NATHAN HORACE STRONG (AEROSPACE ENGINEER, ER31 PROPULSION TURBOMACHINERY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT BRANCH) AND NATHAN COFFEE (EM10 MATERIALS TEST ENGINEER, JACOBS ESTS GROUP/JTI) ADJUST A UNIQUE MECHANICAL TEST SETUP THAT MEASURES STRAIN ON A SINGLE SAMPLE, USING TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AT THE SAME TIME. THE TEST FIXTURE HOLDS A SPECIMEN THAT REPRESENTS A LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) BEARING FROM THE J2-X ENGINE. COFFEY, AT RIGHT, WORK IN A LAB IN BUILDING 4612 ON A BEARING TEST
HUU TRINH POSES WITH A HYPERGOLIC BI-PROPELLANT THRUSTER FOR A POTENTIAL APPLICATION ON FUTURE ROBOTIC LUNAR SPACECRAFTS.
A SCI QUEST STAFFER CHECKS OUT THE INSIDE OF THE EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE PAVILION AT SCIQUEST
PHILLIP THOMPSON (ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, ATK LS) ASSEMBLES A COMPOSITE
RHONDA LASH, A MATERIALS ENGINEER, PREPARES A SAMPLE CARTRIDGE FOR X-RAY. THE CARTRIDGE WAS TESTED ON THE MATERIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH RACK
DR. JONATHAN CIRTAIN WATCHES AS SUMI IS LOADED INTO ITS SHIPPING CRATE FOR DELIVERY TO WHITE SAND MISSILE RANGE. SUMI IS TARGETED FOR LAUNCH JUNE 8, 2010
THE OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE FLOOR OF THE FRICTION STIR HIGH BAY AREA IN BUILDING 4755. THIS VIEW SHOWS FOUR DOME PIECES AS WELL AS THE SHELL BUCKLE BARREL PANEL IN THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL
A BALL AEROSPACE TECHNICIAN STANDS WITHIN A JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE ARRAY THAT WAS IN THE X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY FOR TESTING
BALL AEROSPACE'S JAKE LEWIS IS REFLECTED IN ONE OF THE MIRRORS ON A JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE ARRAY THAT WAS IN THE X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY FOR TESTING
PHOTOS OF BOTTLES CONTAINING URINE, PURIFIED WATER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS AS PART OF THE STEPS OF THE ECLSS PROGRAM
DR. GEORG (SP CORRECT) VON TIESENHAUSEN SMILES WHILE WATCHING A VIDEO PRODUCED ABOUT HIM.
MSFC DIRECTOR ROBERT LIGHTFOOT SPEAKS WITH THE APOLLO 16 CAPSULE AS A BACKDROP AT THE U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
THE FIRST STAP DOWN TEST OF THE HOT FIRE ROBOTIC LANDER
DOUG HUIE, RESEARCH TECHNICIAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE, CAFEFULLY SETS THE NANOSAIL-D SATELLITE ON A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED SURFACE DESIGNED FOR DEPLOYMENT TESTING. THE SPACECRAFT MEASURES 4 INCHES WIDE, 4 INCHES DEEP, AND 13 INCHES LONG, ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A LOAF OF BREAD, AND WEIGHING ABOUT 9 POUNDS.
L TO R: DR. FRANCIS CHIARAMONTE, PROGRAM EXECUTIVE FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ISS RESEARCH PROJECT, NASA HEADQUARTERS; DR. RAYMOND CLINTON, ACTING MANAGER FOR SCIENCE AND MISSION SYSTEMS OFFICE, NASA MARSHALL; DR. FRANK SZOFRAN, MICROGRAVITY MATERIALS SCIENCE PROJECT MANAGER AND DISCIPLINE SCIENTIST MATERIALS AND PROCESSES LABORATORY AT MSFC.
A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE REAR ON A MOONBUGGY AT THE HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY
PHOTOS OF BOTTLES CONTAINING URINE, PURIFIED WATER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS AS PART OF THE STEPS OF THE ECLSS PROGRAM
ERNIE WRIGHT STANDS NEAR THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS AS THEY SIT JUST OUTSIDE THE TESTING CHAMBER IN THE XRAY CALIBRATION FACILITY AT MSFC
DR. JONATHAN CIRTAIN AND ED WEST PUSH SUMI OUT OF THE LAB AND TOWARD THE LOADING DOCK. SUMI SHIPPED TO WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE ON MAY 14, 2010.
