F-106 model testing in 6ft w.t. test-050-1-66

Autonomous Perception Vision project - Intelligent Systems - head

Radiation insulation technology from Apollo and subsequent spacecraft was used to develop superinsulators, used by makers of cold weather apparel, to make parkas, jackets, boots and outdoor gear such as sleeping bags. The radiant barrier technology offers warmth retention at minimal weight and bulk.

AV-8B (NASA-719) and AV-8C (NASA-704) air to air formation flight over NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field.

S87-46338 (20 Oct 1987) --- Flight controller Granvil Pennington listens to communications from the STS-26 integrated simulations in the flight control room of JSC's mission control center. Five veteran astronauts were in a simulator in another JSC building rehearsing their roles for the scheduled June 1988 flight aboard the Discovery.

DC-8 (NASA-717) Onboard experiment analysis Antarctic Ozone Experiment

N-258 NAS Facility computer room (construction)

McDonnell Douglas Hub (Ultra-High Bypass) Model and SAAB Wake Rake Test 14ft W.T. Test-060-1-14, Turbo Fan Configuration

S87-30050 (23 March 1987) --- Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar.

Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase (PNP) is an important target enzyme for the design of anti-cancer and immunosuppressive drugs. Bacterial PNP, which is slightly different from the human enzyme, is used to synthesize chemotherapuautic agents. Knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of the bacterial PNP molecule is useful in efforts to engineer different types of PNP enzymes, that can be used to produce new chemotherapeutic agents. This picture shows a computer model of bacterial PNP, which looks a lot like a display of colorful ribbons. Principal Investigator was Charles Bugg.

Artist: Roger Arno Space Station Life Sciences Payload module

Shuttle crew escape systems test is conducted by astronauts Steven R. Nagel (left) and Manley L. (Sonny) Carter in JSC One Gravity Mockup and Training Facilities Bldg 9A crew compartment trainer (CCT). Nagel and Carter are evaluating methods for crew escape during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flight. JSC test was done in advance of tests scheduled for facilities in California and Utah. Here, Carter serves as test subject evaluating egress positioning for the tractor rocket escape method - one of the two systems currently being closely studied by NASA.

NASA AMES Photographers N-258 NAS DEDICATION CEREMONY. VIP speakers Ames Director Ballhaus, Assoc. Admin. OAST Raymond Colladay, NASA Director Dr. James Fletcher

Iris Workstation with J. Flores computes F-16 CFD CGI

S87-28666 (March 1987) --- Millie Hughes-Fulford, STS-40/SLS-1 payload specialist, stands near the Echocardiograph on Rack 6 of the SLS-1 module, during a rehearsal of experimentation scheduled for her spaceflight.

NASA Ames National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Facility (40x80x120ft Wind Tunnels & Outdoor Aerodynamic Research Facility - OARF) 1987 NFAC dedication - Kip Edenborough at airshow

A forward segment is being lowered into the Transient Pressure Test Article (TPTA) test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) east test area. The TPTA test stand, 14-feet wide, 27-feet long, and 33-feet high, was built in 1987 to provide data to verify the sealing capability of the redesign solid rocket motor (SRM) field and nozzle joints. The test facility applies pressure, temperature, and external loads to a short stack of solid rocket motor hardware. The simulated SRM ignition pressure and temperature transients are achieved by firing a small amount of specially configured solid propellant. The pressure transient is synchronized with external programmable dynamic loads that simulate lift off loads at the external tank attach points. Approximately one million pounds of dead weight on top of the test article simulates the weight of the other Shuttle elements.

The MEPHISTO experiment is a cooperative American and French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal growth. MEPHISTO is a French-designed and built materials processing furnace. MEPHISTO experiments study solidation (also called freezing) during the growth cycle of liquid materials used for semiconductor crystals. Solidification is the process where materials change from liquid (melt) to solid. An example of the solidification process is water changing into ice.

S87-45891 (9 Oct. 1987) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown Jr., pilot.

ISF Space Station Mock up @ MAFC (McGowen)

DC-8 (NASA-717) Antarctic Ozone Experiment: (Summer in Antarctic - aerial view from DC-8)

N-258 NAS Facility air condition power units (construction)

CFD Composite: Aerospace Plane, Cray-2, Space Shuttle (Ref: AC85-0002-6.1)

Radiation insulation technology from Apollo and subsequent spacecraft was used to develop superinsulators, used by makers of cold weather apparel, to make parkas, jackets, boots and outdoor gear such as sleeping bags. The radiant barrier technology offers warmth retention at minimal weight and bulk.

nitrogen mineralization: wetlands, inundation gradient

S87-45887 (October 1987) --- Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, pilot.

Artist: Carter Emmart 'The Case for Mars' conference artwork (Mission to Mars) NOTE; for government educational use only - copyright held by Carter Emmart

AV-8B (NASA-704) (VSRA) Crows Landing Precision Hover Test

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF) International Space Facility

N-258 NAS Facility air conditioner power units (construction)

Artwork: Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor Folding Tilt Rotor Aircraft Concept

Fabrication of Stirling Engine Cylinder Test Hardware in the Machine Shop

NASA AMES Photographers N-258 NAS DEDICATION CEREMONY. air show VSTOL aircraft QSRA, XV-15 Tiltrotor, AV-8B Harrier in flight formation NOTE: CROP IN ON IMAGE VERTICAL format is AC87-0180-454.1

A forward segment is being lowered into the Transient Pressure Test Article (TPTA) test stand at thw Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) east test area. The TPTA test stand, 14-feet wide, 27-feet long, and 33-feet high, was built in 1987 to provide data to verify the sealing capability of the redesign solid rocket motor (SRM) field and nozzle joints. The test facility applies pressure, temperature, and external loads to a short stack of solid rocket motor hardware. The simulated SRM ignition pressure and temperature transients are achieved by firing a small amount of specially configured solid propellant. The pressure transient is synchronized with external programmable dynamic loads that simulate lift off loads at the external tank attach points. Approximately one million pounds of dead weight on top of the test article simulates the weight of the other Shuttle elements.

Navier Stokes: Rotor Stator Pressure and Velocity Vectors SSME

aerial of the new NFAC facility N-221 (40x80x120ft. w.t)

S87-49426 (1987) --- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) tool box provides stowage of individual tools, tool boards and tool caddies required for maintenance of the telescope. The basic box design was revised from the LEASAT (U.S. Navy) equipment stowage container. It can be mounted to a base plate or back plate depending on the mission location requirements. A four-point latching system secured with pip pins is used to latch the tool box doors for launch. Various other latches are designed into the door panels and tool mounting locations for tool retention. The box consists of aluminum sides and base, a dividing wall and deep doors. Along three sides there are handrails by which STS-61 extravehicular activity (EVA) crew members can translate themselves or brace themselves when stowing and unstowing equipment.

Japanese ASUKA STOL: In-flight

Artist: Carter Emmart 'The Case for Mars' conference artwork (Mission to Mars) NOTE; for government educational use only -

Vertical Motion Simulator VMS-7600 Computer Lab in N-243.

Artist: Carter Emmart 'The Case for Mars' conference artwork (Mission to Mars) NOTE; for government educational use only - copyright held by Carter Emmart

Shuttle crew escape systems (CES) tractor rocket tests conducted at Hurricane Mesa, Utah. This preliminary ground test of the tractor rocket will lead up to in-air evaluations. View shows tractor rocket as it is fired from side hatch mockup. The tractor rocket concept is one of two escape methods being studied to provide crew egress capability during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flight. In-air tests of the system, utilizing a Convair-240 aircraft, will begin 11-19-87 at the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, California.

ISF Space Station Mock up @ MAFC (McGowen)

S87-45896 (1987) --- Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, astronaut candidate.

