NASA Glenn Shows Students Temperature-Cooling Technology

Water is essential for life, and it is an important engineering tool as well. On March 21, NASA’s Glenn Research Center staff joined Great Lakes Science Center in celebrating World Water Day at the science center, home of the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, in downtown Cleveland. Staff conducted hands-on demonstrations highlighting NASA’s Liquid Cooling and […]

SINSIN
May 14, 2025 - 19:00
 0  0
NASA Glenn Shows Students Temperature-Cooling Technology
Three NASA staff members stand behind a table. Two use large syringes to dispense water into a tube that wraps around the garment on the hand of two students on the other side of the table. Large windows behind them show steel blue picnic tables on a tiled patio and Lake Erie in the background.
During World Water Day at Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland on Friday, March 21, 2025, NASA’s Glenn Research Center staff, left to right, Heather Roe, Debbie Welch, and Jacqueline Minerd show how NASA’s Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment uses water to regulate the body temperatures of astronauts during spacewalks. 
Credit: NASA/Lillianne Hammel 

Water is essential for life, and it is an important engineering tool as well. On March 21, NASA’s Glenn Research Center staff joined Great Lakes Science Center in celebrating World Water Day at the science center, home of the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, in downtown Cleveland. Staff conducted hands-on demonstrations highlighting NASA’s Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment during the free day for students.

An up-close view of a student’s hand and forearm wearing the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment. A NASA staff member uses a large syringe to dispense water into a tube that wraps around the garment.
A NASA Glenn Research Center staff member demonstrates how NASA’s Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment cools down the body using water during World Water Day at Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland on Friday, March 21, 2025.
Credit: NASA/Lillianne Hammel 

This interactive activity helped students discover how NASA uses water to regulate the body temperatures of astronauts during spacewalks.  

Approximately 450 students and educators attended the event.   

What's Your Reaction?

like

dislike

love

funny

angry

sad

wow

SIN ScienceX Information Network (SIN) | ScienceX Innovations