Interactive Features

Inside NASA Glenn

Visitors tour the Space Power Facility.

Check out this collection of images taken inside NASA Glenn's state-of-the-art test facilities in 2008.

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NASA Astronaut Heroes

Neil Armstrong, John Glenn and James Lovell

Ohio's legendary astronauts celebrate NASA's 50th Anniversary.

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NASA Anatomy

green human body

Find out how space technology improves human health.

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John Glenn, A Life and a Journey

John Glenn training in capsule

NASA's Glenn Research Center was named after John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American to orbit Earth. Find out more about this hero astronaut's extraordinary career with NASA.

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Video Features

  • Dr. Rafat Ansari

    A Window to the Body

    After his father had cataract surgery, a NASA Glenn engineer invented a noninvasive method of detecting the disease before surgery becomes necessary.

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  • See Ares I-X animation.

    Taking Flight: Ares I-X Test Flight

    NASA's first test flight for the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system is launching in 2009.

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  • John Glenn in gimbal rig

    Gimbal Rig Tested Mercury Astronauts' Skills

    NASA tested the Mercury astronauts for disorientation in a Glenn facility known as the Gimbal Rig.

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  • ballistics testing

    Ballistic Testing for Safer Flight

    Glenn engineers helped NASA return the shuttle to flight by testing its wing panels for resistance to damage.

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Images

Resources

  • Using NASA Media

    Reproduction Guidelines for Use of NASA Images and Emblems.

  • Multimedia Downloads

    Free downloads of players, screensavers, desktop images, buddy icons and other software.