NASA - 2010 News and Events

2010 News and Events

Desert Hills Elementary School students visit NASA White Sands Test Facility

When four Desert Hills Elementary students visited NASA White Sands Test Facility as a perk for placing in their school’s Science Fair, it was only natural to show the students how the science and math they are learning in school is applied in the local aerospace environment.
NASA’s Orion Launch Abort System Successfully Tested

NASA successfully tested the pad abort system for the Launch Abort System (LAS) developed for the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) at 7 a.m. MDT, May 6, 2010.
White Sands Test Facility Gets Valve Repair National Certification

NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in Las Cruces, New Mexico has added a National Board Inspection Code (NBIC)-certified Valve Repair Facility to its array of spacecraft, component and propulsion system test and evaluation capabilities.