America's Fleet of Next-Generation Launch Vehicles (The Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle)
America's Fleet of Next-Generation Launch Vehicles (The Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle)
NASA Ames Research Center is currently supporting the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV).
The launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew will mark the second mission in the Return to Flight sequence.
The NASA Fungal Pathogenesis, Tumorigenesis and Effects of Host Immunity in Space (FIT) experiment is designed to use a simple, well studied model organism to gain preliminary data that focuses on astronaut health in space.
Plants sprouted from seeds will be video taped and samples collected will be analyzed at a molecular level to determine what genes are responsible for successful plant growth in microgravity.
STS-1 was the first piloted flight using solid rocket boosters, and the first U.S. space vehicle to carry a human crew on its maiden flight.
NASA chose the Experimental Aero-Physics Branch at Ames to participate in two wind tunnel tests in support of the Return to Flight (RTF) program for the Space Shuttle.
Providing ground-based hyperthermal environments in support of Nation's Research and Development activities in Thermal Protection Materials, Vehicle Structures, Aerothermodynamics, and Hypersonics.
NASA has tapped the wealth of knowledge and expertise within the agency to ensure the space shuttle's flight worthiness, astronaut safety and develop plans for in-flight contingencies.
As part of the Return to Flight efforts, NASA has developed a capability to image, analyze and repair damage to the shuttle's Thermal Protection Systems.
High-end computing and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have played a key role in improving and enhancing Shuttle performance, reliability, and safety for more than two decades.
The debris analysis team at NASA Ames Research Center uses simulation-based modeling and experimental results to quantify the damage potential of known debris sources on the launch vehicle.
Giant Leaps in Technology
The Role of NASA Ames Research Center
Frequently Asked Questions About Ames Research Center’s University Affiliated Research Center (UARC)
The Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE) team is using the search for life in the subsurface of the Rio Tinto as a learning experience for guiding the development of technology for drilling, sample handling and instrumentation to be used in the eventual search for subsurface life on Mars.
As reconstructed by Christopher Potter, scientist investigating the secrets of the rainforest.
Florida Area Cirrus Experiment (CRYSTAL-FACE), a scientific mission.