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Altair Esperanza Fire Mission Imagery
A team led by NASA and U.S. Forest Service scientists recently collected real-time, visible and infrared data from sensors onboard a remotely piloted aircraft over the Esperanza Fire in Southern California.
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NASA Ames Tests Orion Capsule Model at High Speed
NASA is conducting high-speed tests of small models of the agency’s new Orion crew exploration vehicle to learn about its stability during flight.
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Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
NASA's freshly painted Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP aircraft sits outside a hangar at L-3 Communications Integrated Systems' facility in Waco, Texas.
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Earbot
'Earbot,' an artificial inner ear for legged, ‘walker’ robots that will help prevent them from toppling.
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Microbe Experiment
When space shuttle Atlantis rockets into space later this week, it will take along three kinds of microbes for scientific observation.
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New NASA Ames Spacecraft to Look for Ice at One of Moon's Poles
Images of a small, 'secondary payload' spacecraft selected to travel to the moon to look for water ice at the lunar south pole in October 2008.
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Mars Drill
The device will bore into permafrost and broken rock in the crater in the Canadian arctic is to evaluate the artificial intelligence software that will control the rig.
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Analysis of a Novel Sensory Mechanism in Root Phototropism (Tropi)
Plants sprouted from seeds will be video taped and samples collected will be analyzed at a molecular level to determine what genes are responsible for successful plant growth in microgravity.
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NASA Fungal Pathogenesis, Tumorigenesis and Effects of Host Immunity in Space (FIT)
The FIT experiment is designed to use a simple, well studied model organism to gain preliminary data that is statistically meaningful and focuses on three important issues to astronaut health in space: 1) immune system function, 2) infection due to bacteria or fungus, and 3) pathogen virulence.
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Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Heat Shield Tests in Ames' Arc Jet Facility
Scientists and engineers at NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley, are leading NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) heat shield development effort, called the Thermal Protection System Advanced Development Project (TPS ADP).
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20G Centrifuge
The 20-G centrifuge, a machine that creates artificial gravity forces by spinning and that can simulate up to 20 times the normal forces of gravity we experience on Earth.
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25 Years of Space Shuttle History in Pictures
Historical images of NASA Ames Research Center's contributions to 25 years of the space shuttle program.
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Space Shuttle 3% Scale Model
These images (taken in late March 2006) show a three-percent scale model of the Space Shuttle, which has been undergoing wind tunnel tests at NASA Ames Research Center.
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Wind Tunnel Models of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV)
Wind tunnel models of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), NASA's new spaceship, have been under test recently at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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Wind Tunnel Tests Conducted at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Small-scale models of the new Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) -- are being tested in NASA wind tunnels across the nation.
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Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) Scale Model
Photos from the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) test in the 11-foot wind tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Scale Model
Image of Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) scale model being prepared for wind tunnel tests.
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NASA DC-8 Stardust Observation Mission Flight
Images of the NASA DC-8 aircraft on the 'Stardust observation mission flight,’ on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006.
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Stardust Aerogel Samples
The new aerogel tiles can insulate spacecraft from 10 to 100 times better than today's tiles.
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NASA DC-8 Stardust Observation Test Flights
Images of the NASA DC-8 aircraft on the 'Stardust observation rehearsal flights,’ on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2006 and Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006.