STS-40 Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford conducts Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) Experiment No. 198, Pulmonary Function During Weightlessness, in JSC's Life Sciences Project Division (LSPD) SLS mockup located in the Bioengineering and Test Support Facility Bldg 36. Hughes-Fulford sets switches on Rack 8. Behind her in the center aisle are the stowed bicycle ergometer (foreground) and the body restraint system.

C-141 KAO NASA-714 University of Hawaii Seven-Chan photometer mounted on telescope of the airborne observatory

S87-41328 (February 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) pilot. EDITOR'S NOTE: Astronaut Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA

NASA Ames Graphics of LARGE-SCALE TILTING PROP ROTOR HOVER PERFORMANCE TESTS AMES OARF COMPOSITE. (ref: XV-15 Metal Rotor AC84-0176-13, XV-15 Composite Rotor from AC84-0498 series, V-22 Osprey AC84-0059-11 testing at OARF)

S87-45897 (1987) --- Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton, astronaut candidate.

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF) International Space Facility

C-141 KAO NASA-714 University of Hawaii Seven-Chan photometer experiments data rack onboard airborne observatory

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Kennedy Space Center Director Forrest McCartney, right, discusses work in progress at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for STS-26 continue. From left are Gary Wall, Lockheed mechanical technician, Joe Spivey, Lockheed hypergolic technician, and McCartney. Photo credit: NASA

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF) International Space Facility

ER-2 on Ames Ramp with Pilot James Barrillearx entering cockpit

Artist: Carter Emmart 'The Case for Mars' conference artwork (Mission to Mars) NOTE; for government educational use only -

S87-40673 (September 1987) --- Astronauts Frederick H. (Rick) Hauck (right front), mission commander, and Richard O. Covey (left front), pilot, are flanked by NASA's STS-26 mission specialists (l.-r.) David C. Hilmers, George D. (Pinky) Nelson and John M. (Mike) Lounge.

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF) International Space Facility

Nitrogen mineralization (Nitrous Oxide Flux): Fertile Forest

C-141 KAO NASA-714 University of Hawaii Seven-Chan photometer mounted on the rear of the telescope in the airborne observatory

S87-45895 (15 Oct 1987) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, astronaut candidate.

Artist: Carter Emmart 'The Case for Mars' conference artwork (Mission to Mars) NOTE; for government educational use only -

S87-45890 (9 Oct. 1987) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale, mission specialist.

ISF Space Station Mock up @ MAFC (McGowen)

Aerial view N-258 NAS facility

NAS (Numerical Aerodynamic Simulaiton) theme sculpture model: - Ames Triad of Aeronautical Research Exhibit in lobby of building N-258. The sculpture was commissioned from Peter Gutkin by Ames for the dedication of N-258.

Origin of Life: Stromatolites Microbial Mats and Mat-Layer Extracts

Dutch Netherlands testing of Boeing 360 Vertol Rotor: Full Test

McDonnell Douglas Hub (Ultra-High Bypass) Model and SAAB Wake Rake Test 14ft W.T. Test-060-1-14, Turbo Fan Configuration

This photo shows the Shuttle tile flight test fixture under the wing of a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration WP-3D aircraft.

Navier Stokes: Rotor Stator Pressure and Velocity Vectors SSME

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Kennedy Space Center Director Forrest McCartney, right, discusses work in progress at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for STS-26 continue. From left are Gary Wall, Lockheed mechanical technician, Joe Spivey, Lockheed hypergolic technician, and McCartney. Photo credit: NASA

Date: Feb 11, 1987 Photographer: CFD Reynolds Shear Stress: Horseshoe Vortex and Bursting Process Turbulent Boundry Layer (Vertical Wire)

Japanese ASUKA STOL: Computed Pressure CGI (QSRA Configuration)

STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, crew including Commander Frederick H. Hauck and Pilot Richard O. Covey and JSC Director Aaron Cohen participate in press conference held at JSC Auditorium and Public Affairs Facility Bldg 2. Hauck and Covey are shown with Cohen as they ponder queries from news media representatives during the first press conference for the group since the mission's announcement last week. Left to right are Covey, Hauck, and Cohen.

