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Dr. Misty Davies – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2024 Fellow

By |2024-11-22T18:17:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Dr. Misty Davies receives the prestigious AIAA Fellowship in May 2024 for her contributions to aerospace safety and autonomous systems, recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC.NASA In May 2024, Dr. Misty Davies joined the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Class [...]

SARP East 2024 Ocean Remote Sensing Group

By |2024-11-22T17:33:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

8 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Return to 2024 SARP Closeout Faculty Advisors: Dr. Tom Bell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. Kelsey Bisson, NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate Graduate Mentor: Kelby Kramer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kelby Kramer, Graduate Mentor Kelby Kramer, graduate mentor for the 2024 SARP Ocean Remote [...]

SARP East 2024 Atmospheric Science Group

By |2024-11-22T17:33:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

SARP East 2024 Hydroecology Group

By |2024-11-22T17:33:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

SARP East 2024 Terrestrial Fluxes Group

By |2024-11-22T17:32:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 Awards Safety, Health, Medical, Mission Assurance Contract

By |2024-11-22T17:17:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 Leadership to Visit, Strengthen Cooperation with Mexico

By |2024-11-22T16:39:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

Icelandic Cyclones

By |2024-11-22T16:19:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 Marshall Thermal Engineering Lab Provides Key Insight to Human Landing System

By |2024-11-22T15:43:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

Texas A&M Breaks Ground at NASA Johnson for Giant Leap in Space Innovation

By |2024-11-22T09:43:00-05:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

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