Sunrise in late September illuminates the front of the Hangar at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Glenn Research Center Hangar Front

A T34-C aircraft reflects the large multi-paned windows on the Hangar doors. When NASA GRC obtained this T-34C from the Navy it was painted in ‚Äúthrowback‚Äù paint schemes from an earlier time in celebration of the 100th birthday of Naval Aviation. NASA kept it in the original paint job for posterity. This T-34C airplane will be GRCs surrogate aircraft for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System aeronautics initiative. A T34-C aircraft reflects the large multi-paned windows on the Hangar doors. When NASA GRC obtained this T-34C from the Navy it was painted in “throwback” paint schemes from an earlier time in celebration of the 100th birthday of Naval Aviation. NASA kept it in the original paint job for posterity. This T-34C airplane will be GRCs surrogate aircraft for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System aeronautics initiative.

Title: W-8 Fan Acoustic Casing Treatment Test on the Source Diagnostic Test Rotor Alone Hardware Program: Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) Project: Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Sub-project: Aircraft Noise Reduction (ANR)   Weekly Highlight: ·         Acoustic Casing Treatment Testing Completed in the W-8 Single Stage Axial Compressor Facility: Testing of Acoustic Casing Treatments on the Source Diagnostic Test (SDT) rotor alone hardware which had begun in early January was completed on Thursday, February 16th. Four different over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatment concepts were tested along with two baseline configurations. Testing included steady-aerodynamic measurements of fan performance, hotfilm turbulence measurements, and inlet acoustic measurements with an in-duct array. These measurements will be used to assess the aerodynamic and acoustic impact of fan acoustic casing treatments on a high bypass ratio fan at TRL 3. This test was the last of 3 planned tests of potential over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatments. The first treatment test was completed in the Normal Incidence Tube (NIT) at Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Fall 2015 and the second was completed on the Advanced Noise Control Fan (ANCF) in the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL) in Winter 2016. This work is supported by the Aircraft Noise Reduction (ANR) subproject of the Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT) Project. (POC: LTV/ Rick Bozak 3-5160)

One of NASA Glenn's T-34C research aircraft is removed from the hangar prior to a flight

NASA JOHN H GLENN RESEARCH CENTER DIRECTOR DONALD CAMPBELL - ANNIE GLENN - JOHN GLENN AT THE GREATER CLEVELAND GROWTH ASSOCIATION MEETING

Light Microscopy Modle, LMM, Ground Unit Testing, GU. Control Systems Engineer using a small magnet to maneuver a 1mm metal stir-bar into a colloid sample fluid-filled capillary. The capillary tubes of sample fluid will be filled and sealed. The sample fluid supplied by a Principal Investigator typically contains some hazardous/toxic chemicals that she must ensure will not leak and put the astronauts at risk. On-orbit on the LMM, ‘insitu mixing’ is used, which uses electromagnetic inductors to stimulate the metal stir-bar to mix the fluid within the sealed capillary.

Fall color at Glenn Research Center

Visit to Glenn Research Center by a Senator John Glenn

High Pressure Microgravity Combustion Experiment, HPMC, subjects liquid fuel droplets to high pressures and temperatures to study the ignition process in engine conditions, with a goal of improving fuel efficiency. In this configuration, the experiment is capable of testing droplet combustion at up to 100 atm of pressure, testing the droplet deployment system, which inserts the fuel droplet into the experiment.

Acoustic Casing Treatment Testing Completed in the W-8 Single Stage Axial Compressor Facility at NASA Glenn. Four different over-the-rotor acoustic casing treatment concepts were tested along with two baseline configurations. Testing included steady-aerodynamic measurements of fan performance, hotfilm turbulence measurements, and inlet acoustic measurements with an in-duct array.

Late winter photograph of a snow-covered NASA Insignia at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH.

The Glenn Research Center Deputy Director, Dr. Marla Perez-Davis, cuts the ceremonial cake while employees cheer the NASA 60th Anniversary at the Employee Culminatiing Event.

