official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded the Glenn-Langley Administrative Support Services (GLASS) contract to PBG FedSync JV LLC of McLean, Virginia, to provide administrative support services to various organizations, programs, and projects at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. GLASS is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contractContinue reading “NASA Glenn, Langley Award Administrative Support Contract”
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NASA’s New Investments in Commercialization-Focused Small Businesses
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of NASA’s ongoing commitment to supporting American innovators and advancing new aerospace technologies the agency announced its second round of Phase I awards for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite. The 10 selected small businesses will each receive up to $150,000 and have six months to establish the scientific,Continue reading “NASA’s New Investments in Commercialization-Focused Small Businesses”
Models for Facilitating Government-Funded Activities in the Post-ISS LEO Ecosystem
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In September 2022, the National Space Council directed NASA to “develop a plan for the next generation microgravity national lab in a commercial space station world.” NASA has been working to develop this strategy, to include considerations for establishing robust international partner pathways outlined in a report from NASA’s OfficeContinue reading “Models for Facilitating Government-Funded Activities in the Post-ISS LEO Ecosystem”
La movilidad aérea avanzada hace que los viajes sean más accesibles
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Read this feature in English here. Imagina pedir un taxi aéreo por app, como haces ahora con Uber o Lyft, para viajar a tu aeropuerto local: podrías elevarte por encima del tráfico de carretera y llegar mucho más rápido que si fueras en coche. Los creativos de la industria aeronáuticaContinue reading “La movilidad aérea avanzada hace que los viajes sean más accesibles”
NASA, Joby Pave the Way for Air Taxis in Busy Airports
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Researchers are one step closer to integrating air taxis and other electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles into the country’s busiest airports, thanks to a new air traffic simulation developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley and Joby Aviation. These zero-operating-emission aircraft use electric power toContinue reading “NASA, Joby Pave the Way for Air Taxis in Busy Airports”
Studying a Planned Fire
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Flames burn orange through green conifers and golden aspen on the slopes of Monroe Mountain in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, sending gray and brown smoke billowing into the sky in this image from Oct. 9, 2023. This fire was intentionally set with a fire-dripping device suspended from a helicopter. The burn aimed to reintroduceContinue reading “Studying a Planned Fire”
NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The agency will provide live coverage of Dragon’s undocking and departure starting at 8:45 p.m. EST on the NASA+ streamingContinue reading “NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science”
NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust.Continue reading “NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success”
NASA’s Fermi Mission Creates 14-Year Time-Lapse of the Gamma-Ray Sky
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The cosmos comes alive in an all-sky time-lapse movie made from 14 years of data acquired by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Our Sun, occasionally flaring into prominence, serenely traces a path though the sky against the backdrop of high-energy sources within our galaxy and beyond. “The bright, steady gamma-rayContinue reading “NASA’s Fermi Mission Creates 14-Year Time-Lapse of the Gamma-Ray Sky”
3D Bioprinting
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Science in Space: December 2023 Imagine someone needs a heart transplant and scientists take cells from that person to create an entire new heart for them. Research on the International Space Station is helping to bring that dream closer to reality. The process of 3D printing (also known as additiveContinue reading “3D Bioprinting”