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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation of Reston, Virginia, for safety and mission assurance support at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. The Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III (SMAEC) is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the ability to issue cost-plus-award-feeContinue reading “NASA Awards Safety, Mission Assurance Engineering Contract”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The International Space Station provides researchers access to the unique features of low Earth orbit: long-duration microgravity, exposure to space, and a one-of-a-kind perspective of our planet. These special attributes enable scientists to conduct innovative experiments that can’t be done anywhere else. Employees in the International Space Station Research IntegrationContinue reading “Meet the Two Women Leading Space Station Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In honor of Women’s History Month, we caught up with the ASIA-AQ team on the other side of the Earth and asked the women from Langley about their inspirations and challenges as scientists. The ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality) mission is an international cooperative field studyContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Women’s History Month: The Langley ASIA-AQ Team”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its partners are developing the foundational systems needed for long-term exploration at the Moon for the benefit of all with NASA’s Artemis campaign. Following the Artemis III mission that will land the first people near the Moon’s South Pole, astronauts on Artemis IV will live and work inContinue reading “NASA’s Artemis IV: Building First Lunar Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Melanie Grande works in mission design and systems analysis at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where she has contributed to planning for human exploration of both the Moon and Mars. Starting in Langley’s Space Mission Analysis Branch (SMAB) as a Pathways co-op student in 2016, Melanie currently works as an aerospaceContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Women’s History Month: Melanie Grande”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Gwendolyn Wheatle currently serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. What started as a temporary, three-week clerical position supporting the Office of the Chief Scientist has blossomed into a 38-year career at NASA. In 1986, Gwendolyn joined theContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Women’s History Month: Gwendolyn Wheatle”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Anum Ashraf is a Climate Scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Originally set on pursuing a medical career, Anum found her calling in engineering and research. Now a “doctor for the planet” with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, she uses her skills to study Earth’s radiation budgetContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Women’s History Month: Anum Ashraf”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “One of my proudest, happiest moments was watching an early-career researcher, who I met first when she was a graduate student conducting research and working on some new, innovative equipment. She was going to give a demonstration to a group of visitors, and as happened with me many times, everythingContinue reading “Exobiology Deputy Branch Chief Melissa Kirven-Brooks”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Dr. Kanama Bivins currently serves as the Acting Associate Director at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Prior to this role, Kanama was NASA Langley’s Chief Financial Officer. Kanama grew up in a military family and moved often but she considers the Hampton Roads area home. Following high schoolContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Women’s History Month: Dr. Kanama Bivins “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Lisa Ziehmann is the Acting Deputy Center Director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Ziehmann’s lifelong love of numbers and problem solving led her to graduate from Christopher Newport College, now Christopher Newport University, with a degree in accounting. After spending time in the Mission Support Directorate atContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Women’s History Month: Lisa Ziehmann”