official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Clayton P. Turner will serve as the associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday. His appointment is effective immediately. Turner has served as the acting associate administrator of STMD since July. In this role, Turner willContinue reading “NASA Selects New Leader of Space Technology”
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NASA Program Aids Pediatric Patients Facing Medical Treatments
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity and inspires the world through discovery, the agency launched a new video series specifically designed for use by medical treatment centers across the United States to help reduce anxiety and stress among pediatric patients during treatment. The project, named “MISSION: All SystemsContinue reading “NASA Program Aids Pediatric Patients Facing Medical Treatments”
NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For the 14th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2024 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s financial statements conform with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for federal agencies and accurately present the agency’sContinue reading “NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion”
NASA Goddard Lidar Team Receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for their exemplary work on a lidar system enhanced with artificial intelligence and other technologies. Like a laser-based version of sonar, lidar andContinue reading “NASA Goddard Lidar Team Receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements”
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Terms of Service NASA’s “MISSION: All Systems GO!” Participant Terms and Conditions NASA’s MISSION: All Systems GO! is a set of images, videos, certificates and related materials (the “Materials”) intended for use by healthcare providers to assist in reducing the anxieties of children and other patients facing difficult treatment protocolsContinue reading
Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe – from our planet to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Supercomputers enable projects across diverse research, such as making discoveries about the Sun’s activity that affects technologies in spaceContinue reading “Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe”
NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since.
Two Years Ago: Artemis I Liftoff
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In this photo, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, carrying the Orion spacecraft, lifts off the pad at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022. Set on a path to the Moon, this officially began the Artemis I mission.Continue reading “Two Years Ago: Artemis I Liftoff”
Hubble Takes a Look at Tangled Galaxies
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image depicts the cosmic tangle that is MCG+05-31-045, a pair of interacting galaxies located 390 million light-years away and a part of the Coma galaxy cluster. The Coma Cluster is a particularly rich cluster that contains over a thousand known galaxies. Amateur astronomers can easilyContinue reading “Hubble Takes a Look at Tangled Galaxies”
Aging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Spaceflight accelerates the symptoms of aging in astronaut bodies by inducing genomic instability, mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased inflammation. This is the first study to comprehensively examine biomarkers and pathways associated with spaceflight and terrestrial aging, frailty, and sarcopenia. Main Findings: Impact: This work reveals the need for a frailty indexContinue reading “Aging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight”