Aerodynamics engineer Thomas Steva (left) of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and aerospace engineer Nettie Roozeboom (right) of NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley discuss the preliminary data flowing in from a wind tunnel test of the Space Launch System rocket. During a first-of-its-kind demonstration, data from the wind tunnel was sent directly to the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility for real-time visualization of the results. This event illustrated the power of connecting the two facilities: By getting a look at the data right away, future design teams will be able to request immediate adjustments to test conditions in the wind tunnel, ultimately speeding up aircraft and spacecraft design.
Image Credit: NASA/Advanced Supercomputing Division/Dominic Hart