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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY ¿Cuál es tu nombre y tu rol en OCEANOS? Mi nombre es María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias. Soy una profesora asociada al Departamento de Ciencia Natural, específicamente Biología, en la Universidad Interamericana, en el Recinto Metropolitano. Para OCEANOS, soy una de las investigadoras. ¿Cuál es la importancia de un programa como OCEANOS,Continue reading “Entrevista con Instructora de OCEANOS María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Workforce statement and memo to employees JPL statement issued on Nov. 12, 2024: While we have taken various measures to meet our current FY’25 budget allocation, we have reached the difficult decision to reduce the JPL workforce through layoffs. This reduction affects approximately 325 of our colleagues, an impact ofContinue reading “JPL Workforce Update”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Selected for NASA’s third astronaut class in 1963, Cunningham served as the backup Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 1. He piloted the 11-day flight of Apollo 7 in October 1968, the first manned flight test of the Apollo spacecraft. The crew executed maneuvers enabling them to practice for upcoming ApolloContinue reading “Oral History with R. Walter Cunningham”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A veteran of three space flights, Karol J. “Bo” Bobko was selected as an astronaut in 1969 and served as a crewmember on the Skylab Medical Experiments Altitude Test (SMEAT) 56-day ground simulation in preparation for the Skylab missions. He served in various positions supporting the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project andContinue reading “Oral History with Karol J. Bobko”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students from Colorado will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, Nov. 14. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 1 p.m. EST on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content on various platforms, includingContinue reading “Colorado Students to Connect with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Sept. 20, 2024, four students experienced the wonder of space exploration at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, taking part in an international competition that brought their work to life aboard the International Space Station.   Now in its fifth year, the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC) continues to pushContinue reading “Kibo Robot Programming Challenge Breaks New Ground in Robotics “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with lower emissions than today’s aircraft – what kinds of designs or technology make that possible? NASA is working to answer those questions by commissioning five new design studies looking toContinue reading “NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Choctaw Heirloom Seeds investigation flew five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma aboard the International Space Station in early November 2023. The seeds are Isito (Choctaw Sweet Potato Squash), Tobi (Smith Peas), Tanchi Tohbi (Flour Corn), Tvnishi (Lambsquarter), and Chukfi Peas. The seeds spent sixContinue reading “Native American Seeds Flown Aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The design and build of a unique NASA pod, produced to advance computer vision for autonomous aviation, was recently completed in-house at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, by using the center’s unique fabrication capabilities. The pod is called the NASA Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of UrbanContinue reading “NASA Armstrong Builds Sensor Pod for Autonomous Flight”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with lower emissions than today’s aircraft – what kinds of designs or technology make that possible? NASA is working to answer those questions by commissioning five new design studies looking toContinue reading “NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft”