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Before astronauts took the first historic bite of lettuce in space, every piece of equipment needed to grow that lettuce was tested in a lab at NASA.

This unique observation deck is a window to the world from space.

Visit the NASA Technology Transfer program online and browse the entire portfolio to find a NASA invention you could license.

The iconic Astrovan has been replaced.

Understanding high ice water content conditions can improve flight safety.

NASA has a number of satellites that can look at pre-fire, active fire, and post-fire activity.

Adidas is hoping to improve foot comfort thanks to research they are conducting in space.

Navigation Doppler Lidar determines a spacecraft’s exact speed and position, enabling it to land at a specific location on planetary surfaces.

NASA at Home invites you to be part of NASA’s exploration from around the world and across the universe.

Night vision goggles are designed to provide pilots with the ability to see clearly at night.

Approximately every 11 years, the sun undergoes a change from calm to violently active. But the timing of this important solar cycle is far from precise.

Like many innovations in NASA’s patent portfolio, these technologies have practical applications for use on Earth, or in this case, out on the open sea.

At NASA’s Glenn Research Center, researchers can test rover components in a unique indoor lab, the Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory.

The darkness, and subsequent cold on the Moon, create issues for rovers that might be used to explore these extreme environments.

The FAA is a leader in the development of new visual guidance systems that make our airports safer.

Cryogenics is the study of things at very low temperatures. And NASA is changing the way they work to keep things cool.

SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon on a single mission. And Pegasus is the only barge big enough to ferry the rocket to its place in space history.

NASA remembers Annie Glenn, a woman who was a source of strength to her husband and an American hero in her own right.

The countdown has begun as we prepare to launch American astronauts from American soil for the first time since the end of the shuttle era.

FAA researchers may look at different technologies air traffic controllers could be using in the next five years before building prototypes for testing.