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NASA image: White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) Hypervelocity Impact Testing Capabilities
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Jun 4, 2021

White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) Hypervelocity Impact Testing Capabilities

The White Sands Test Facility Remote Hypervelocity Test Laboratory is an access‐controlled hazardous test area...

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NASA image: White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) Mechanical Impact Testing Capabilities
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Jun 4, 2021

White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) Mechanical Impact Testing Capabilities

The White Sands Test Facility is equipped with two mechanical impact test systems, an ambient and a pressurized test...

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NASA image: Engineering Labs: Prototype Development Laboratory (PDL)
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Oct 21, 2020

Engineering Labs: Prototype Development Laboratory (PDL)

Katie Mortensen, a mechanical engineering technician, machines test article materials inside the Prototype...

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NASA image: jsc2024e063114 -- Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense
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Sep 19, 2024

jsc2024e063114 -- Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense

Josh Litofsky leads a Gateway lunar dust adhesion testing campaign at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. His...

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NASA image: jsc2025e064334
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Jul 22, 2025

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jsc2025e064334 (7/22/2025) --- This hands-on demonstration illustrated how different materials respond to different...

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NASA image: jsc2025e064335
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Jul 22, 2025

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jsc2025e064335 (7/22/2025) --- This hands-on demonstration illustrated how different materials respond to different...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd1386
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Jun 17, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - James E. Fesmire (right), NASA lead engineer for the KSC Cryogenics Testbed, works on...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd1387
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Jun 17, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - James E. Fesmire (right), NASA lead engineer for the KSC Cryogenics Testbed, works on...

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NASA image: ARC-2003-ACD03-0238-010
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Nov 20, 2003

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NEXT GENERATION THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS TESTING IN INTERACTIVE HEATING FACILITY; IHF-148 Run 002 West Panel

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NASA image: ARC-2003-ACD03-0238-064
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Nov 20, 2003

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Next Generation Thermal Protection Materials testing: Interactive Heating Facility IHF-148

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NASA image: PLASMA CHAMBER
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Jan 15, 2016

PLASMA CHAMBER

TODD SCHNEIDER PREPARES A PLASMA CHAMBER IN BUILDING 4605 AT MSFC FOR AN UPCOMING TEST. SCHNEIDER IS A PHYSICIST IN...

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NASA image: GRC-2006-C-01790
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Oct 4, 2002

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Instron Testing Machine studying the strength of Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Material to develop and improve...

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NASA image: 1300589
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Jul 23, 2013

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MATERIALS ENGINEER CHAD HASTINGS AND ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN PHILLIP THOMPSON LAYING UP RUBBER INSULATION ON BURST...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Feb 27, 1992

Around Marshall

Test of bearing and seal materials in order to develop improved life bearing designs for operating in liquid...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Feb 27, 1992

Around Marshall

Test of bearing and seal materials in order to develop improved life bearing designs for operating in liquid...

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NASA image: 1300587
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Jul 23, 2013

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MATERIALS ENGINEER CHAD HASTINGS AND ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN PHILLIP THOMPSON LAYING UP RUBBER INSULATION ON BURST...

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NASA image: ARC-1996-AC96-0195-21
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Jun 6, 1996

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NASA AMES HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) PLSS pack with Doug Smith at FMC test ground

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NASA image: EXPERIMENT - SHUTTLE
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Oct 28, 1983

EXPERIMENT - SHUTTLE

Weightless testing of the MSFC Materials Processing in Space Experiment onboard the KC-135, NASA 930, 10/26/1983.

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NASA image: MISSE #1 photographed during Expedition 9
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Sep 13, 2004

MISSE #1 photographed during Expedition 9

iss009e22435 (9/13/2004) --- A view of the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) #1,aft side....

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NASA image: View of Flight Engineer Donald R. Pettit emerging from the Quest/Airlock to perform tasks
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Apr 24, 2003

View of Flight Engineer Donald R. Pettit emerging from the Quest/Airlock to perform tasks

iss006e46361 (4/24/2003) --- A view of NASA astronaut Donald Pettit emerging from the Quest/Airlock (A/L) to perform...

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NASA image: MISSE #1 photographed during Expedition 9
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Sep 13, 2004

MISSE #1 photographed during Expedition 9

iss009e22432 (9/13/2004) --- A view of the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) #1, aft side....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Testbed Manager Louis MacDowell (foreground) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy (third from right) about a study being undertaken for the U.S. Navy: nonchrome primers for aircraft. At left is Lead Scientist Dr. Luz Marina Calle and behind MacDowell is Dr. Paul Hintze, who is working on a graduate project for the National Research Council. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Testbed Manager Louis MacDowell (foreground) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy (third from right) about a study being undertaken for the U.S. Navy: nonchrome primers for aircraft. At left is Lead Scientist Dr. Luz Marina Calle and behind MacDowell is Dr. Paul Hintze, who is working on a graduate project for the National Research Council. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project being undertaken for the U.S. Navy. At left are nonchrome primers for aircraft being studied. Behind Kennedy is Lead Scientist Dr. Luz Marina Calle. Behind MacDowell is Dr. Paul Hintze, who is working on a graduate project for the National Research Council. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project being undertaken for the U.S. Navy. At left are nonchrome primers for aircraft being studied. Behind Kennedy is Lead Scientist Dr. Luz Marina Calle. Behind MacDowell is Dr. Paul Hintze, who is working on a graduate project for the National Research Council. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second from right) learns from Testbed Manager Louis MacDowell (right) about a project being undertaken for the U.S. Navy. Being studied are nonchrome primers for aircraft. At left are Lead Scientist Dr. Luz Marina Calle and Dr. Paul Hintze, who is working on a graduate project for the National Research Council. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second from right) learns from Testbed Manager Louis MacDowell (right) about a project being undertaken for the U.S. Navy. Being studied are nonchrome primers for aircraft. At left are Lead Scientist Dr. Luz Marina Calle and Dr. Paul Hintze, who is working on a graduate project for the National Research Council. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Testbed Manager Louis MacDowell...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second...

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