NASA Chief Likes What He Sees at Northern Ohio Research Facilities

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NASA Chief Likes What He Sees at Northern Ohio Research Facilities

Ideastream Public Media | By Tim Rudell,

Tim Rudell

Published September 20, 2018 at 12:38 PM EDT

At NASA Glenn this 72-ft vacuum chamber is being readied for an ion thruster propulsion test.

The new head of NASA is saying good things about the NASA Glenn Research Center in northern Ohio.

The new Administrator of NASA, James Bridenstine after touring NASA GLenn Lewis Research Center

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NASA Glenn and its sister facility, in Sandusky employ more than 3,500 people, and a Cleveland State University study in 2016 showed the facilities contribute $1.4-billion in economic activity to the region.

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