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  • Double Asteroid Redirection Test Post-Impact Image Gallery
    1 min read Double Asteroid Redirection Test Post-Impact Image Gallery After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully ...
  • Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
    2 min read Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The public is invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 6 ...
  • NASA Hosts Unveiling of Plans for New Silicon Valley Innovation Hub
    Aerial view of NASA’s Ames Research Center, NASA Research Park, and Moffett Field in California’s Silicon Valley. NASA A new campus, called Berkeley Space Center, aims to offer lab, office, and educational ...
  • Launching to a Metal-Rich Asteroid
    NASA / Aubrey Gemignani NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This image captures the beginning ...
  • NASA Seeks Development of Universal Payload Interface
    4 min read NASA Seeks Development of Universal Payload Interface The third TechLeap Prize challenges applicants to make it easier to integrate diverse technology payloads onto various commercial suborbital vehicles, orbital flight ...
  • 40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Discovery Makes its Public Debut
    On Oct. 16, 1983, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Discovery, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California. Under construction for three years, Discovery ...
  • PROPULSION TEST AREA
    Propulsion Test Area – Our Propulsion Test Area houses numerous vacuum and ambient test stands. From the Apollo rocket engine testing of the 1960s to the spacecraft propulsion systems of today, ...
  • Dr. Guy Bluford Reflects on 40th Anniversary of Historic Shuttle Flight 
    1 min read Dr. Guy Bluford Reflects on 40th Anniversary of Historic Shuttle Flight  Dr. Guy Bluford talks about his historic flight at Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna In ...
  • Glenn in the Community
    3 Min Read Glenn in the Community AirVenture guests enjoyed a variety of hands-on, informational activities within the NASA pavilion. Credits: NASA/Christopher Hartenstine NASA Visits Ohio State Fair An ...
  • Glenn “Stars” Showcase Research and Technology
    2 min read Glenn “Stars” Showcase Research and Technology Presenters highlight Glenn’s technology and missions during the annual Evening With the Stars event. Credit: NASA/Jef Janis NASA’s Glenn Research Center’s “An Evening With the ...
  • Repair, Refurbishment, and Modification
    Repair, Refurbishment, and Modification WSTF Staff Components can be refurbished as a cost effective alternative to the cost of new equipment. Credits: NASA WSTF Our engineers refurbish, repair, and redesign fluid components such as ...
  • Uncle Nearest Now the Largest Grande Champagne Vineyard Owner in Cognac
    Shelbyville, Tenn, United States, October 14, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / Uncle Nearest, the most-awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey company of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, has proudly secured ownership of ...
  • Must-Attend Event for the Coffee, Tea, and Bakery Industries in Bangkok
    Bangkok, Thailand, October 13, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / The highly anticipated ASEAN Café Show 2023 is back and bigger than ever before! Presented by Kavin Intertrade, this exceptional event will ...
  • Environmental Management
    We take an active role in limiting our impacts on the environment and being responsible for the environmental quality of our community. Management support and grassroots efforts have helped to ...
  • 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 of ...
  • 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 test ...
  • 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 these ...
  • 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 and ...
  • 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 that supported ...
  • 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 in ...
  • 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 ...
  • Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara
    iss070e003191 (Oct. 12, 2023) — Expedition 70 Flight Engineers (from left) Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, both from NASA, pose for a portrait in front of the International Space Station’s ...
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