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NASA Johnson Director to Speak at Space Institute Groundbreaking

By |2024-11-12T13:56:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center provides an update on Exploration Park on Feb. 15, 2022, at the ASCENDxTexas conference at South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center. Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel Nov. 12, 2024 Director Vanessa Wyche of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will join Texas A&M University leaders and [...]

Inia Soto Ramos, From the Mountains of Puerto Rico to Mountains of NASA Earth Data

By |2024-11-12T13:21:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Name: Dr. Inia Soto Ramos Title and Formal Job Classification: Associate Research Scientist Organization: Ocean Ecology Laboratory (Code 616) via Morgan State University and GESTAR II cooperative agreement Dr. Inia Soto Ramos is an associate research scientist with NASA’s PACE — the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission — at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight [...]

Matthew Kowalewski: Aerospace Engineer and Curious About Everything

By |2024-11-12T13:21:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Name: Matthew Kowalewski Title: Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS) Lead Instrument Systems Engineer Formal Job Classification: Aerospace Engineer Organization:  Instrument and Payload Systems Engineering Branch (Code 592) Matthew Kowalewski is the lead instrument systems engineer for NASA’s Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS). Photo courtesy of Matthew Kowalewski What do you do and what is most interesting about [...]

Peculiar Pale Pebbles

By |2024-11-12T12:51:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance [...]

NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign Supports Blue Carbon Management in South Florida

By |2024-11-12T11:53:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Earth Observer Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 22 min read NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign Supports Blue Carbon Management in South Florida Photo 1. A Mangrove stand lines the bank of Shark River, an Everglades distributary that carries water into the [...]

NASA-developed Technology Supports Ocean Wind Speed Measurements from Commercial Satellite

By |2024-11-12T10:14:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

MuSat2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, prior to launch. MuSat2 leverages a dual-frequency science antenna developed with support from NASA to measure phenomena such as ocean wind speed. Muon Space A science antenna developed with support from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is now in low-Earth orbit aboard MuSat2, a commercial remote-sensing satellite [...]

Summary of the Second OMI–TROPOMI Science Team Meeting

By |2024-11-12T09:55:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Earth Observer Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 22 min read Summary of the Second OMI–TROPOMI Science Team Meeting Introduction The second joint Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)–TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) Science Team (ST) meeting was held June 3–6, 2024. [...]

Station Science Top News: Nov. 8, 2024

By |2024-11-12T06:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Researchers demonstrated the feasibility of 3D bioprinting a meniscus or knee cartilage tissue in microgravity. This successful result advances technology for bioprinting tissue to treat musculoskeletal injuries on long-term spaceflight or in extraterrestrial settings where resources and supply capacities are limited. BFF Meniscus-2 evaluated using the BioFabrication Facility to 3D print knee cartilage tissue using [...]

Commitment to Service Continues at Johnson for Military Retirees

By |2024-11-11T20:00:00-05:00November 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA and the military have shared strong connections since the agency’s early days. From the nation’s earliest aeronautic research and the recruitment of test pilot astronauts to modern-day technology development, satellite management, and planetary defense, NASA has built a longstanding partnership with the military. This legacy of collaboration has created natural opportunities for former service [...]

Sols 4359-4361: The Perfect Road Trip Destination For Any Rover!

By |2024-11-11T17:36:00-05:00November 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions The Solar System The [...]

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