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NASA Tracks Wildfires Still Plaguing Southeastern U.S.
NASA Tracks Wildfires Still Plaguing Southeastern U.S.

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of several wildfires still plaguing the southeastern United States on November 26, 2016.

Manometer Board Setup in Supersonic Wind Tunnel
Manometer Board Setup in Supersonic Wind Tunnel

Woman working at manometer boards in the 18 x 18 inch Supersonic Wind Tunnel at Lewis Field (now the main…

Fiery South Atlantic Sunset
Fiery South Atlantic Sunset

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a sunset that looks like a vast sheet of flame. With Earth’s…

Pegasus XL Mated to L-1011 Stargazer Carrier Aircraft
Pegasus XL Mated to L-1011 Stargazer Carrier Aircraft

Pegasus XL Mated to L-1011 Stargazer Carrier Aircraft

Tiny Mimas, Huge Rings
Tiny Mimas, Huge Rings

Saturn’s icy moon Mimas is dwarfed by the planet’s enormous rings.

Melba Roy – Computer at NASA Goddard
Melba Roy – Computer at NASA Goddard

Melba Roy headed the group of NASA mathematicians, known as “computers,” who tracked the Echo satellites. Roy’s computations helped produce…

At Work at NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1943
At Work at NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1943

Langley actively recruited woman workers to meet the increasing demand of the war effort and offset the alarming loss of…

At Work at NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1943
At Work at NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1943

Langley actively recruited woman workers to meet the increasing demand of the war effort and offset the alarming loss of…

‘Computer’ Conducts Data Analysis
‘Computer’ Conducts Data Analysis

Before the development of electronic computers, the term “computer” referred to women, not machines. It was a job title, designating…