{"id":466442,"date":"2026-06-30T06:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=1013127"},"modified":"2026-06-30T06:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:38:23","slug":"nasas-newest-wind-tunnel-builds-on-legacy-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=466442","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s\u00a0Newest\u00a0Wind Tunnel\u00a0Builds on Legacy of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is the agency\u2019s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. <\/div>\n
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For more than\u202f100\u202fyears, wind tunnels at NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have helped shape the future of flight.\u202f <\/p>\n

Now, two of\u202fNASA\u2019s\u202flongest-serving facilities \u2014 the 12-Foot Low-Speed Tunnel\u202fand the 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel\u202f\u2014\u202fwill pass\u202fthe torch to\u202fthe Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF),\u202fthe first major NASA wind tunnel built in more than 40 years.\u202f <\/p>\n

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