Dream Chaser, with roots in a NASA project from the 1990s, will take lifting body design to new heights.
INSIGHT: August 2024
Teams are creating AI tools to find new craters on Mars, forecast algae blooms, estimate hurricane intensity, improve weather and climate models, and track the smoke from wildfires.
Robots inspired by nature? A novel realm of engineering called soft robotics is being studied at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Engineers are working to understand how soft robotics could one day support space exploration, including missions to the Moon’s surface.
A young geologist catalogs thousands of photos of the lunar surface and helps to identify key landing zones for the Apollo program.
Cleaning scum from bathtubs and pipes can be a costly chore. It’s even more challenging aboard spacecraft. NASA researchers are looking at ways to keep astronauts from having to deal with fungal or bacterial buildup, known as biofilm.
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is getting ready for launch, and its massive solar arrays were recently installed.