Juliana Barajas: Supporting NASA’s Mission, One Task at a Time  – NASA

Juliana Barajas: Supporting NASA’s Mission, One Task at a Time  – NASA

As an administrative assistant in the Safety and Mission Assurance Office at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Juliana Barajas approaches her work with one clear mission: to help others succeed.   Juliana Barajas Administrative Assistant For over two decades, she has supported NASA’s mission with a career grounded in service, perseverance, … Read more

Melissa John Champions Environmental Stewardship at White Sands  – NASA

Melissa John Champions Environmental Stewardship at White Sands  – NASA

For Melissa John, protecting the environment is her way of contributing to space exploration while preserving the Earth we call home.   As the sustainability program lead at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico, John manages efforts to reduce waste, prevent pollution, and promote eco-conscious practices. Over the past 13 years, she … Read more

From FIRST Robotics to NASA Rockets: Angel Saenz’s Journey to White Sands – NASA

From FIRST Robotics to NASA Rockets: Angel Saenz’s Journey to White Sands – NASA

Long before joining NASA’s Test and Evaluation Support Team contract in October 2024, Angel Saenz was already an engineer at heart. A STEM education program at his high school helped unlock that passion, setting him on a path that would eventually lead to NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The program … Read more

NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract – NASA

NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract – NASA

NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers. The Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract is a firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a value not to exceed $200 million during a five-year ordering period. The performance period begins April 1, 2025. Contracted work will take place in six … Read more

White Sands Test Facility Encourages Locals to Leave Their Footprint on the Space Industry – NASA

White Sands Test Facility Encourages Locals to Leave Their Footprint on the Space Industry – NASA

At the edge of Las Cruces, New Mexico, surrounded by miles of sunbaked earth, NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) is quietly shaping the future. There is no flash, no fanfare — the self-contained facility operates as it has since 1962, humbly and in relative obscurity. Yet as New Mexico’s space industry skyrockets amid intensifying … Read more

How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space Station  – NASA

How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space Station  – NASA

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the opportunity to vote in general elections through absentee ballots or early voting in coordination with the county clerk’s office where they live.   So, how is voting from space possible? Through NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Program.  Similar to most data transmitted between the space station … Read more

NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back

NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back

A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon … Read more

White Sands Propulsion Team Tests 3D-Printed Orion Engine Component – NASA

White Sands Propulsion Team Tests 3D-Printed Orion Engine Component – NASA

When the Orion spacecraft carries the first Artemis crews to the Moon and back, it will rely on the European Service Module contributed by ESA (European Space Agency) to make the journey. The service module provides electrical power generation, propulsion, temperature control, and consumable storage for Orion, up to the moment it separates from the … Read more

Failure Analysis – NASA

Failure Analysis – NASA

Failure analysis determines what, why and how things went wrong when a component, system, or structure fails and  is a valuable tool in the development of new products and the improvement of existing ones.   Our multi-disciplined team has the expertise and in-house capabilities to determine the root cause of failures on a wide range … Read more