Orion Astronauts Visit Ames Entry Systems and Technology Divisio
Megan MacDonald, left, leads NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Victor J. Glover, right, on a tour of the Laser Enhanced Arc Jet Facility (LEAF) laboratory, in N238. The LEAF laser augments the hypersonic shock heating experienced by a test sample during an arc jet test and provides improved test simulation quality by supplying an intense source of optical heating while the arc jet flow provides shock-driven convective heating.
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ACD25-0023-027
Date Created
March 13, 2025
Center
ARC
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image
Photographer
Don Richey
Location
NASA Ames Research Center
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