Driving Strategic Alignment: Reflections From the Annual Strategic Planning Subteam
FY25 Senate Annual Strategic Planning Subteam summarizes commitment to building a future-ready SWE. Source
From Insight to Action: Increasing SWE Members’ Participation in AI
FY25 SWE Senate Strategic Initiative Subteam shares recommendations for AI-focused initiatives. Source
Breaking Barriers: Advancing Women in Academia
FY25 SWE Senate Subteam on Barriers to Women in Academia provides recommendations to address key barriers. Source
Melissa John Champions Environmental Stewardship at White Sands
For Melissa John, protecting the environment is her way of contributing to space exploration while preserving the Earth we call home. As the sustainability program lead at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico, John manages efforts to reduce waste, prevent pollution, and promote eco-conscious practices. Over the past 13 years, she [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket rolls to the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, July 27, 2025, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon crew spacecraft atop, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission rolled out to [...]
Lightning over the Volcano of Water
Photo of the Day Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? You're not alone. Details of what causes lightning are still being researched, but it is known that inside some clouds, internal updrafts cause collisions between ice and snow that slowly separate charges between cloud tops and bottoms. The rapid electrical discharges [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Lands at NASA Kennedy
The NASA Gulfstream V carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov is seen as it arrives at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Florida.NASA NASA astronauts Zena [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Departs Houston
The official portrait of the four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. From left, are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut and Pilot Mike Fincke; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui; and NASA astronaut and Commander Zena Cardman.NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 [...]
NASA, SpaceX Managers Proceed Toward Crew-11 Launch
The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station train inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in Hawthorne, California. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui.SpaceX After meeting for several hours today, NASA, SpaceX, and international partner teams [...]
Affinity Group Spotlight: Technical Career Path AG July News
As part of their spotlight month, the Technical Career Path Affinity Group shares their recent news, events, and how to get involved. Source