official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During a ceremony at the Dutch Ambassador’s Residence in Washington on Wednesday, the Netherlands became the 31st country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Netherlands Space Office (NSO) director Harm van de Wetering signed on behalf of theContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Netherlands as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory”
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The Marshall Star for November 1, 2023
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, AAS Talk Present, Future of Space Exploration During 3-Day Symposium By Jessica Barnett Hundreds of students, scientists, and other stakeholders recently gathered for a three-day symposium featuring some of the leading minds in space exploration and packed with updates and discussions about an array of space topics. The 2023Continue reading “The Marshall Star for November 1, 2023”
New Patterns in Mars’s Clouds Revealed by Volunteers
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The first journal article about clouds identified by participants of the Cloudspotting on Mars project has been accepted for publication and is now available online! The article, “The Cloudspotting on Mars citizen science project: Seasonal and spatial cloud distributions observed by the Mars Climate Sounder” will appear in a special issue of Icarus titledContinue reading “New Patterns in Mars’s Clouds Revealed by Volunteers”
Rita Owens: Keeper of NASA’s Digital Knowledge
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Data Systems Engineer Rita Owens supports NASA’s Digital Transformation as part of the NASA Data Strategy Mission. This involves transforming how NASA operates by using digital capabilities to increase the reliability and effectiveness of NASA’s Information Technology (IT) operations.
Six Rules for Surviving in a Government Organization
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”
Nighttime on the East Coast
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”
NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska
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”
NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
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”
2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 16th Largest, NASA and NOAA Researchers Find
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”
NASA’s Sandra Irish Wins 2023 Society of Women Engineers Award
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”