Ames Research Center
Testing Heat Shields for Different Atmospheres
Testing is one of the unsung steps in the engineering process. Talk to any product development engineer, and they will…
4 weeks ago
NASA has Simulated a Tiny Part of the Moon Here on Earth
Before going to the Moon, the Apollo astronauts trained at various sites on Earth that best approximated the lunar surface,…
2 years ago
NASA Simulates Their Orion Abort System. Now That Would be a Crazy Ride
A team of research scientists recently conducted a series of simulations to see how the Orion Launch Abort System would…
7 years ago
NASA Announces 10, That’s Right 10! New Planets in Their Star’s Habitable Zone
The latest catalog to be released by the Kepler mission features and additional 10 potentially-habitable planets, and has led to…
7 years ago