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NASA Glenn Research Center

NASA Glenn Research Center

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Cleveland, OH 181,203 followers

Transforming aviation, revolutionizing space exploration, and inspiring new discoveries for the benefit of all.

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Located near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Glenn's main campus, Lewis Field, has world-class facilities including wind tunnels, drop towers, vacuum chambers, and a research aircraft hangar. Glenn’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, is home to the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation chambers. It is the only place in the world that can test a full-sized spacecraft for all the extreme conditions of launch and spaceflight. One of ten NASA centers, Glenn’s work is essential to the agency and integral to the regional economy. Subscribe to our center newsletter: nasa.gov/aerospacefrontiers Follow us on social media: Facebook - facebook.com/nasaglenn Instagram - instagram.com/nasaglenn X - twitter.com/NASAglenn YouTube - youtube.com/@nasaglenn Flickr: flickr.com/photos/nasaglenn/ View our digital and social media policies: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-policies-and-guidelines-for-digital-and-social-media/

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https://www.nasa.gov/glenn
Industry
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Cleveland, OH
Type
Government Agency
Founded
1941
Specialties
Space, Aviation, Exploration, Aeronautics, Science, Engineering, Technology, Government, Robotics, Software

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  • NASA Glenn Research Center reposted this

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    Introducing NASA's High-Speed Droplet Generator In most spray and droplet-generation systems, you can achieve large droplets or high velocity — but rarely both. NASA Glenn Research Center's new High-Speed Droplet Generator overcomes that limitation, producing well-defined droplets up to 100 micrometer diameter and accelerating them to 115 m/s for controlled testing. Originally developed for icing studies and sensor calibration, this technology enables precise, repeatable droplet impacts in both flight and wind-tunnel environments. If your work involves icing research, coatings testing, cloud physics, precision spraying, or spray-based manufacturing, watch the video to learn more. 🔗 Available for licensing: https://lnkd.in/gNhN3rJg

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    She tells our story ✨ Meet Shauntina Lilly, a public affairs officer on the media team at NASA Glenn! She helps bring stories to life about our center’s work for the benefit of all, collaborating with our experts to share out-of-this world research and discoveries through broadcast, print, and online media coverage, articles on NASA.gov, and more. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel

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    Earlier this year, we bid farewell to our S-3B Viking when it was transported to the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida. 👋 NASA’s retired aircraft, which provided vital parts to support our center’s flight research missions for more than a decade, will be displayed at the museum along with a memorial plaque recognizing service members who perished during S-3 flight missions. More: https://lnkd.in/eGggGWy8 #NationalPOWMIARecognitionDay Image 1 Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna Image 2 Credit: NASA/Jordan Cochran

    • A man washes the S-3B Viking’s wings with a hose. He stands on a yellow ladder to reach the top of the aircraft’s wing. He wears sunglasses and a red hat. It is a sunny day, and sunlight reflects off the water from the hose. The aircraft is parked in front of the NASA Glenn Hangar. The wings are folded atop the aircraft. Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna
    • The S-3B Viking aircraft rests in the NASA Glenn Hangar. The plane is painted gray, black, and white. The wings are folded atop the aircraft. Credit: NASA/Jordan Cochran
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    We have liftoff! 🚀 Yesterday, the Hydrogen Electrical Power System launched aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard mission!  

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    Powering the future of space exploration 🚀 NASA Glenn and Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc. are flying the Hydrogen Electrical Power System on Blue Origin’s next New Shepard mission, targeted for tomorrow, Aug. 23! This next-generation fuel cell system will operate in microgravity for the first time, proving it can deliver reliable power — even when gravity isn’t available. Fuel cells are similar to batteries in that they convert stored chemical energy into electricity. They will be essential in our mission to return to the Moon and venture farther into space. More: https://lnkd.in/gmZ6_BBa 📸: Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc.

