In late 1957, teams at JPL worked on the complex pieces required to build the Explorer 1 satellite. Here, Explorer…
A model of Explorer 1, held by JPL’s Director William Pickering, scientist James Van Allen and rocket pioneer Wernher von…
Through the combined efforts of JPL and the Army Ballistic Missile Ballistic Agency, Explorer 1 launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.,…
Dr. Wernher von Braun explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy. NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans is…
Explorer 1 was the first U.S. satellite and the first satellite to carry science instruments. The satellite was launched on…
Space– it seems–can get rather competitive.
NFAC 80-foot-by-120-foot wind tunnel drive fans.Image credit: NASA Ames/Tom Trower
F/A-18 High Alpha fighter testing high angle-of-attack aerodynamics in the NFAC 80-foot-by-120-foot test section. Image credit: NASA Ames/Tom Trower
Tiltrotor aircraft in 40-foot-by-80-foot test section. The vehicle is in take-off (helicopter) mode.Image credit: NASA Ames/Bob Carnahan
An aerial view of the National Full-scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC).