Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA Improves Shock, Vibration AnalysisRockets vibrate, shake, and flex intensely as they climb into space, and spacecraft packed with delicate scientific instruments must survive those forces. Before any rocket leaves the ground, NASA engineers work to predict how those stresses will affect every part of a spacecraft. To do that, engineers in the Dynamic Environments Group with NASA’s Launch […]Read the full story →Elyna Niles-Carnes · October 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyRigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield PerformanceNASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected. In particular, NASA measured whether the thermal protection […]Read the full story →Elyna Niles-Carnes · October 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
