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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An interview of Dr. Paul Hertz, a senior leader in the Science Mission Directorate By: Anna Ladd McElhannon, Summer 2022 Intern, Office of the Chief Scientist Dr. Paul Hertz is a leader of NASA and had served as the Astrophysics Division Director since 2012 until 2022. Throughout his career, heContinue reading “Six Rules for Surviving in a Government Organization”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY While aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 26, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured the city lights of the northeastern United States and major urban areas including Long Island, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C. At the time of this photograph, the orbital lab was 262 miles above Maine.Continue reading “Nighttime on the East Coast”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:16 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 7, to launch the company’s 29th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, andContinue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from the land. In Alaska’s largest river delta, tundra that has been scorched by wildfire is emitting more methane than the rest of the landscape long afterContinue reading “NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size on Sept. 21, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NASA and NOAA. At 10 million square miles, or 26 million square kilometers, the hole ranks as the 16th largest since 1979. During the peak of the ozone depletionContinue reading “2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 16th Largest, NASA and NOAA Researchers Find”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Sandra Irish, mechanical systems lead structures engineer for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has been selected to receive the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Resnik Challenger Medal Award for her visionary contributions to the development, testing, transport, and launch of NASA’s premier space telescope since 2006. The medal was awardedContinue reading “NASA’s Sandra Irish Wins 2023 Society of Women Engineers Award”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Spot this green-blue ice giant mid-November, between the gas giant Jupiter, and the seven sisters of the Pleiades!

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Pumpkin carving reaches new heights during the annual competition, where spacecraft-building engineers mix ingenuity and creativity for some spectacular results. When mechanical engineers accustomed to building one-of-a-kind spacecraft turn that focus to pumpkins, the results can be hauntingly good. The annual Halloween pumpkin-carving contest at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory inContinue reading “JPL Engineers Put Their Skills to the Test With Halloween Pumpkins”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As of spring 2023, NASA has invested greater than $60M in more than twenty In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to U.S. entities seeking to demonstrate the production of advanced materials and products on the International Space Station.  These InSPA awards help the selected companies raise the technological readiness levelContinue reading “Previous NASA Awards for In Space Production Applications”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA knows it takes a village to make commercial manufacturing in space a reality. NASA is collaborating with experts from industry, academia and other U.S. Government agencies on the technologies in play with the InSPA portfolio.  By joining forces with these experts, NASA can better support its commercial partners, acceleratingContinue reading “InSPA Inter-Agency Collaboration Goals”