UA HUNTSVILLE’S MIRANDA NELSON AND MICHAEL PATTERSON POSE WITH THE MOONBUGGY THEY WILL DRIVE IN THE 2011 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE AT THE US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW LED TREATMENT CAN HELP REDUCE RECOVERY TIME FROM CANCER TREATMENT RELATED ORAL SORES
HUU TRINH POSES WITH A HYPERGOLIC BI-PROPELLANT THRUSTER FOR A POTENTIAL APPLICATION ON FUTURE ROBOTIC LUNAR SPACECRAFTS.
MATT MANSELL POSES FOR A PHOTO ILLUSTRATING THE ECLSS PROGRAM
BALL AEROSPACE’S SCOTT MURRAY INSPECTS MIRRORS FOR THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE IN THE X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY
THE EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE PAVILION AT SCIQUEST
AYMAN GIRGIS (EM10 MATERIALS TEST ENGINEER, JACOBS ESTS GROUP/JTI) AND ERIC EARHART (AEROSPACE ENGINEER, ER41 PROPULSION STRUCTURAL & DYNAMICS ANALYSIS BRANCH) DISCUSS DATA PRODUCED BY A UNIQUE MECHANICAL TEST SETUP THAT MEASURES STRAIN ON A SINGLE SAMPLE, USING TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AT THE SAME TIME. THE TEST FIXTURE HOLDS A SPECIMEN THAT REPRESENTS A LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) BEARING FROM THE J2-X ENGINE.
PHIL SUMRALL SITS AT HIS DESK IN BUILDING 4203
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY’S EZRA LOGREIRA AND HEATHER BUNDY POSE WITH THE MOONBUGGY THEY WILL DRIVE IN THE 2011 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE AT THE US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY’S ROXY BAHANI AND HUNTER FLECKNER POSE WITH THE MOONBUGGY THEY WILL DRIVE IN THE 2011 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE AT THE US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER
ERNIE WRIGHT STANDS NEAR THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS AS THEY SIT JUST OUTSIDE THE TESTING CHAMBER IN THE XRAY CALIBRATION FACILITY AT MSFC
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY’S EZRA LOGREIRA AND HEATHER BUNDY POSE WITH THE MOONBUGGY THEY WILL DRIVE IN THE 2011 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE AT THE US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS AND MOONBUGGY CREW EZRA LOGREIRA AND KARINE WITTENBORG POSE WITH THEIR MOONBUGGY
THE HOT FIRE ROBOTIC LANDER PROTOTYPE AT TELEDYNE BROWN ENGINEERING.
THE SHELLBUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR 27.5-FOOT-DIAMETER TEST ARTICLE BEING MOVED INTO PLACE IN THE HIGH BAY OF BUILDING 4619.
PHIL SUMRALL POSES FOR A PORTRAIT OUTSIDE OF BUILDING 4203 BESIDE OF THE VON BRAUN BUST
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG AND USSRC CEO DR. DEBRA BARNART PRESENT AN AWARD TO DR. GEORG VON TIESENHAUSEN AT AN EVENT IN HIS HONOR IN THE DAVIDSON CENTER.
PHIL SUMRALL SITS AT HIS DESK IN BUILDING 4203
THE APOLLO 16 CAPSULE SITS ON DISPLAY IN THE FOREGROUND OF AN EVENT AT THE DAVIDSON CENTER.
ERNIE WRIGHT STANDS NEAR THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS AS THEY SIT JUST OUTSIDE THE TESTING CHAMBER IN THE XRAY CALIBRATION FACILITY AT MSFC
1129 MARSHALL EMPLOYEES FORM THE SHAPE OF THE NUMBERS “5” AND “0” DURING MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT.
