We are pleased to announce the availability of A Tunnel Through Time:  The History of NASA’s Altitude Wind Tunnel by Robert S. Arrighi (NASA SP-2010-4609).  This video documentary complements Arrighi’s book-length Revolutionary Atmosphere: The Story of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and Space Power Chambers (NASA SP-2010-4319) and his award-winning interactive CD-ROM history of the Altitude Wind Tunnel (NASA SP-2008-4608). 

 

A Tunnel Through Time tells the story of an important, but little-known, facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.  This wind tunnel complex played a vital role in the U.S. development of jets, in the training of NASA’s first astronauts, and in NASA’s first missions beyond Earth orbit. 

If you would like a copy of this DVD, please contact the NASA Glenn History Office (http://grchistory.grc.nasa.gov/index.cfm).