NASA’s Navigation Doppler Lidar technology, set for a lunar demonstration, highlights advancements in landing technology…
Browsing: NASA Langley Research Center
NASA Langley Research Center, located in Hampton, Virginia, is one of NASA’s major field centers, and it plays a pivotal role in the agency’s aeronautics and space research missions. Established in 1917 as the first U.S. civilian facility focused on aeronautical research, Langley has been instrumental in many of NASA’s projects, including the early space exploration missions, the development of the Space Shuttle, and ongoing contributions to modern aerospace technology. The center specializes in a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines, such as flight testing, development of advanced materials, atmospheric science, and simulation technology. Langley’s research has been vital in improving aircraft safety and efficiency, understanding Earth’s atmosphere, and developing technologies for space exploration, such as those used in Mars missions and in studying the Earth’s climate system.
CALIPSO, a joint NASA-CNES lidar satellite, ended its 17-year mission in 2023. Alongside CloudSat, it…
NASA’s LOFTID mission will test an inflatable heat shield, with data collected via an ejectable…
New Name, Same Great Supersonic Mission Introducing Quesst. Evoking the experimental nature of flight testing…
NASA’s PRIME-1 lunar mission will drill for ice, test 4G communications, and deploy a crater-hopping…
A heavy chorus of bolting and machinery filled the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST,…
The atmosphere is changing, trapping more heat from the Sun. The ocean plays a significant…
Researchers have found that Earth’s energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-year period from 2005…
Earth’s energy budget. Not a familiar concept? Maybe you’re scratching your head, wondering, what is…
SAGE III monitors ozone, aerosols, and water vapor from the ISS to support climate science.…
Many exploration destinations in our solar system are frigid and require hardware that can withstand…
Five Newly released videos from NASA help describe the science of the sun and its…
The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) on board NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite…
For the past year, leading aircraft manufacturers, Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, and Northrop Grumman,…
As testing continues on the next deep space exploration vehicle, Orion received its final drop…