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The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft is docked to the space station
The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft is docked to the space station

The Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station was orbiting above the Mediterranean Sea.

Hybrid Wing Body Model Tested in Spin Tunnel
Hybrid Wing Body Model Tested in Spin Tunnel

Technician Clinton Duncan readies a Hybrid Wing Body model for tests in the NASA Langley spin tunnel in 2012.

General Aviation Model in 20 Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel
General Aviation Model in 20 Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel

20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel with General Aviation Model on September 28, 1994.

NASA Langley’s Spin Tunnel
NASA Langley’s Spin Tunnel

In 1994, tests in NASA Langley's spin tunnel helped determine spin recovery parachute requirements for the F-22 fighter jet.

NASA Air Traffic Management Tool on Display
NASA Air Traffic Management Tool on Display

This close up view of a cockpit display screen shows NASA’s Tailored Arrival Manager (TAM) air traffic management tool in…

Tested a Mercury capsule model in 1959
Tested a Mercury capsule model in 1959

NASA Langley spin tunnel researchers tested a Mercury capsule model in 1959.

20-Foot Free Spinning Tunnel
20-Foot Free Spinning Tunnel

The spinning model is supported in the tunnel by the vertically rising air current

Northrop XB-35 in 20 Foot Spin Tunnel
Northrop XB-35 in 20 Foot Spin Tunnel

Northrop XB-35 in 20 Foot Spin Tunnel

Cliffs in Ancient Ice on Mars
Cliffs in Ancient Ice on Mars

Scientists have come to realize that, just below the surface, about one third of Mars is covered in ice.

Testing Model
Testing Model

Testing a model in the 20-Foot Spin Tunnel on August 20, 1941.