{"id":14,"date":"2022-10-12T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:57:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\" style=\"padding-top:70px;min-height:560px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"522\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-102\" alt=\"NASA models and simulations (M&amp;S)\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/12\/HeroBG-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advg-images-slider-1def6a58-7b62-4ccf-9d67-ef7d6aa745b8\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/12\/Slider1.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Simulated SLS Block 1 Ascent Flowfield Ames Research Center\" style=\"width:1000px;height:400px\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\" style=\"color:var(--ast-global-color-5)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nas.nasa.gov\/SC17\/demos\/demo11.html#prettyPhoto\" alt=\"Ames Research Center\" style=color:#fff target=\"_blank\">Simulated SLS Block 1 Ascent Flowfield Ames Research Center<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/12\/Slider2.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Thermal Model of James Webb Space Telescope Goddard Space Flight Center\" style=\"width:1000px;height:400px\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\" style=\"color:var(--ast-global-color-5)\">Thermal Model of James Webb Space Telescope Goddard Space Flight Center<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/12\/Slider3.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Simulated Space Environments Johnson Space Center\" style=\"width:1000px;height:400px\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center\"><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\" style=\"color:var(--ast-global-color-5)\">Simulated Space Environments Johnson Space Center<\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/mns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/12\/Slider4.jpg\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Space Launch Systems &amp; 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