While the final layer of DSS-36s pedestal was being poured, false works supported the pedestal room roof/base of the antenna…
Smoothing the base the pedestal before the concrete cures is necessary as this layer forms the surface on which the…
After the second layer of pedestal ring wall forms are completed, a further 283 cubic meters (9994 cubic feet), 680000…
The first level of forms for the inboard pedestal ring wall under construction exposes the rebar that reinforces the concrete…
400 cubic meters (14125 cubic feet) of concrete, weighing 960000 kg (2.1 million lbs.), delivered in 70 trucks, is poured…
A blinding layer of concrete is poured atop the leveling layer to create a smoother, more durable surface for the…
Here workers pour and smooth a levelling layer of concrete on the foundation of Deep Space Station 36 (DSS-36). The…
Lockheed Martin technicians lift the Orion Crew Module Adapter Structural Test Article at NASA Glenn Research Center’s Plum Brook Station.
NASA Armstrong’s PTERA is a remotely piloted test bed for cutting edge aviation and space technologies that bridges the gap…
As NASA missions to Mars progress with science and complex human exploration missions, spacecraft will require larger heat shields to…