repair Facility ensures pressure relief valves are operating within the manufacturer’s specifications and to the customer’s expectations.Using gaseous nitrogen, we are capable of verifying flow cap

Posted October 15, 2023

White Sands Test Facility