Organization Profile

Glenn Research Center

Government Research Center

Added 30d ago

Details

A NASA research center located in Cleveland, Ohio, that conducts aeronautics and flight research, including icing, propulsion, and communications technology work.

Statistics

Additional Glenn pilots who followed the center's first generation of pilotsmore than two dozen

Duration of Glenn Research Center's flight research legacymore than eight decades

Timeline

Jun 13, 2024•809d ago

•Technology Demonstration

NASA Glenn Demonstrates Laser Communications from Pilatus Aircraft to the International Space Station

NASA Glenn's Flight Operations used a Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft in a 2024 optical communications study that transmitted large volumes of data via laser communications, including streaming 4K video to the International Space Station and back for the first time.

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Sources

Aug 18, 2026•12d ago

NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research

Source: www.nasa.gov

Aug 17, 2026•13d ago

NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility

Source: www.nasa.gov

Jul 30, 2026•32d ago

NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Exploration

Source: www.nasa.gov