NASA Operations and Engineering History

Historical images of engineers and astronauts monitoring equipment and conducting tests during significant NASA missions, capturing the essence of space exploration.

Vintage Photograph. Reactor control Center Control and recording instruments for the Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment being conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission are checked out by scientists. The OMRE which utilizes a hydrocarbon as moderator and coolant, is part of the AEC's program to develop economical power from nuclear energy.
Vintage Photograph. Reactor control Center Control and recording instruments for the Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment being conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission are checked out by scientists. The OMRE which utilizes a hydrocarbon as moderator and coolant, is part of the AEC's program to develop economical power from nuclear energy.