The Twin Rectangular Jet model, installed on the Nozzle Acoustic Test Rig in the Aeroacoustic Propulsion Laboratory at NASA's Glenn Research Center, is being tested to determine the acoustic impact of engine configurations on low sonic boom aircraft for the High Speed Project of the Fundamental Aeronautics Program. The High Speed Project is a multi-center effort to develop and test the technologies of a new generation of aircraft that can fly at supersonic speeds.More >>
Photos that Thomas Marshburn, astronaut with Statesville ties, tweeted from outer space during his 5-month stint on the International Space Station.More >>
Photos that Thomas Marshburn, astronaut with Statesville ties, tweeted from outer space during his 5-month stint on the International Space Station.More >>
A Charlotte nurse took up a collection with the idea of buying lunch for ICU nurses at Mass General Hospital, in Boston, who were helping to treat people injured in the Boston Marathon bombings.More >>
A Charlotte nurse took up a collection with the idea of buying lunch for ICU nurses at Mass General Hospital, in Boston, who were helping to treat people injured in the Boston Marathon bombings. That idea sparked a "Pay it Forward" movement.More >>