Space News
-
Propulsion Systems
Since the first rocket engine test in 1964, our facility has performed development and certification testing of space propulsion systems for manned and unmanned spacecraft. Along with our half century…
-
Oxygen Systems
Specializing in the study of oxygen compatibility in space, aircraft, medical, and industrial applications, we investigate the effects of increased oxygen concentration on the ignition and burning of materials and…
-
Machining And Fabrication
WSTF Staff White Sands Test Facility’s Machining and Fabrication craftsmen specialize in the prototype and production of parts used on the International Space Station, ground support equipment, and facility and…
-
Calibration
NASA WSTF Our calibration team supports mission critical testing for the International Space Station and other NASA space exploration efforts, and helps to safeguard the lives and equipment used in…
-
Materials Flight Acceptance
NASA WSTF Our Materials flight acceptance workforce performs NASA Technical Standard “Flammability, Offgassing, and Compatibility Requirements and Test Procedures”, NASA-STD-6001 and related customized testing designed to verify space flight materials…
-
Composite Pressure System
Since the inception of the technology in the 1970s, White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) has been at the forefront of NASA’s testing and evaluation of composite pressure components, building on…
-
Artemis I Team Receives Laurels Award for Team Achievement
3 min read Artemis I Team Receives Laurels Award for Team Achievement The International Academy of Astronautics has awarded its 2023 Laurels for Team Achievement award to the international team…
-
Official portrait of NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara
jsc2022e095887_alt (March 24, 2023) — Official portrait of NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA First published at NASA.gov
-
Astronaut Carlos Noriega at Mission Control
NASA In this image from Jan. 15, 2003, astronaut Carlos I. Noriega, spacecraft communicator, smiles while sitting at his console in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center…
-
Lagniappe
7 Min Read Lagniappe The Lagniappe newsletter for October is now available from NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Read about the new RS-25 test series and how data is collected, continued…