NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years at Virginia facility
"It's almost a factor of ten compared to the previous way it's been done. So that helps us, you know, test more stressful conditions that are closer to Venus." A model of the ORION space capsule floats through the new wind tunnel for a demonstration. (Amy Galo)Four 750-horsepower motors power the tunnel, with each motor paired with a 14-foot-diameter, eight-bladed fan. It can also evaluate scale models of vehicles designed to travel through an atmosphere, including spacecraft returning to Earth."This facility will absolutely have a role in every future space mission," said David Storch, facility manager for NASA's transonic dynamics tunnel.
- ▪"It's almost a factor of ten compared to the previous way it's been done.
- ▪So that helps us, you know, test more stressful conditions that are closer to Venus." A model of the ORION space capsule floats through the new wind tunnel for a demonstration. (Amy Galo)Four 750-horsepower motors power the tunnel, with eac
- ▪It can also evaluate scale models of vehicles designed to travel through an atmosphere, including spacecraft returning to Earth."This facility will absolutely have a role in every future space mission," said David Storch, facility manager f
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Fox News Multimedia Reporters NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years at Virginia facility It's the first wind tunnel NASA has built in over 40 years, and it will test aircraft for upcoming missions to the moon, Mars, Venus and Saturn's moon By Amy Galo Fox News Published August 3, 2026 3:17am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video NASA unveils new Flight Dynamics Research Facility HAMPTON, Virginia – NASA opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years Friday, marking a milestone for future aviation and space-exploration research.
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