I am a geologist and I work in many different field sites all over the world and in the ocean. I use planetary analogs, or sites on earth that resemble other
Earth, lava tubes range in size from only a few feet wide to as wide as a subway tunnel
The Bell X-2 was a rocket-powered, swept-wing research aircraft designed to investigate the structural effects of aerodynamic heating as well as stability and
The NACA made its spin tunnel and supersonic wind-tunnels at the Langley Memorial
The team behind that novel idea is one of five external organizations getting money from NASA because their ideas have already shown great promise, but still
A representative wing section of the modified motor glider was tested in a wind tunnel
Born and raised in Mexico City, Carlos Fontanot has dedicated 34 years to NASA. He supports the International Space Station Mission Integration and Operations
Carlos Fontanot (left) sets up a NASA imagery exhibit in the Houston Downtown Tunnel
Payloads: Behavioral Core Measures (BCM): ROBoT-r Research sessions consisting of a set of 12 runs/tests were performed. The Standardized Behavioral Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions (Behavioral Core Measures) experiment initially examined a suite of measurements to reliably assess the risk of adverse cognitive or behavioral conditions and psychiatric disorders during long-duration spaceflight …
Various solid fuels are burned under different conditions and observed inside a flow tunnel
Payloads 3DMM: The crew continued the 3DMM experiment by collecting samples from the Node 2 area. This investigation will conduct a series of over 800 swab sample collections throughout several modules of the International Space Station. Surfaces in the space station contain microbes and associated biomolecules excreted by these microorganisms. Three-dimensional Microbial Mapping of ISS …
Various solid fuels are burned under different conditions and observed inside a flow tunnel
Edward Raymond Sharp, known as „Ray,“ was the center’s director for its first 20 years. Sharp expedited the wartime construction of the laboratory; empowered
The lab used aircraft model builders to create models for wind tunnel tests, but
Something happened 100 years ago that changed forever the way we fly. And then the way we explore space. And then how we study our home planet. That something
War II, Langley tested planes like the P-51 Mustang in the nation’s first wind tunnel
By the late 1930s, it was clear that traditional straight wings and relatively thick airfoils were not suitable for flight approaching the speed of sound. As
The NACA wind tunnel research independently confirmed the potential of a delta wing
Bone Densitometer (BD): The crew completed a calibration of the Bone Densitometer in preparation for operations later this week. Approximately the size of a consumer microwave oven, the Bone Densitometer uses X-rays to measure the bone mineral density (and the lean and fat tissue) of mice living aboard the ISS. As a result, researchers hope …
acceleration caused by radiative heat feedback from the surrounding walls and a tunnel
