NanoSail-D Stories
From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet
3 min read
Fifty years ago, NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 landers made the first successful landings on Mars, opening a new era in planetary exploration. Behind that achievement was a team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, whose steady leadership…
Article
Shaping the Emerald City
4 min read
The hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified by humans.
Article
NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits
3 min read
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when…
Article