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- NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 NASA is expanding testing of distributed autonomy for its first satellite swarm, Starling.
- Sols 4447–4449: Looking Back at the Marker Band Valley NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 We are continuing our merry way alongside “Texoli” butte, heading toward the boxworks feature in the distance, our next major waypoint. This is a series of large-scale ridges, wh...
- DARPA’s in-space manufacturing program advances with two teams selected for orbital demos SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2025 The demonstrations will test novel tech for building large structures in space
- Mount Everest from Space NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Crew aboard space shuttle Columbia captured this image of Mount Everest on Nov. 30, 1996, during the STS-80 mission. STS-80, the final shuttle flight of 1996, was highlighted by the successful deployment, operation, and...
- NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Mission NASA · 10 Feb 2025 NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our...
- BlackSky to launch next-gen imaging satellite as it seeks market edge SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2025 The company’s Gen-3 satellites have tech enhancements that align with demands from U.S. and international government customers
- Station Science Top News: Feb. 7, 2025 NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Measuring water loss from space This study showed that the International Space Station’s ECOSTRESS instrument estimates of evapotranspiration (transfer of water to the atmosphere from Earth’s surface and plants) are comp...
- NASA to roll out major update to core flight software SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2025 A government-only version of NASA core Flight System with enhanced security and other features will be released in mid-2025.
- Launch Roundup: Starlink and CZ-8A launches planned; Falcon booster to land in Bahamas NASASpaceflight · 10 Feb 2025 China will be conducting the debut flight of an upgraded version of the Chang Zheng…
- Stephanie Getty: Exploring the Universe with Curiosity and Wonder NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Dr. Stephanie Getty Title: Director of the Solar System Exploration Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate and Deputy Principal Investigator of the DAVINCI Mission Formal Job Classification: Planetary scien...
- World Photo Day: Behind the Scenes with Goddard’s Documentary Photographers NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Ambiguity. That’s the word that comes to mind when documentary photographers start each day at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “You walk in and think one thing is happening,” said OCI’s lead do...
- Jesse Walsh: Possibility at the Cutting Edge of Flight NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Jesse Walsh Formal Job Classification: Project Formulation Manager Organization: Project Formulation and Development Office, Flight Projects Directorate (Code 401.0) What do you do and what is most interesting abou...
- Melissa Gates: Keeping Goddard Running NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Melissa Gates Title: Secretary III Organization: Mission Systems Engineering Branch, Engineering Technology Directorate (Code 599) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? How do...
- NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Lee esta historia en español aquí When Rose Ferreira first saw an image of a field of galaxies and galaxy clusters from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in July, she “went into the restroom and broke down a little,” she...
- Wallops Electrical Engineer Named NASA Goddard’s 2022 ‘Innovator of Year’ NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Scott Hesh, an electrical engineer at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, was announced Nov. 2 as the FY22 IRAD Innovator of the Year, an award presented by the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Cente...
- Keith Koehler: Listening and Leading as Wallops’ News Chief NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Keith Koehler Title: News Chief Formal Job Classification: Public Affairs Specialist Organization: Office of Communications, Wallops Flight Facility, Goddard Space Flight Center (Code 130.4) What do you do and what...
- Elizabeth Tammi Gives Hubble a Voice NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Elizabeth Tammi Title: Hubble Space Telescope Social Media Lead Formal Job Classification: Communications Specialist Organization: Hubble Space Telescope Operations (Code 441) What do you do and what is most intere...
- NASA Researcher’s AI ‘Eye’ Could Help Robotic Data-Gathering NASA · 10 Feb 2025 When it comes to making real-time decisions about unfamiliar data – say, choosing a path to hike up a mountain you’ve never scaled before – existing artificial intelligence and machine learning tech doesn’t come close to...
- John Moisan Studies the Ocean Through the ‘Eyes’ of AI NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: John Moisan Formal Job Classification: Research oceanographer Organization: Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Geophysics (HBG), Earth Science Directorate (Code 616) – duty station at NASA’s Wallops...
- Mark SubbaRao Brings Data to Life Through Art NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Mark SubbaRao Title: Lead, Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) Formal Job Classification: Information Technology Specialist Organization: SVS, Science Mission Directorate (Code 606.4) What do you do and what is m...
