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Technology That Speeds Up Deep Space Science Communications
Delays can occur when getting data back from spacecraft in deep space. The challenge stems from a combination of distance from Earth and limited spacecraft ...
Testing Maintenance-Free Engines That Power Science in Deep Space
There are no gas stations or mechanics in deep space.  So, if you want the power to perform science in the deep, dark frontiers of our solar system, you ...
NASA Advances Additive Manufacturing For Rocket Propulsion
NASA is breaking ground in the world of additive manufacturing with the Low Cost Upper Stage-Class Propulsion project. Recently, the agency successfully ...
TDM Bridge Builder: Daniel Herman, Solar Electric Propulsion System Lead
Note: Technology Demonstration Missions "Bridge Builders" are team members at NASA centers and partner organizations who help take various groundbreaking, ...

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Polyimide Aerogels Boost Antennas, Insulate Pipes

Research Center_s Mary Ann Meador is an expert in aerogels: low-density solids that make excellent insulators. Using polyimide polymers, she and her team ...

Industrial Productivity Manufacturing Technology

Vibration Tables Shake Up Aerospace, Car Testing

Team Corporation has been building vibration-testing equipment for NASA since the 1950s. Most recently, the Burlington, Washington-based company built a ...

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Rechargeable Hearing Aid Batteries Draw from NASA Research

Research In its early days, NASA spent much effort developing rechargeable silver-zinc batteries, as the pairing offers a higher power-to-weight ratio than ...


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SGSS
Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)
The office also provides spectrum management and analysis for the Agency, and supports the development of external partnerships and reimbursable ...
SEP
Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP)
As NASA seeks cost-effective access to destinations across the inner solar system, including cislunar space and Mars, it also seeks to shorten the cycle of ...
USA
Universal Stage Adapter (USA)
NASA has selected Dynetics, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to develop and build a universal stage adapter for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. ...
ESM
European Service Module (ESM)
After the Space Launch System rocket gives Orion the push it needs to venture toward deep space and detaches from it, the service module will propel the ...
International Space Station (ISS) Research
NASA’s experiments in the various disciplines of physical science, reveal how physical systems respond to the near absence of gravity. They also reveal how ...

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Large-Scale Swept Wing Model in the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel
Icing Research
At NASA Glenn Research Center, “We Freeze to Please”. Our icing research teams utilize a refrigerated wind tunnel, an engine test cell, and small scale ...
Boundary Layer Ingestion testing in NASA Glenn 8'x6' wind tunnel.
Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion
The aviation industry has made tremendous strides in increasing the efficiency of today’s aircraft, especially by significantly reducing the fuel ...
STARC-ABL electrical
Hybrid Electric Propulsion
Hybrid Electric Propulsion is an exciting area with much promise for improving the fuel efficiency, emissions, and noise levels in commercial transport ...

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World-class facilities

Exhaust Nozzle Plume Effects on Sonic Boom Hardware
1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (1×1) specializes in conducting fundamental research in supersonic and hypersonic fluid mechanics, ...
Dropping in Microgravity Environment event
2.2 Second Drop Tower
The 2.2 Second Drop Tower has been used for nearly 50 years by researchers from around the world to study the effects of microgravity on physical phenomena ...
Boundary Layer Ingesting Inlet Distortion Tolerant Fan
8×6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8×6) operates either in an aerodynamic closed-loop cycle, testing aerodynamic performance models, or in a ...
Blade Assembly Test Hardware
9×15 Low-Speed Wind Tunnel
The 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9×15) is the most utilized low-speed propulsion acoustic facility in the world. It is the only national ...

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