{"id":320506,"date":"2023-03-10T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320506"},"modified":"2023-10-11T10:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:04:13","slug":"kennedys-swamp-works-celebrates-a-decade-of-discoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/kennedy\/kennedys-swamp-works-celebrates-a-decade-of-discoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy\u2019s Swamp Works Celebrates a Decade of Discoveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Groups from the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations laboratory and the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory gather for a photograph to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 13, 2023. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?resize=768,437 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?resize=400,227 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?resize=600,341 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?resize=900,512 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Groups from the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations (GMRO) laboratory and the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory (ESPL) gather for a photograph to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swamp Works at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 13, 2023.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Isaac Watson<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As NASA prepares to return to the Moon \u2013 this time with an eye toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\">Mars<\/a> \u2013 developing new technologies for living and working on other planetary bodies is a critical focus. This requires turning innovative concepts into reality, something the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Swamp Works has been doing since its inception 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are at a unique point in history where we\u2019re closer to our goal of exploring Mars than ever before,\u201d said Burt Summerfield, Kennedy\u2019s associate director of management. \u201cI\u2019m proud of everything this team has done, and I am even more excited to see what they come up with in the next 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2013, Swamp Works co-founder Rob Mueller and a few colleagues drew inspiration from Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works in California, proposing a facility devoted to innovation and leveraging skills and capabilities across Kennedy. Today, Swamp Works focuses on granular mechanics and regolith operations (GMRO), applied chemistry, electrostatics and surface physics, advanced materials and systems, applied physics, and corrosion technology.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The ISRU Pilot Excavator digs in the regolith bin during testing inside Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=300&h=200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=768&h=512&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=1024&h=683&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=400&h=267&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=900&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094\/KSC-20220728-PH-FMX01_0094~large.jpg?w=1200&h=800&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The ISRU Pilot Excavator digs in the regolith bin during testing inside Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center on July 28, 2022.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cRather than the transportation of getting into space, Swamp Works is mainly concerned with what you do when you get there,\u201d Mueller said. \u201cThat requires innovation of new technologies, and Swamp Works encourages that innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swamp Works uses a \u201clean management\u201d approach, and collaboration is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working off-planet challenges that have never been solved before,\u201d said David Miranda, chief of the Spaceport Technologies Office and manager of the research team in the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These labs encourage researchers to think outside of the box and use a hands-on approach to continuously build and test technology concepts. Tests are performed in the early stages of technology development, where failure is an allowable and important component necessary for driving design improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot every idea gets selected for maturation and infusion \u2013 in fact, most do not,\u201d said Exploration Systems and Development Office Manager Greg Clements. \u201cThe ideas that show promise and have a customer advocate can be advanced and tested to see how they could address a capability gap. We have an exceptionally talented team with the drive, determination, and commitment to work a problem until they arrive at a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Engineers work on the Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations, or MSOLO, instrument.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 38%; object-position: 52% 38%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=1280&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=200&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=768&h=1152&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=683&h=1025&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 683w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=1024&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=267&h=401&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 267w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=400&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=600&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068\/KSC-20221019-PH-JBS01_0068~large.jpg?w=800&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Engineers prepare the Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSolo) instrument for the multilayer insulation installation inside Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Space Station Processing Facility on Oct. 19, 2022.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Ben Smegelsky<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/game_changing_development\/projects\/PRIME-1\">Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1)<\/a> lunar delivery will send the Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain (TRIDENT) and the Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO). MSOLO, developed and tested within a lab at Swamp Works, is a commercial-off-the-shelf mass spectrometer which will analyze TRIDENT\u2019s drill cuttings for water and other chemical compounds. Kennedy is leading the PRIME-1 lunar delivery, which will be the first lunar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/isru\">in-situ resource utilization (ISRU)<\/a> mission \u2013 demonstrating the ability to generate useful products with local materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Swamp Works technology demonstrations were selected to fly to the lunar surface as part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\">Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)<\/a> initiative. Also on a CLPS flight is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/kennedy-scientist-leading-team-to-combat-lunar-dust\">Electrodynamic Dust Shield<\/a> (EDS), which has been in development for over 20 years as a way to repel dust from vehicles and equipment on the Moon. The ISRU Pilot Excavator, a lightweight robot that will demonstrate digging up to 10 metric tons of regolith on the Moon, is planned to launch on a commercial lander in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t replicate the lunar environment here on Earth, so we\u2019re forced to solve problems in new ways,\u201d said Charles Buhler, lead scientist in the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Lab at Swamp Works and EDS principal investigator. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to innovate with electrostatics in mind, because it\u2019s absolutely going to be necessary in space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An up-close view of an electrodynamic dust shield, or EDS.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 34% 100%; object-position: 34% 100%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=300&h=200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=768&h=512&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=1024&h=683&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=400&h=267&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=900&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002\/KSC-20230118-PH-CSH01_0002~large.jpg?w=1200&h=800&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Inside of the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an electrodynamic dust shield (EDS) is in view on Jan. 18, 2023.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Cory Huston<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Just as NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/commercial\/crew\/index.html\">Commercial Crew Program<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/launch\/index.html\">commercial resupply services<\/a> missions rely on commercial companies to provide transportation to and from the International Space Station, Mueller envisions a future where technologies developed at Swamp Works are handed off to private industry once they\u2019ve matured, leaving room for Swamp Works to begin innovating again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s really the new operating model, the new trend, in the space industry, and Swamp Works is very well positioned because we can take risks on some technologies that private industry can\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to using the resources and expertise of the government, Swamp Works partners with and learns from private industry through initiatives such as the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sbir.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program<\/a>, as well as academia. As a result, a mixed team of government employees, small and large companies, and educational professionals innovate together to help shape the future of space exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing a part of the amazing work that occurs at Swamp Works is such an honor,\u201d said Kathy Loftin, Kennedy\u2019s chief technologist. \u201cIt\u2019s inspiring to be working at the cusp of emerging technologies that will help us learn to live sustainably in space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Swamp Works and its capabilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sp-2017-01-008-ksc_ub_swamp_works_flyer_508.pdf?emrc=b43f6c\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As NASA prepares to return to the Moon \u2013 this time with an eye toward Mars \u2013 developing new technologies for living and working on other planetary bodies is a critical focus. This requires turning innovative concepts into reality, something the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Swamp Works has been doing since its inception 10 years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":322014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2862,13004,2841],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[10285,3917],"coauthors":[8382],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Kennedy\u2019s Swamp Works Celebrates a Decade of Discoveries","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/kennedy\/kennedys-swamp-works-celebrates-a-decade-of-discoveries\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/kennedy\/kennedys-swamp-works-celebrates-a-decade-of-discoveries\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Danielle Sempsrott"}],"creator":["Danielle Sempsrott"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Science & Research","Technology Research","Kennedy Space Center","Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2023-03-10T21:57:00Z","datePublished":"2023-03-10T21:57:00Z","dateModified":"2023-10-11T14:04:13Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Kennedy\u2019s Swamp Works Celebrates a Decade of Discoveries\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/kennedy\/kennedys-swamp-works-celebrates-a-decade-of-discoveries\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-03-10T21:57:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Science & Research,Technology Research,Kennedy Space Center,Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Danielle Sempsrott\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":5,"time_ago":"1 year","featured_image":{"id":322014,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large.jpg","title":"ksc-20230213-ph-ilw01_0002_large","alt":"Groups from the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations laboratory and the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory gather for a photograph to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 13, 2023.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320506"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320506"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545891,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320506\/revisions\/545891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320506"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=320506"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=320506"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=320506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}