N-258 NAS Facility computer room (construction)

aerial of the new NFAC facility N-221 (40x80x120ft. w.t)

Date: Feb 11, 1988 Artist: unknown ATC (Air Traffic Control) SIGMA Lab Artwork

C-141 KAO NASA-714 University of Hawaii Seven-Chan photometer mounted on telescope of the airborne observatory

S87-28936 (March 1987) --- The Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1) echocardiograph, installed in a science module rack, displays the image of a human heart. One of the objectives on SLS-1 is the investigation of the effects of microgravity on heart size and function.

Japanese ASUKA STOL: Computed Pressure CGI (QSRA Configuration)

Art from McDonnell Douglas National Aerospace Plane (NASP) Md Donnell Douglas MD-2001 (artist: Horonzak)

S87-28147 (26 Feb 1987) --- Astronaut David C. Hilmers sits in the rear station of a NASA T-38 jet aircraft prior to departure of the STS 26 crew from Ellington Field, destination Kennedy Space Center for interfacing with flight hardware which is undergoing preparations. Hilmers is one of three mission specialists for the flight.

nitrogen mineralization: Biospheric research in tropical ecosystems

S87-26822 (11 Feb. 1987) --- The Return to Flight crew, STS-26 pose for a photo prior to a training session in a simulator in the Jake Garn Mission Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA

aerial of the new NFAC facility N-221 (40x80x120ft. w.t)

S87-29019 (16 March 1987) --- Astronaut James F. Buchli.

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF)

Shuttle crew escape systems test is conducted by astronauts Steven R. Nagel (left) and Manley L. (Sonny) Carter in JSC One Gravity Mockup and Training Facilities Bldg 9A crew compartment trainer (CCT). Nagel and Carter are evaluating methods for crew escape during Space Shuttle controlled gliding flight. JSC test was done in advance of tests scheduled for facilities in California and Utah. Here, Carter serves as test subject evaluating egress positioning for the tractor rocket escape method - one of the two systems currently being closely studied by NASA.

aerial of the new NFAC facility N-221 (40x80x120ft. w.t)

S87-44061 (25 Sept 1987) --- Dr. Claude Nicollier, equipped with a pressurized extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), is in the process of being submerged in the 25-ft. deep pool of JSC's weightless environment training facility (WET-F) for a familiarization session. Dr. Nicollier's suit is weighted to facilitate a neutrally buoyant condition. He is assisted by two SCUBA-equipped divers. Dr. Nicollier, a Swiss scientist assigned to the STS-46 mission as a payload specialist, first came to the Johnson Space Center in July 1980. Along with Dr. Wubbo Ockels, another European Scientist, Dr. Nicollier underwent survival training and other basic astronaut-type training alongside the 1980 class of astronaut candidates. Some photos in this series show Dr. Nicollier in an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU). This is for familiarization purposes only as the scientist is not scheduled for any extravehicular activity.

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF) International Space Facility

ISF Space Station Mock up @ MAFC (McGowen)

5.5 inch Fan Simulator Test: 40x80 W.T. High-Bay

1.8m Space Station Centrifuge N-244 High Bay (ISF) International Space Facility

N-258 NAS Facility computer room (construction)

Intergrated Systems Test (IST) personnel; 40x80ft w.t. control room after NFAC modification.

S87-40119 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom. (NOTE: Astronaut "Gus" Grissom, one of the original seven astronauts, died January 27, 1967, at NASA?s John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral Florida, in the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire.)

AX-5 SPACE SUIT TESTING AMES NEUTRAL BUOYANCY TANK (NBT) WITH VIC VYKUKAL

Origin of Life: Stromatolites Microbial Mats and Mat-Layer Extracts

S88-25408 (8 Dec 1987) --- James O. Schlosser (left), JSC crew systems branch employee responsible for crew equipment development, gives a briefing on the crew equipment baselined for STs-26 as astronaut James P. Bagian models the new gear. Included in the package are a partial pressure suit, harness, parachute, life raft and survival gear. The deomonstration took place at the Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, CA.