Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) Overview Capabilities Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) Overview The Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Laboratory (GMRO) studies the mechanics of materials in a launch pad environment, especially the mechanics of soil at Lunar and Martian spaceports; how to excavate the soil to prepareContinue Reading
The fully-integrated LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) ready for environmental testing. A small suitcase-size instrument suite built at NASA Goddard, LEMS is designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the seismic environment at the Moon, including surface motion caused by moonquakes and meteorite impacts in the lunar south polarContinue Reading
Cryogenics Testing Laboratory (CTL) Overview The CTL provides quick response cryogenic troubleshooting, and test and development capability, to support Kennedy Space Center processing and launch activities. The laboratory also performs focused research and development in areas such as thermal insulation systems, cryogenic component testing and evaluation, and low-temperature applications. TheContinue Reading
Stennis Space Center Home NASA’s Stennis Space… NASA Stennis 65th Anniversary Stennis Home About Stennis Mission STEM Engagement Media Resources Visit Stennis Celebrating 65 Years Celebrate 65 years of history in the making at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. As America’s premier rocket propulsion test site, NASA Stennis has spentContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community HWO SIG Seminar, August… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Habitable Worlds Observatory Science Interest Group Seminar, August 12, 2026 11 August 2026 The HWO Science Interest Group invites you to theContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community DGCE SIG Seminar, August… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Diffuse Gas and Cosmic Ecosystems Science Interest Group Seminar, August 27, 2026 11 August 2026 https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/cosmic-origins/community/dgce-sig-seminar-27-aug-2026 The DGCE Science InterestContinue Reading
As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we’ve got” if and when the request came from the authorities for international assistance.Continue Reading
Dogs have been shaping—and being shaped by—humans for about 15,000 years, evolving from early partners of hunter-gatherers into an astonishing range of specialized companions. Across the globe, they adapted alongside people to wildly different environments and needs, from powerful Arctic sled dogs and agile rainforest hunters to high-altitude dogs withContinue Reading
Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory Capabilities/Services Design, fabricate, test, maintain and provide crew rescue equipment: Communications devices Life Support Equipment Provide training for medical staff in use of crew rescue equipment and communications protocols with local medical facilities Support rescue readiness on launch day – Interface with Airforce/KSC Medical, Fire &Continue Reading
Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory Overview The Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory (BERL) at KSC is fully equipped to conduct research and field testing on a wide variety of manned and unmanned systems and equipment. It is the only laboratory at KSC that provides “human subject testing”, including physiological response testing andContinue Reading
Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory (BERL) Overview Capabilities Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory (BERL) Overview The Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory (BERL) at KSC is fully equipped to conduct research and field testing on a wide variety of manned and unmanned systems and equipment. It is the only laboratory at KSC that providesContinue Reading
Microgravity Simulation Support Facility (MSSF) Overview The MSSF supports short duration studies utilizing a variety of microgravity simulator devices, including slow rotating 2-D clinostats, rotating wall vessel bioreactors, 3-D clinostats, and random positioning machines. Capabilities Nikon confocal microscope Nikon stereoscop Percival plant growth chambers Thermo CO2 incubators Biological safety cabinets AirbusContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Third Early Career Workshop,… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Physics of the Cosmos Third Early Career Workshop NASA’s Physics of theContinue Reading