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In Memoriam: Berrien Moore III [1941–2024]

Berrien Moore III, Dean of the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma (OU), director of the National Weather Center in Norman, OK, and Vice President for Weather and Climate Programs, died on December 17, 2024. Berrien earned an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina in 1963 and a doctorate

Posted February 20, 2025

Artemis 2

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis II Rocket Booster Stacking Complete

Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters – seen in this Feb. 19, 2025, photo – inside the Vehicle Assembly Building for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. During stacking operations, which began Nov.

Posted February 20, 2025

Stennis Space Center

NASA Stennis Teams Install New Production RS-25 Engine for Upcoming Hot Fire

NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead SLS engines contractor L3Harris (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne), was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand […]

Posted February 20, 2025

Earth Science

In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933–2024]

Pierre Morel, the first director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and founding member of WCRP’s Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Core project, died on December 10, 2024. Pierre began his research as a theoretical physicist.

Posted February 20, 2025

NASA Engineering and Safety Center

Lunar Cold Electronics Assessment Workshop (Apr 30 – May 1, 2025)

How to Attend The workshop will be hosted by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Virtual and in-person attendance are available. Registration is required for both. (Link coming soon!)Virtual attendees will receive connection information one week before the workshop.

Posted February 20, 2025

Earth Science

Summary of the Joint NASA LCLUC–SARI Synthesis Meeting

Introduction The NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) is an interdisciplinary scientific program within NASA’s Earth Science program that aims to develop the capability for periodic global inventories of land use and land cover from space.

Posted February 20, 2025

Leadership

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free to Retire After 30 Years Service

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announced Wednesday his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22. As associate administrator, Free has been the senior advisor to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro and leads NASA’s 10 center directors, as well as the mission directorate associate administrators at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Posted February 20, 2025

Johnson Space Center

General

People of Johnson

In the Starlight: Portia Keyes Procures Mission-Critical Support

One semester as a NASA Pathways intern was enough to inspire Portia Keyes to sign up for a Russian language class at college. After interning in the Johnson Space Center’s Office of Procurement, Keyes hoped to someday use her new language skills in support of the International Space Station Program. Now, 12 years later, Keyes […]

Posted February 20, 2025

International Space Station (ISS)

Ames Research Center

Biological & Physical Sciences

ISS Research

NASA Sends Experiment to Space to Study Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new experiment aboard the International Space Station to speed up the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, thus improving the health safety not only of astronauts but patients back on Earth.

Posted February 19, 2025

Science Mission Directorate

Planetary Science

Planetary Science Division

The Solar System