and then serve as an ablative thermal protection system that can withstand the high heating of Earth reentry. Dr. Jay D. Feldman, a Research Materials Engineer at NASA Ames Research, has been ...

Unlike NASA’s space shuttle ... the MiG-105 was clad in advanced thermal protection materials, including heat-resistant alloys and ceramic tiles—technologies that foreshadowed those used ...

thermal protection materials, autonomous orbital operations, and various payloads for the Department of Defence and NASA. Since its first launch in 2010, the X-37B has now completed seven successful ...

NASA has successfully tested an electric force field on the Moon that protects spacecraft from destructive lunar dust. The ...

NASA Tests Reveal Ice Protection Need For Transonic Wing is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is testing spacesuit materials on Mars to help scientists design gear for future astronauts.

NASA's Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, ...

NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just hunting for signs of ancient life on Mars, it's also testing spacesuit materials right ...

"To optimize our workforce, and in compliance with an Executive Order, NASA is beginning its phased approach to a reduction in force, known as a RIF." NASA will close several offices and reduce ...

Although Ames doesn't operate a homeless shelter, it funds local agencies that provide housing and other services. The city partners with organizations like the Salvation Army, YSS, and Access to ...

NASA told its staff Monday that the space agency will start cutting its ranks − including the office of its chief scientist − as part of a "broader governmentwide restructuring effort.