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Marshall Space Flight Center
Editor’s Note: Starting Nov. 4, the Office of Communications at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will no longer publish the Marshall Star on nasa.gov. The last public issue will be Oct. 30. To continue reading Marshall news, visit nasa.gov/marshall.
Posted October 30, 2024
Ozone Layer
Climate Change
Earth
General
Healing continues in the atmosphere over the Antarctic: a hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years. Scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) project the ozone layer could fully recover by 2066. During the peak of ozone […]
Posted October 30, 2024
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Diversity at NASA
Glenn Research Center
Life at NASA
Kathy Clark started her career at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland straight out of high school, and when offered either a job as an accountant or a job in training, the choice was crystal clear. “I started in training, I’ve stayed in training, and I’ll probably retire in training,” said Clark, now a human […]
Posted October 29, 2024
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Commercial Space Division
The next CSUG event will take place November 6 – 7 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Posted October 25, 2024
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Digital Transformation (DT)
Dr. Nipa Phojanamongkolkij does not always do things the traditional way. As a systems engineer (SE) at Langley Research Center working closely with the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Nipa pushes boundaries and draws connections where few others would think to look. When she envisioned a way to use ChatGPT to help SE teams working on […]
Posted October 23, 2024
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The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) America Reyes Wang, Sepideh Khajehei, Julie Nottage, and Ryan Felton. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond.
Posted October 23, 2024
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Ames Research Center
CubeSats
Marshall Space Flight Center
Small Satellite Missions
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s systems including its on-board electronics as well as the payload’s support systems such as the small onboard camera.
Posted October 23, 2024
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Commercial Space
Humans in Space
Low Earth Orbit Economy
NASA researchers developed a Quiet Space Fan to reduce the noise inside crewed spacecraft, sharing the results with industry for potential use on future commercial space stations. Controlling noise inside spacecraft helps humans talk to each other, hear alarms clearer, get restful sleep, and minimizes the risk of hearing loss.
Posted October 23, 2024
General
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program and is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for inputs on industry, academia, or government adopted battery passivation techniques.
Posted October 22, 2024
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