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Do Leadership Development Programs Change Career Outcomes?

SWE’s Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering shows how intentional, discipline-specific leadership development drives meaningful leadership growth across academic career stages vs. an “add women and stir” approach. Source

By |2026-02-02T02:00:00-05:00February 2nd, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars

Photo of the Day Mars has put on a happy face. The Martian crater Galle is famous because it has internal markings that make it look like a face that is both smiling and winking. These markings were originally discovered in the 1970s in pictures taken by the Viking Orbiter. The Mars Global Surveyor [...]

By |2026-02-01T15:44:28-05:00February 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Wet Dress Rehearsal Countdown Progressing for Artemis II

A full Moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and [...]

By |2026-02-01T12:17:00-05:00February 1st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

Countdown Begins for Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are seen at Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy [...]

By |2026-01-31T20:14:00-05:00January 31st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

Moon Seen Shining on Full Artemis II Stack at Launch Pad 39B

The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

KSC-01282026-Artemis II_Moon Shots-3

The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

Moon Seen Shining on Full Artemis II Stack at Launch Pad 39B

The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

Moon Seen Shining on Full Artemis II Stack at Launch Pad 39B

The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

Moon Seen Shining on Full Artemis II Stack at Launch Pad 39B

The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of [...]

NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station

Credit: NASA NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “The award of our fifth private astronaut mission shows that commercial space is not a distant promise, but [...]

By |2026-01-30T18:33:00-05:00January 30th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |
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