THE EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE PAVILION AT SCIQUEST
THE LEFT DOME WAS CREATED USING THE NEW MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND ELIMINATES AT LEAST EIGHT MAJOR WELDS. THE WELD DEMARCATION LINES ARE VISIBLE ON THE TRADITIONAL FABRICATED TANK DONE ON THE RIGHT. THIS WAS PART OF THE FRICTION STIR COMMON BULKHEAD DOME UNVEILING CEREMONY IN BUILDING 4755
TATHAN COFFEE (EM10 MATERIALS TEST ENGINEER, JACOBS ESTS GROUP/JTI) ADJUSTS A UNIQUE MECHANICAL TEST SETUP THAT MEASURES STRAIN ON A SINGLE SAMPLE, USING TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AT THE SAME TIME. THE TEST FIXTURE HOLDS A SPECIMEN THAT REPRESENTS A LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) BEARING FROM THE J2-X ENGINE
NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN LOOKS ON AS BALL AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PRINCIPLE OPTICAL ENGINEER DAVE CHANEY EXPLAINS HOW THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRROR SEGMENTS ARE TESTED IN MARSHALL'S X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY. PICTURED FROM LEFT: HELEN COLE, WEBB TELESCOPE ACTIVITIES PROJECT MANAGER AT MARSHALL; CHARLES SCALES, ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR: ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR; CHARLES BOLDEN, NASA ADMINISTRATOR; DAVE CHANEY, BALL OPTICAL ENGINEER.
DR. JAN ROGERS, LEFT, AND MATTHEW SHERMAN WITH THE ELECTROSTATIC LEVITATOR
PAUL CHOUFANI, MATTHEW SHERMAN, AND PROFESSOR DOUGLAS MATSON WITH THE ELECTROSTATIC LEVITATOR.
PHOTOS OF BOTTLES CONTAINING URINE, PURIFIED WATER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS AS PART OF THE STEPS OF THE ECLSS PROGRAM
MSFC DIRECTOR ROBERT LIGHTFOOT SHAKES HANDS WITH ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG AFTER INTRODUCING HIM AT THE U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
DR. DEBRA BARNART AND THE APOLLO 16 CAPSULE ARE THE BACKDROP FOR ALABAMA GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY’S REMARKS AT AN EVENT AT THE DAVIDSON CENTER.
THE OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE FLOOR OF THE FRICTION STIR HIGH BAY AREA IN BUILDING 4755. THIS VIEW SHOWS FOUR DOME PIECES AS WELL AS THE SHELL BUCKLE BARREL PANEL IN THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL
STS-131 LIFTS OFF INTO THE EARLY MORNING SKY AS SPECTATORS AT THE BANANA CREEK VIEWING AREA OBSERVE
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS AND MOONBUGGY CREW EZRA LOGREIRA AND KARINE WITTENBORG POSE WITH THEIR MOONBUGGY
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG SPEAKS AT THE U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
PHOTOS OF BOTTLES CONTAINING URINE, PURIFIED WATER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS AS PART OF THE STEPS OF THE ECLSS PROGRAM
MATT MANSELL POSES FOR A PHOTO ILLUSTRATING THE ECLSS PROGRAM
MSFC DIRECTOR ROBERT LIGHTFOOT SPEAKS AFTER THE DEDICATION OF THE APOLLO 16 CAPSULE ON DISPLAY AT THE U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER.
THE SHELLBUCKLING KNOCKDOWN FACTOR 27.5-FOOT-DIAMETER TEST ARTICLE BEING MOVED INTO PLACE IN THE HIGH BAY OF BUILDING 4619.
SPECTATORS AT THE BANANA CREEK VIEWING AREA AT KENNEDYY SPACE CENTER USE THEIR PHONES AND CAMERAS TO DOCUMENT THE LAUNCH OF STS-131
HORACE STORNG (AEROSPACE ENGINEER, ER31 PROPULSION TURBOMACHINERY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT BRANCH) ADJUSTS A UNIQUE MECHANICAL TEST SETUP THAT MEASURES STRAIN ON A SINGLE SAMPLE, USING TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AT THE SAME TIME. THE TEST FIXTURE HOLDS A SPECIMEN THAT REPRESENTS A LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) BEARING FROM THE J2-X ENGINE
A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE REAR ON A MOONBUGGY AT THE HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY
THE FINAL PRODUCTION EXTERNAL TANK ROLLS TOWARDS IT’S BARGE RIDE TO CAPE CANVERAL, FL AFTER A CEREMONY MARKING THE OCCASION AT THE MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY IN NEW ORLEANS, LA.
