Cleaning the Optical Window - Earth.com Cleaning the Optical Window

Cleaning the Optical Window. Eric Fraim from NASA’s Digital Mapping System (DMS) team at Ames Research Center cleans the optical window in the fuselage of the P-3B before a sea ice mission flight over the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, north of Alaska. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger

Also Ames was founded to conduct wind-tunnel research on the aerodynamics of propeller-driven aircraft; however, its role has expanded to encompass spaceflight and information technology. Ames plays a role in many NASA missions. It provides leadership in astrobiology; small satellites; robotic lunar exploration; the search for habitable planets; supercomputing; intelligent/adaptive systems; advanced thermal protection; and airborne astronomy. Ames also develops tools for a safer, more efficient national airspace. The center’s current director is Eugene Tu.

 

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