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NASA Leader Casey Swails Learns About Wildfire Work at NASA Ames – NASA

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NASA Leader Casey Swails Learns About Wildfire Work at NASA Ames – NASA

NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails views a demonstration on screen in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Researchers presented the diverse, long-running efforts in aeronautics at Ames that have helped lay the foundation for agency work related to wildfire response. These include a project to help integrate … Read more

NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions – NASA

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NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions – NASA

NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of the agency’s research enterprise. These are the first awards given through a new program from the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the science and … Read more

NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology – NASA

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NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology – NASA

Dr. Kurt “Spuds” Vogel will serve as the new associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday. His appointment is effective immediately. Vogel succeeds James Reuter, who retired from the agency in June 2023. Dr. Prasun Desai has served as the acting … Read more

University of Utah takes top honors in BIG Idea Lunar Forge Challenge  – NASA

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University of Utah takes top honors in BIG Idea Lunar Forge Challenge  – NASA

Through Artemis, NASA plans to conduct long-duration human and robotic missions on the lunar surface in preparation for future crewed exploration of Mars. Expanding exploration capabilities requires a robust lunar infrastructure, including practical and cost-effective ways to construct a lunar base. One method is employing in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) – or the ability to use … Read more

NASA Seeks Input for Future Lunar Surface Resource Utilization Demo

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NASA Seeks Input for Future Lunar Surface Resource Utilization Demo

As NASA ushers in an exciting era of long-term exploration on the Moon with Artemis, new strategies are being formulated to determine how technology, infrastructure, and operations will function together as a cohesive and cross-cutting system. As a sustained presence grows at the Moon, opportunities to harvest lunar resources could lead to safer, more efficient … Read more

Workshop to Highlight NASA’s Support for Mobility, In-Space Servicing – NASA

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Workshop to Highlight NASA’s Support for Mobility, In-Space Servicing – NASA

NASA leadership, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in a workshop on space mobility and in-space servicing on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the University of Maryland in College Park. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST, the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) workshop runs through Wednesday, Nov. 8. NASA announced the consortium in … Read more