jsc2021e063285 (12/10/2021) --- The Turbine Superalloy Casting Module (Turbine SCM) is a commercial in-space manufacturing device designed to provide proof-of-principle for polycrystal superalloy part manufacturing in microgravity for terrestrial use. Image courtesy of Redwire.

jsc2021e063286 (3/5/2021) --- The Turbine Superalloy Casting Module (Turbine SCM) is a commercial in-space manufacturing device designed to provide proof-of-principle for polycrystal superalloy part manufacturing in microgravity for terrestrial use. Image courtesy of Redwire.

Jannatun Nawer (graduate student from Tufts University) visited the MSFC electrostatic levitation (ESL) laboratory is support of Dr. Douglas Matson’s (Tufts University) grant, “Round Robin - Thermophysical Property Measurement” (NNX17AH41G). Ms. Nawer is researching CMSX-4 Plus, a nickel-based superalloy, in support of future experiments on the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Dreaming of Going to the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna)

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Dreaming of Going to the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna)

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Pictured from left to right: Timothy Smith, Nikki Welch, Center Director Dr. James Kenyon, Acting Deputy Center Director Dr. Wanda Peters, Carlos Garcia-Galan. Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Dreaming of Going to the Moon.

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Dreaming of Going to the Moon.

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Orion Program’s European Service Module Integration Office at Glenn Research Center, Dreaming of Going to the Moon.

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Here, keynote speaker, Nikki Welch is on stage during Evening with the Stars 2024 Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Dreaming of Going to the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna)

NASA Glenn's Spotlight on the Stars, 10 Years and Counting was held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, OH on November 20th, 2024. Sponsorship organized by the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Welcome by Dennis Andersh, CEO and President, Parallax Advanced Research, Ohio Aerospace Institute. Remarks by Terrence Slaybaugh, Vice President of Sites and Infrastructure, JobsOhio. Introduction of 10th Anniversary Video, Dr. Wanda Peters, Acting Deputy Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Remarks/Introduction of Presenters, Dr. James Kenyon, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center. Keynote Speakers: Nikki Welch, NASA Glenn Communications, Connecting People to the Mission. Timothy Smith, NASA Glenn's Superalloy Achievements. Carlos Garcia-Galan, Dreaming of Going to the Moon.

A materials researcher at the NACA’s Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory examines a surface crack detection apparatus in the Materials and Stresses Building during December 1952. Materials research was an important aspect of propulsion technology. Advanced engine systems relied upon alloys, and later composites, that were strong, lightweight, and impervious to high temperatures. Jet engines which became increasingly popular in the late 1940s, produced much higher temperatures than piston engines. These higher temperatures stressed engine components, particularly turbines. Although Lewis materials research began during World War II, the Materials and Thermodynamics Division was not created until 1949. Its primary laboratories were located in the Materials and Stresses Building. The group sought to create new, improved materials and to improve engine design through increased understanding of materials. The Lewis materials researchers of the 1950s made contributions to nickel-aluminum alloys, cermet blades, metal matrix composites, oxide dispersion strengthened superalloys, and universal slopes.

Technicians at work in the Materials Processing Laboratory’s Creep Facility at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center. The technicians supported the engineers’ studies of refractory materials, metals, and advanced superalloys. The Materials Processing Laboratory contained laboratories and test areas equipped to prepare and develop these metals and materials. The ultra-high vacuum lab, seen in this photograph, contained creep and tensile test equipment. Creep testing is used to study a material’s ability to withstand long durations under constant pressure and temperatures. The equipment measured the strain over a long period of time. Tensile test equipment subjects the test material to strain until the material fails. The two tests were used to determine the strength and durability of different materials. The Materials Processing Laboratory also housed arc and electron beam melting furnaces, a hydraulic vertical extrusion press, compaction and forging equipment, and rolling mills and swagers. There were cryogenic and gas storage facilities and mechanical and oil diffusion vacuum pumps. The facility contained both instrumental and analytical chemistry laboratories for work on radioactive or toxic materials and the only shop to machine toxic materials in the Midwest.