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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation data and related services from commercial sources for NASA. This fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract will be effective for a period of five yearsContinue reading “NASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Substantive Areas The following sites provide substantive information on matters of concern to the Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law Practice Group: Searchable versions of the current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and NASA FAR Supplement (NFS). NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook  — NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook, NASA ProceduresContinue reading “Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law Resources”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “I can almost directly trace my entire career back to [my extracurriculars] in high school and a mentor I had. My first foray into engineering was this high school program called the Robotics Science Academy. It was basically my high school’s attempt to put together a curriculum that was designedContinue reading “Jennifer L. Turner”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Oct. 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially began operations. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act the previous July, creating NASA to lead America’s civilian space program in response to Soviet advances in space exploration. T. Keith Glennan andContinue reading “65 Years Ago: NASA Begins Operations”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NESC Technical Bulletin 23-06:Considerations for Software Fault Prevention and Tolerance The NESC has released a technical bulletin for the Software Engineering community. Mission or safety-critical spaceflight systems should be developed to both reduce the likelihood of software faults pre-flight and to detect/mitigate the effects of software errors should they occurContinue reading “NESC Technical Bulletin 23-06:Considerations for Software Fault Prevention and Tolerance”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY When the asteroid Psyche has its first close-up with a NASA spacecraft, scientists hypothesize they will find a metal-rich asteroid. It could be part or all of the iron-rich interior of a planetesimal, an early planetary building block, that was stripped of its outer rocky shell as it repeatedly collidedContinue reading “Clues to Psyche Asteroid’s Metallic Nature Found in SOFIA Data”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act “to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth’s atmosphere.” At the White House less than a month later, Eisenhower commissioned Dr. T. Keith Glennan, right, as the first administrator forContinue reading “NASA’s Origins”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), established in 1889, is a nonprofit organization that uses astronomy to increase the understanding and appreciation of science and to advance science and science literacy. This year, the ASP awarded the 2023 Gordon Myers Amateur Achievement Award to NASA Volunteer Dan Caselden for “reshaping the understanding ofContinue reading “NASA Citizen Scientist Wins Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie project is back for the 2024 total solar eclipse—and is seeking volunteers! During the four minutes of this solar experience, the sun’s atmosphere, or corona, will become visible. It’s a rare time when we are able to take photographs of the corona from Earth on a largeContinue reading “Know Python? Or have a DSLR Camera? The Eclipse Megamovie needs your help!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is asking American companies to provide input on the agency’s requirements for end-to-end services as part of the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development Program. In the future, the agency plans to transition its operations in low Earth orbit to commercially owned and operated destinations to ensure continued access and presenceContinue reading “NASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space Stations”