Visit to Glenn Research Center by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown

Visit to Glenn Research Center by United States Senator George Voinovich of Ohio

Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator

A researcher stands next to the Pulsed Ejector Wave Propagation Test Rig in an opened section of the 1'x1' Supersonic Wind Tunnel at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Glenn Research Center Hangar Front

Glenn Research Center 75th Anniversary Sign

Visit to Glenn Research Center by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown

Deer in West Area, Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

Visit to Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field by NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator

A technician in the Instrumentation Shop during the buildup of Flow Boiling Condensation Experiment, FBCE Micro Gravity Payload, Condensation Module – Heat Transfer, CM-HT, Test Section Hardware Fabrication

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The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

Advanced Electric Propulsion Systems Contract, Technology Demonstration Unit, TDU-3 Checkout Test Hardware Installed in Vacuum Facility 5, VF-5

Artemis Departure Media Event

The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I Mission, consisting of the crew module and European-built service module, sits in the NASA Glenn Research Center, Plum Brook Station, Space Environments Complex, SEC, Thermal Vacuum Chamber after more than three months of testing where it was subjected to the extreme temperatures and electromagnetic environment it will experience in the vacuum of space during Artemis missions. Orion is a key component of Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight around the Moon that will land the first woman and next man on the lunar surface by 2024.

Astronaut Don Thomas and the crowd cheer at the moment of the Apollo 11 touchdown on the Moon during a replay of the 1969 television broadcast at the Summer Moon Festival, Wapakoneta, Ohio, Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary

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Artemis Departure Media Event

Artemis Departure Media Event

GRC Center Director, Dr. Marla Perez-Davis reacts to a presentation during the Retirement Reception for the Director of Aeronautics, Ruben Del Rosario

Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)

Artemis Hardware Arrival at the NASA Glenn Research Center, Plum Brook Station for testing at the Space Environments Complex, SEC

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NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Research Support Building

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)

Space Environments Complex at Plum Brook Station

Research Support Building

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

Orion Spacecraft is prepared for Space Environment Testing at the Glenn Research Center, GRC Plum Brook Station, Space Environments Complex, SEC

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Artemis Flag Flys in Front of the Glenn Research Center Administration Building

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Flexible Canopy Testing in the Glenn Research Center, 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

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NASA Glenn engineer Christopher Mroczka inspects the gas-jet burner within the Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments, ACME insert for the Combustion Integrated Rack, CIR. The apparatus allows researchers to conduct experiments with flames of gaseous fuels on the International Space Station, ISS

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

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Research Support Building

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Artemis Departure Media Event

Artemis Departure Media Event

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Orion - EM-1 - Artemis Spacecraft Arrival at Mansfield Lahm Airport on Board the Super Guppy Aircraft, Transportation to Plum Brook Station and Installation in the Space Environment Complex, SEC Thermal Vacuum Chamber

United States Senator, Sherrod Brown. addresses the Nuclear Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2022 Conference, Cleveland, Ohio

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Painter applies fresh coat of paint to the NASA Meatball on the Hangar's North Facade

Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)

Astronaut Robert Springer congratulates who earned a medal in the 1-mile Fun Run during the Summer Moon Festival, Wapakoneta, Ohio, Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary, Run To The Moon Race

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Artemis Departure Media Event

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Glenn Research Center Hangar at Sunrise

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Artemis Departure Media Event

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Artemis Departure Media Event

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Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, STEM Award Event

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Research Support Building

Testing of software with ground hardware for the Structue and Response of Spherical Diffusion Flames, s-Flame, experiment - of the Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments, ACME, project conducted in the ISS Combustion Integrated Rack, CIR - by ACME Software Engineer Jeffrey Eggers, Operations Lead Angela Adams, and Planning Lead Melani Smajdek in the Telescience Support Center, TSC, also known as the Glenn ISS Payload Operations Center, GIPOC

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

NASA Glenn Research Center Director and Senior Management at the Aerospace Communications Facility, ACF Groundbreaking Ceremony

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Artemis Departure Media Event

Visit by the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee, OAATC

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Artemis Departure Media Event

Research Support Building

Orion Spacecraft is prepared for Space Environment Testing at the Glenn Research Center, GRC Plum Brook Station, Space Environments Complex, SEC

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