NASAさんのインスタグラム写真 - (NASAInstagram)「⛏️ Groundbreaking 4 scores ago today (January 23, 1941 in case your friends ask), local authorities, military representatives, and agency officials assembled in Cleveland, Ohio to break ground at the future site of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) new research laboratory. Cleveland at the time was the home of the nation’s most advanced airport, local aircraft manufacturers, and the National Air Races. Now, the laboratory, now known as @NASAGlenn, is one of 10 centers and a leading economic contributor to the Cleveland area. Happy 80th! Here’s to many more years of inspiring new explorers! Photo facts in order: 🧑‍🚀 In 1960, Mercury astronaut John Glenn prepares for a test in the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) inside the Altitude Wind Tunnel at at Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center). 🚍 This vehicle served as a mobile terminal for the Communications Technology Satellite. The Lewis-designed vehicle acted as a field unit that permitted live TV interviews, recording equipment, and cameras. 🖖 James Doohan, better known as “Scotty” in Star Trek, toured the Electric Glenn Propulsion Lab to learn about the finer points of long duration space travel made possible by ion engine technology. ✈️ A model of the General Dynamics YF-16 Fighting Falcon in the test section of the 8-by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel in 1974. 🖖 Lieutenant Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek, was in Cleveland to encourage minorities to apply for positions with NASA – particularly in the shuttle program which was looking to fill their first class of astronauts. She posed with center staff members including future director Dr. Julian Earls to her immediate right. 📍 Cleveland, Ohio is home to Glenn Research Center, the third oldest NASA center. Glenn's current expertise in areas such as propulsion, energy conversion, communications, and materials has its roots in the center's accomplishments in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Credit: NASA #NASA #NASAGlenn #NASAGlenn80th #ClevelandRocks #History #Space #Research #Science #Cleveland #JohnGlenn #Vintage」1月24日 3時02分