A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW LED TREATMENT CAN HELP REDUCE RECOVERY TIME FROM CANCER TREATMENT RELATED ORAL SORES
AYMAN GIRGIS (EM10 MATERIALS TEST ENGINEER, JACOBS ESTS GROUP/JTI) ADJUSTS DUAL LENSES FOR A UNIQUE MECHANICAL TST SETUP THAT MEASURES STRAIN ON A SINGLE SAMPLE, USING TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AT THE SAME TIME. THE TEST FIXTURE HOLDS A SPECIMEN THAT REPRESENTS A LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) BEARING FROM THE J2-X ENGINE
PHIL SUMRALL SITS AT HIS DESK IN BUILDING 4203
ERIC EARHART (AEROSPACE ENGINEER, ER41 PROPULSION STRUCTURAL & DYNAMICS ANALYSIS BRANCH) DISCUSSES DATA PRODUCED BY A UNIQUE MECHANICAL TEST SETUP THAT MEASURES STRAIN ON A SINGLE SAMPLE, USING TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AT THE SAME TIME. THE TEST FIXTURE HOLDS A SPECIMEN THAT REPRESENTS A LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) BEARING FROM THE J2-X ENGINE
THE EXTERIOR OF BUILDING 4200 INCLUDING THE ENGINES THAT ARE DISPLAYED THERE
BALL AEROSPACE’S DAVE CHANEY INSPECTS THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE IN THE X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY
MSFC'S JOSH MOORE AND SCOTT GILLEY CONTINUE WORK TO PREPARE THE HOT FIRE ROBOTIC LANDER FOR TESTING ON THE ARMY'S TEST RANGE
STS-131 LIFTS OFF INTO THE EARLY MORNING SKY AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS AND MOONBUGGY CREW EZRA LOGREIRA AND KARINE WITTENBORG POSE WITH THEIR MOONBUGGY
PHILLIP THOMPSON (ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, ATK LS) ASSEMBLES A COMPOSITE
HUNTSVILLE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY’S FRANCHESCA QUIJANO AND HUNTER FLECKNER POSE WITH THE MOONBUGGY THEY WILL DRIVE IN THE 2011 GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE AT THE US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER
PAUL CHOUFANI, PROFESSOR DOUGLAS MATSON, AND MATTHEW SHERMAN AT THE CONTROLS OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTROSTATIC LEVITATOR.
ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG RECEIVES A HUG FROM DR. GEORG VON TIESENHAUSEN DURING AN EVENT IN HIS HONOR AT THE U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER
THE FINAL PRODUCTION EXTERNAL TANK ROLLS TOWARDS IT’S BARGE RIDE TO CAPE CANVERAL, FL AFTER A CEREMONY MARKING THE OCCASION AT THE MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY IN NEW ORLEANS, LA.
PAUL CHOUFANI AND PROFESSOR DOUGLAS MATSON AT THE CONTROLS OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTROSTATIC LEVITATOR
NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN LISTENS AS BALL AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PRINCIPLE OPTICAL ENGINEER DAVE CHANEY EXPLAINS HOW MARSHALL'S X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY CHILLS THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRROR SEGMENTS TO -414 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TO SIMULATE THE COLD TEMPERATURES OF SPACE.
THE HAND HELD DEVICE USED FOR OF LED TREATMENT TO HELP REDUCE RECOVERY TIME FROM CANCER TREATMENT RELATED ORAL SORES
PHOTOS OF BOTTLES CONTAINING URINE, PURIFIED WATER, AND OTHER LIQUIDS AS PART OF THE STEPS OF THE ECLSS PROGRAM
THE OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE FLOOR OF THE FRICTION STIR HIGH BAY AREA IN BUILDING 4755. THIS VIEW SHOWS FOUR DOME PIECES AS WELL AS THE SHELL BUCKLE BARREL PANEL IN THE VERTICAL WELD TOOL