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Combustor Facilities

9 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Sector Combustor Studies (CE-5B-1) Combustion studies are conducted in this two-test position facility specifically in support of the NOx-reduction research for the High Speed Research program and the Advanced Subsonic Technology program. CE-5B-1 is large enough to test sector arrangements of injector elements to [...]

By |2025-02-03T17:48:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Awards Contract for Airborne Science Flight Services Support

NASA has awarded Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. of Bridgewater, Virginia, the Commercial Aviation Services contract to support the agency’s Airborne Science Program. The program provides aircraft and technology to further science and advance the use of Earth observing satellite data, making NASA data about our home planet and innovations accessible to all. This is an [...]

By |2025-02-03T16:31:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner

NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) sits outside a testing chamber after completing its thermal vacuum testing in the fall of 2024. Credit: NASA/JSC David DeHoyos To advance plans of securing a public/private partnership and land and operate NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) mission on the Moon in collaboration with industry the [...]

By |2025-02-03T16:22:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Station Science Top News: Jan. 31, 2025

Seeds survive space A close-up view of the Materials International Space Station Experiment hardware housing materials for exposure to space.NASA Researchers found that plant seeds exposed to space germinated at the same rate as those kept on the ground. This finding shows that plant seeds can remain viable during long-term space travel and plants could [...]

By |2025-02-03T16:17:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Stacking Artemis II

NASA/Frank Michaux NASA’s iconic “worm” insignia stands out in this photo taken on Jan. 24, 2025, as engineers and technicians prepared to lift the left center center booster segment for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The boosters will help support the remaining rocket components and the Orion spacecraft during final assembly of the [...]

By |2025-02-03T15:57:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

How Does the Sun Behave? (Grades K-4)

3 Min Read How Does the Sun Behave? (Grades K-4) This article is for students grades K-4. The Sun is a star. It is the biggest object in our solar system. The Sun is about 93 million miles away from Earth and about 4.5 billion years old. The Sun affects Earth’s weather, seasons, climate, [...]

By |2025-02-03T15:44:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Ames Stars of the Month: February 2025

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Michael Flynn, Ross Beyer, and Matt Johnson. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Michael Flynn Michael Flynn, a senior scientist and [...]

By |2025-02-03T15:11:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Station Crew Cleans Up After Spacewalk, Studies Space Agriculture and Physics

Astronaut Butch Wilmore works outside the space station during a five-hour and 26-minute spacewalk swabbing external surfaces searching for microorganisms on Jan. 30, 2025. The Expedition 72 crew kicked off the first week in February cleaning up after last week’s spacewalk and continuing its space agriculture and microgravity physics experiments. Other International Space Station science [...]

By |2025-02-03T14:27:00-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News|
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