10 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Return to 2024 SARP Closeout Faculty Advisors: Dr. Guanyu Huang, Stony Brook University Graduate Mentor: Ryan Schmedding, McGill University Ryan Schmedding, Graduate Mentor Ryan Schmedding, graduate mentor for the 2024 SARP Atmospheric Science group, provides an introduction for each of the group members and [...]
10 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Return to 2024 SARP Closeout Faculty Advisors: Dr. Dom Ciruzzi, College of William & Mary Graduate Mentor: Marley Majetic, Pennsylvania State University Marley Majetic, Graduate Mentor Marley Majetic, graduate mentor for the 2024 SARP Hydroecology group, provides an introduction for each of the group [...]
11 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Return to 2024 SARP Closeout Faculty Advisors: Dr. Lisa Haber, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Brandon Alveshere, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Chris Gough, Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Mentor: Mindy Priddy, Virginia Commonwealth University Mindy Priddy, Graduate Mentor Mindy Priddy, graduate mentor for the 2024 SARP [...]
NASA has awarded Bastion Technologies Inc., of Houston, the Center Occupational Safety, Health, Medical, System Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (COSMC) at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The COSMC contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract, with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity component and maximum potential value of $53 million. The contract [...]
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during an agency town hall on Sept. 21, 2021 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will travel to Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 24, for a multi-day trip to build on previous [...]
A cyclone is a low-pressure area of winds that spiral inwards. Although tropical storms most often come to mind, these spiraling storms can also form at mid- and high latitudes. Two such cyclones formed in tandem south of Iceland in November 2006.NASA/Jesse Allen The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite took this [...]
NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) will transport the next astronauts that land on the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color, beginning with Artemis III. For safety and mission success, the landers and other equipment in development for NASA’s Artemis campaign must work reliably in the harshest of environments. The Hub for [...]
The future of human space exploration took a bold step forward at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Nov. 15, 2024, as Texas A&M University leaders’ broke ground for the Texas A&M University Space Institute. Texas state officials, NASA leaders, and distinguished guests participated in the ceremony, held near the future development site of [...]
iss072e220043 (Nov. 19, 2024) --- The plume from the first stage of the SpaceX Starship 6 rocket as it descends into the Gulf of Mexico is pictured from the International Space Station. The launch plume can also be seen after Starship 6 lifted off from the company's Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas. Credit: Nick [...]
From left to right, Dr. Peter Parker, Astronaut Victor Glover and Dr. Shih-Yung post for a photo after the 2024 Silver Snoopy Awards ceremony.NASA/Mark Knopp Two employees from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently earned the prestigious Silver Snoopy award, an honor given to NASA employees and contractors across the agency for outstanding [...]