    • Michael Brizes (left, Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc.) and Dr. Kerrigan Cain (right, NASA Glenn) pose with the Hydrogen Electrical Power System after successfully completing a vibration test at NASA Glenn's Structural Dynamics Lab. Credit: Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc.
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    Our package has been delivered 📦🚀 NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-23 mission arrived at the International Space Station today, Sept. 18, carrying a cutting-edge Zero-Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT) experiment led by our center! ZBOT-NC will study how non-condensable gases affect tank pressure in microgravity. Data from the experiment could help us develop more efficient ways to store spacecraft fuel, advancing technology that will be essential for long journeys to the Moon and Mars. This is the second in a trio of ZBOT experiments, the first of which (pictured here 📸) launched to the space station in 2017.

    • NASA astronaut Joe Acaba works on the International Space Station setting up hardware for the Zero Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT)-1 experiment in 2017. Credit: NASA
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    Ohio Space Week was a blast! 🚀 The state has been at the forefront of aerospace innovation for generations. We brought the excitement of NASA into our community to celebrate this special week. From astronaut presentations and a first pitch to the immersive Discovery Days event at Great Lakes Science Center, we loved meeting you and sharing about our work to transform aviation, revolutionize space exploration, and inspire new discoveries for the benefit of all. NASA Glenn’s expertise in power, propulsion, communications, and materials will be essential as NASA prepares to return to the Moon and journey to Mars and beyond. 📸: NASA/Lily Hammel

    • A child with pigtails and a pink dress walks away from the camera. Her right hand trails along a glass display case. Inside the case are NASA artifacts, including helmets and other spacesuit gear. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
    • Three NASA experts stand behind a black table and lean forward as they speak with two adult visitors and a child wearing a drawstring backpack with the NASA logo. Behind the table are pop-up banners, including one that reads, "Propulsion, NASA Glenn Research Center." Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
    • A crowd of people sit in front of a stage where NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Sunita "Suni" Williams sit. To the right NASA's Glenn Research Center director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon speaks at a podium. Behind him is a display screen with Suni and Doug's photos with text about Ohio Space Week and the astronauts. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
    • A small group of people pose on Progressive Field, the Cleveland Guardians' stadium. In the foreground there are large white letters painted on the field reading "Progressive". The group consists of four hotdog mascots and Slider (the Guardians mascot), NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams, actress Dot-Marie Jones, and a Cleveland Guardians player. Behind them is the stadium seating and a blue sky. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
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    POV: You just had a stellar time learning about space and aeronautics during day one of Discovery Days ✅ At Great Lakes Science Center today, visitors heard a special presentation from NASA astronaut Suni Williams, engaged with interactive exhibits, and learned about our work to explore and innovate for the benefit of all. Don’t worry if you missed today’s activities: you'll have another chance to discover tomorrow, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free, and astronaut Doug Wheelock will be available for meet and greets from 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. More details: https://lnkd.in/gmP3mU-b 📸: NASA/Lily Hammel

    • Two children pose in each "A" of a NASA worm letter sign in the atrium of Great Lakes Science Center. Behind the letters is a wall of windows overlooking Lake Erie. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
    • NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks to a large crowd of people in a dome-shaped room. Behind her is a screen with the NASA meatball logo and the Great Lakes Science Center logo on the screen. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
    • An aerial view of people experiencing NASA exhibits in the atrium of the Great Lakes Science Center. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel
    • Three former astronaut spacesuits in display boxes. A black curtain is visible in the background. Credit: NASA/Lily Hammel

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    Did you know that it’s possible to simulate microgravity on Earth? One way to do that is to put an object in a state of free fall, requiring a vacuum chamber. NASA’s Glenn Research Center built a large vacuum chamber for this purpose, and it has supported decades of breakthrough research. Vittorio Valletta is lead test engineer of the Zero Gravity Research Facility. Learn more about why simulating microgravity on the ground is critical to advancing human space exploration on the most recent episode of our “Small Steps, Giant Leaps” podcast: https://lnkd.in/eD92EMYN

    • A view looking up from within the tower in the Zero Gravity Research Facility. The view upwards shows a long metal tube, dimly lit in warm lighting. A test package descends toward a red metal tube below it. An engineer watches from a white ledge to the left. Credit: NASA

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