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![A NASA engineer tests wiring in the rear engine compartment of Space Shuttle Discovery. To pinpoint the location of faulty wires, a NASA contractor invented the Standing Wave Reflectometer. Engineer testing wiring in the Space Shuttle Discovery](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-09/053_web_1.jpg?itok=Ae-Od-zx)
![A NASA engineer tests wiring in the rear engine compartment of Space Shuttle Discovery. To pinpoint the location of faulty wires, a NASA contractor invented the Standing Wave Reflectometer. Engineer testing wiring in the Space Shuttle Discovery](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-09/053_web_1.jpg?itok=NMOGlrxI)
http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009023
2012
![The NanoRacks Platform-1 can host up to 16 NanoLabs, which simply attach to plugs along the right and left sides of the platform. The NanoRacks Platform-1](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-09/122A_web_1.jpg?itok=f0dtUSv3)
![The NanoRacks Platform-1 can host up to 16 NanoLabs, which simply attach to plugs along the right and left sides of the platform. The NanoRacks Platform-1](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-09/122A_web_1.jpg?itok=6cGE70uM)
http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009007
2012
![The Tracer is the first handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) scanner that can detect aluminum alloys, which are used frequently in flight hardware. Tracer handheld X-ray fluorescence scanner](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-09/077_web_0.png?itok=Vqz8oGrK)
![The Tracer is the first handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) scanner that can detect aluminum alloys, which are used frequently in flight hardware. Tracer handheld X-ray fluorescence scanner](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-09/077_web_0.png?itok=8y0_omza)
http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009042
2012
![4DSP’s real time fiber optics sensing system incorporates NASA technology to rapidly process data for a host of monitoring and sensing applications such as monitoring wind turbine blades, civil structures like bridges and dams, and aging aircraft. Fiber optics sensing system](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-09/127_web.png?itok=HJMr70D8)
![4DSP’s real time fiber optics sensing system incorporates NASA technology to rapidly process data for a host of monitoring and sensing applications such as monitoring wind turbine blades, civil structures like bridges and dams, and aging aircraft. Fiber optics sensing system](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-09/127_web.png?itok=mEsud8EH)
http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009013
2012
![Governor Martin O’Malley is pictured here in Maryland’s State Emergency Operations Center, where the state government made use of StormCenter’s collaboration tools to keep decision makers informed. Maryland governor Martin O’Malley in the state’s Emergency Operations Center](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-09/StormCenter%201_web_0.jpg?itok=kbRL3HOk)
![Governor Martin O’Malley is pictured here in Maryland’s State Emergency Operations Center, where the state government made use of StormCenter’s collaboration tools to keep decision makers informed. Maryland governor Martin O’Malley in the state’s Emergency Operations Center](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-09/StormCenter%201_web_0.jpg?itok=c_QpzmJl)
http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009005
2012
![The SeaWiFS instrument has been collecting ocean data since 1997. By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. This image represents nearly a decade’s worth of data taken by the SeaWiFS instrument, showing the abundance of life in the sea. Sea life across the globe through color](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-09/north_pacific_web_0.jpg?itok=VEyLtOyv)
![The SeaWiFS instrument has been collecting ocean data since 1997. By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. This image represents nearly a decade’s worth of data taken by the SeaWiFS instrument, showing the abundance of life in the sea. Sea life across the globe through color](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-09/north_pacific_web_0.jpg?itok=KqEczQd1)
http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20130009021
2012