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The stars in the big Wyoming skies inspired Aaron Vigil as a child to dream big. Today, he’s a mechanical engineer working on the Solar Array Sun Shield (SASS) for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at Goddard.

Posted August 29, 2024

Diversity at NASA

Kennedy Space Center

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Dr. Irene Duhart Long

Dr. Irene Duhart Long was the first female and the first minority to hold the position of chief medical officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as well as the first African American female to serve in the Senior Executive Service at the center. These distinctions were only two of many firsts in her […]

Posted August 26, 2024

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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

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Tyler Parsotan Takes a Long Look at the Transient Universe with NASA’s Swift

Through a nonlinear path to success, research astrophysicist Tyler Parsotan discovers transformational science using Swift’s observations. Name: Tyler ParsotanFormal Job Classification: Research astrophysicistOrganization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory (Code 661), Astrophysics Science Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate What do you

Posted August 20, 2024

Glenn Research Center

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At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation

The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers conducting revolutionary research to make flight cleaner, safer, and quieter. But an interest in flying goes beyond the professional for many at NASA. Meet a handful of NASA Glenn employees who have a personal connection […]

Posted August 19, 2024

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DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging)

Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC)

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Xiaoyi Li Engineers Instruments and the Teams that Get Them Done

Instrument Systems Engineer Xiaoyi Li leads technical teams united by a common vision to achieve mission success.

Posted August 14, 2024

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Astrophysics

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The Universe

Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics

Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos. Name: Regina CaputoTitle: Research Astrophysicist Organization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory (Code 661) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard?

Posted August 9, 2024

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Goddard Space Flight Center

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Bindu Rani Explores Black Holes, Mothers Hard, Balances Life

Bindu Rani had childhood dreams of flight. Today she lifts her gaze even higher, helping researchers study stars, planets beyond our solar system, and black holes billions of times more massive than our Sun.

Posted August 6, 2024

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Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA en español

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There Are No Imaginary Boundaries for Dr. Ariadna Farrés-Basiana

Dr. Ariadna Farrés-Basiana would look up at the sky and marvel at the immensity of space when she was younger. Now, the bounds are limitless as she helps NASA explore the expansive universe by computing the trajectories and maneuvers to get a spacecraft into space. Name: Dr.

Posted August 2, 2024

Artemis

I Am Artemis

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

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Space Launch System (SLS)

I am Artemis: John Campbell

How do you move NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s massive 212-foot-long core stage across the country? You do it with a 300-foot-long barge. However, NASA’s Pegasus barge isn’t just any barge. It’s a vessel with a history, and John Campbell, a logistics engineer for the agency based at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in […]

Posted July 19, 2024

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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Rebekah Hounsell: Tracking Cosmic Light to Untangle the Universe’s Darkest Mysteries

Rebekah Hounsell is an assistant research scientist working on ways to optimize and build infrastructure for future observations made by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The mission will shed light on many astrophysics topics, like dark energy, which are currently shrouded in mystery.

Posted July 16, 2024