- NASA Scientists & Historian Named AAAS 2022 Fellows NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Four individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in recognition of their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements in the...
- Phathom Donald Brings Space Closer as a Hubble Mission Engineer NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Phathom Donald Title: Mission Engineer Formal Job Classification: Satellite Systems Engineer Organization: Astrophysics Project Division, Hubble Space Telescope Operations Project, Code 441 What do you do and what...
- Trena Ferrell Inspires Through Science and Education NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Name: Trena Ferrell Title: Education and Public Outreach Lead for the Earth Science Division Formal Job Classification: Environmental Scientist Organization: Earth Science Division, Earth Science Directorate (Code 610) W...
- Peyman Abbaszadeh: Hydrology and Hope for the Future NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Peyman Abbaszadeh works with researchers around the world to model and estimate the ways in which water flows above and below the surface of the Earth.
- NASA Scientist Jonathan Gardner Named AAS 2023 Fellow NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Jonathan Gardner of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was selected as a 2023 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for extraordinary achievement and service. He is being recognized fo...
- NASA Engineers Honored by National Academy of Engineering NASA · 10 Feb 2025 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected three new members with NASA affiliations. Two employees and one retiree from three different NASA centers around the country were awarded the honor on Feb. 7. Electio...
- Shari Miller: Keeping the Mission and the Environment In Balance NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Shari Miller, Wallops Flight Facility National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Manager and Wallops Natural Resources Manager, tracks the environmental impact of Wallops missions to promote mission success while also prot...
- Jeremy Schnittman: Looking Into the Mystery of Black Holes NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman hopes to have one of his theories about black holes proven someday.
- Gordon Chin Explores the Universe Through Physics and Art NASA · 10 Feb 2025 A planetary scientist, Gordon Chin also dabbles in watercolors, drawings and mix media artworks in his spare time while surrounded by a ceramic and studio art glass collection.
- Moses Adoko: Powering Mission Success Through Knowledge NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Goddard Chief Knowledge Officer Moses Adoko helps makes sure Goddard's technical and programmatic decisions are informed by current and relevant technical knowledge and lessons learned.
- Sholainka Martyn: Powering Goddard Missions, One Small Business At a Time NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Sholainka Martyn builds connections between Goddard and the small business vendors who make the NASA mission stronger.
- AAAS Announces 3 NASA Winners of Inaugural Mani L. Bhaumik Award NASA · 10 Feb 2025 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded its inaugural Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award to standout contributors to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
- Sander Goossens: Exploring the Solar System From Here On Earth NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Goddard planetary scientist Sander Goossens uses "remote learning" - that is, satellite data, like radio tracking data, image data, or altimetry - to study planetary bodies in our solar system.
- Melissa Harris: Propelling Space Telescopes Toward Success NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Melissa Harris is an engineer working on the propulsion system for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
- Gary Davis: Keeping the PACE in Missions and Music NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Creative Gary Davis has a blast as Mission Systems Engineer for PACE and playing loud brass instruments. He recently combined the two.
- Andrew Hynous: Supporting Science at the Edge of Space NASA · 10 Feb 2025 For five years, Andrew Hynous has been NASA’s high-altitude scientific balloon program’s “MOM” – that’s mission operations manager, in NASA parlance.
- Glenn Bazemore: Professional Problem-Solver NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Glenn Bazemore is a mechanical engineer working on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Team. He also aims to become an astronaut.
- Steve Arslanian Builds on Childhood and Career at Goddard NASA · 10 Feb 2025 From childhood afternoons at the Goddard rec center to a 33-year career with the Hubble Space Telescope, Steve Arslanian values camaraderie and problem-solving.
- Zachary Morse Hikes Hilltops, Caves Lava Tubes to Ready Moon Missions NASA · 10 Feb 2025 Lunar geologist Zachary Morse scrabbles over Earth’s rocky landscapes to test equipment for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Name: Zachary MorseTitle: Assistant Research Scientist in Planetary GeologyOrganization: T...
- Rob Garner: Editing Goddard’s Story to Fit the Space NASA · 10 Feb 2025 News Chief Rob Garner shares NASA Goddard’s story with the public, supporting writers and creators in the Office of Communications. Name: Rob GarnerTitle: News ChiefFormal Job Classification: Senior public affairs specia...