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2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator (AA) Awards Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot (UASP) Kit Development Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research CenterJoey Mercer*Lynne Martin*Lauren RobertsYasmin Arbab NASA Glenn Research CenterCharles SheeheDavid Fuller ASRC Federal Data Solutions, LLCCharles WalterCharles Whatle
Posted March 6, 2024
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2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator (AA) Awards Remote Pilot Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Training Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research CenterMelissa A. HillBrian K. HutchinsonBryan J. PettyBill K. BuckBrent P. Pickering Metis Flight Research Associates, LLCBenjamin P. JenkinsJoshua K.
Posted March 6, 2024
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2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Awards Pushing the Envelope Honoree X-57 Maxwell Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterBony J. BacaJeffrey E. BakerKaleiokalani J. BarelaEthan A. BaumannPaul S. BeanMatthew J. BerryKeerti K. BhamidipatiAndrew D. BluaJohn K. BodylskiKirsten M.
Posted March 6, 2024
Glenn Research Center
Artemis
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The Orion spacecraft that traveled around the Moon and back during 2022’s Artemis I mission completed a different round trip when it recently returned to Ohio for testing. Now known as the Orion Environmental Test Article, the spacecraft is undergoing ground testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
Posted March 6, 2024
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Space Technology Mission Directorate
Spinoffs
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
Toothpaste based on the mineral hydroxyapatite, popular across Asia and much of Europe today, is finding its first foothold in the U.S. But the idea behind this alternative to fluoride-based toothpaste was conceived here in a short-lived NASA field center more than 50 years ago.  While working at NASA’s Electronics Research Center – active in […]
Posted March 5, 2024
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Glenn History
Glenn Research Center
People of NASA
Citation Annie Easley began her career in 1955 as a human “computer.” When machines replaced people, she evolved along with them, becoming a computer programmer. She developed and tested code and analyzed data for a variety of research areas, including alternative energy, battery storage, and the Centaur launch vehicle.
Posted March 4, 2024
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
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Goddard Institute for Space Studies
New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated.
Posted March 1, 2024
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Game Changing Development Program
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Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium
Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative
NASA Directorates
This year will be a “BIG” year for several college and university teams as they research, design, and demonstrate novel inflatable systems configured for future lunar operations through a NASA-sponsored engineering competition.
Posted February 29, 2024
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)
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The VIPER team continues to push forward with the build of the flight rover that’ll go to the surface of the Moon. As of this writing, all of VIPER’s flight instruments are installed, and the rover is more than 80% built! This is a major accomplishment and shows the great progress being made by the […]
Posted February 28, 2024
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Galaxies
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Marshall Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Supernovae
The Universe
Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released in conjunction with a new documentary about the project that makes its debut on the NASA+ streaming platform. Sonification is the process of translating data into sounds.
Posted February 28, 2024
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