Soil Remediation at White Sands Test Facility – NASA

Soil Remediation at White Sands Test Facility – NASA

Las Cruces, New Mexico Soil Remediation at the 600 Area Off-Site Pile The NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) is crucial for supporting space exploration and technology development. Located in New Mexico, it provides a controlled environment for testing and evaluating spacecraft, propulsion systems, and other aerospace technologies. The facility is instrumental in conducting critical … Read more

Collaboration Is Key to A Strong Materials Discipline – NASA

Collaboration Is Key to A Strong Materials Discipline – NASA

NASA has a strong need for advanced materials and processes (M&P) across the realms of robotic- and crewed-spaceflight, as well as aeronautics, particularly when one acknowledges that all craft must be made of something. To meet that need, the materials discipline relies on collaboration—both between centers and across disciplines. Reaching the Agency’s Moon-to-Mars objectives will … Read more

Ken Freeman Receives Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award for ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP) – NASA

Ken Freeman Receives Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award for ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP) – NASA

Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award to the NASA ATM-X Digital Information Platform (DIP) TeamIn November 2024, the Digital Information Platform (DIP) team received the prestigious Industry Award from the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) at the annual ATCA Connect Conference in Washington, DC. The award recognized the team’s efforts in supporting NASA’s Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP), … Read more

NASA Ames Astrogram – December 2024 – NASA

NASA Ames Astrogram – December 2024 – NASA

by Tiffany Blake As NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley enters its 85th year since its founding, join us as we take a look back at some of our highlights of science, engineering, research, and innovation from 2024. Ames Arc Jets Play Key Role in Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield Findings  Researchers at … Read more

NASA’s Ames Research Center Celebrates 85 Years of Innovation – NASA

NASA’s Ames Research Center Celebrates 85 Years of Innovation – NASA

Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley pre-dates a lot of things. The center existed before NASA – the very space and aeronautics agency it’s a critical part of today. And of all the marvelous advancements in science and technology that have fundamentally changed our lives over the last 85 years since its founding, one aspect … Read more

NASA’s Webb Reveals Smallest Asteroids Yet Found in Main Asteroid Belt – NASA

NASA’s Webb Reveals Smallest Asteroids Yet Found in Main Asteroid Belt – NASA

NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope includes asteroids on its list of objects studied and secrets revealed.  A team led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge repurposed Webb’s observations of a distant star to reveal a population of small asteroids — smaller than astronomers had ever detected orbiting the Sun in the main … Read more

Statistical Analysis Using Random Forest Algorithm Provides Key Insights into Parachute Energy Modulator System – NASA

Statistical Analysis Using Random Forest Algorithm Provides Key Insights into Parachute Energy Modulator System – NASA

Download PDF: Statistical Analysis Using Random Forest Algorithm Provides Key Insights into Parachute Energy Modulator System Energy modulators (EM), also known as energy absorbers, are safety-critical components that are used to control shocks and impulses in a load path. EMs are textile devices typically manufactured out of nylon, Kevlar® and other materials, and control loads … Read more

55 Years Ago: Apollo 13, Preparations for the Third Moon Landing – NASA

55 Years Ago: Apollo 13, Preparations for the Third Moon Landing – NASA

As 1969, an historic year that saw not just one but two successful human lunar landings, drew to a close, NASA continued preparations for its planned third Moon landing mission, Apollo 13, then scheduled for launch on March 12, 1970. The Apollo 13 prime crew of Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Thomas … Read more