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NASA Researcher’s AI ‘Eye’ Could Help Robotic Data-Gathering - NASA
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 measuring up to human skill.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
Wallops Electrical Engineer Named NASA Goddard’s 2022 ‘Innovator of Year’ - NASA
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,Karl B. Hille (NASA)
Shari Miller: Keeping the Mission and the Environment In Balance - NASA
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 protecting Wallops Island's d…Jessica Evans (NASA)
Kyle Helson Finds EXCITE-ment in Exoplanet Exploration - NASA
Almost a decade ago, then-grad student Kyle Helson contributed to early paperwork for NASA’s EXCITE mission. As a scientist at Goddard, Helson helped makeMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA Wallops to Support January Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA
A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from Monday, Jan. 13, throughAmy Barra (NASA)
NASA Scientific Balloon Flights to Lift Off From Antarctica - NASA
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica’s icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloonOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
NASA, Peru Agree to Study Potential Sounding Rocket Campaign - NASA
NASA and Peru’s National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) laid the groundwork for a potential multi-year scientific rocket launchNASA
U.S. Navy Fleet Training Launch to be Conducted at NASA Wallops - NASA
A rocket-propelled target is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window Thursday, Nov. 7 to Friday, Nov. 8Amy Barra (NASA)
NASA Wallops to Support October Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the U.S. Department of Defense during aAmy Barra (NASA)
NASA’s C-130 Aircraft En Route to India in Support of NISAR Mission - NASA
NASA’s globetrotting C-130 Hercules team is carrying out a cargo transport mission to Bengaluru, India, in support of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture RadarNASA
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of Defense during a launchOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
Kyle Helson Finds EXCITE-ment in Exoplanet Exploration - NASA
Almost a decade ago, then-grad student Kyle Helson contributed to early paperwork for NASA’s EXCITE mission. As a scientist at Goddard, Helson helped makeMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA Scientific Balloon Takes Flight With Student-Built Payloads - NASA
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program’s fifth balloon mission of the 2024 fall campaign took flight Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, from the agency’s ColumbiaNASA
NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight - NASA Science
Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) to the edge of space.science.nasa.gov
Update on NASA Wallops Aircraft and Airfield Operations - NASA
The NASA Aircraft Management Advisory Board (AMAB), which manages the agency’s aircraft fleet, has decided to relocate the agency’s P-3 aircraft at Wallops toRob Garner (NASA)
A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star - NASA
The FURST sounding rocket mission aims to study the Sun as a star, allowing researchers to compare our Sun to Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of other stars.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia manages the agency’s scientific balloon flight program with 10 to 15 flights each year from launch sitesOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
This Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to Space - NASA
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the RockSat-X mission onAmy Barra (NASA)
NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt - NASA
What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic, and a new NASA mission is helping improve data modeling and increasing our understanding of Earth'sCharles G. Hatfield (NASA)
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch for U.S. Navy Fleet Training - NASA
A rocket-propelled target is scheduled for launch July 27-28, 2024 from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in support of a U.S.Amy Barra (NASA)
NASA Sounding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun’s Active Regions - NASA
Investigators at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will use observations from a recently-launched MaGIXS-2 sounding rocket mission to provide a clearer image of how and why the Sun’s corona grows so much hotter than the visible surface of Earth’s p…Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA Awards Logistic Services, Management Contract - NASA
NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASANASA
NASA Awards Logistic Services, Management Contract - NASA
NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASANASA
NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts - NASA
This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California to collect data on airErica McNamee (NASA)
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to Launch Student Experiments - NASA
More than 50 student and faculty teams are sending experiments into space as part of NASA’s RockOn and RockSat-C student flight programs. The annual studentAmy Barra (NASA)
NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA
A suborbital rocket is scheduled for launch the week of June 10-17 from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This launch isAmy Barra (NASA)
NASA Wallops Visitor Center Extended Hours June 12 - NASA
The NASA Wallops Visitor Center will be open for extended hours from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, to conduct outreach focused around NASA’s environmentalMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes - NASA
It’s not just rising air and water temperatures influencing the decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Clouds, aerosols, even the bumps and dips on the iceErica McNamee (NASA)
NASA Goddard, Maryland Sign Memo to Boost State’s Aerospace Sector - NASA
To foster growth in Maryland’s aerospace industry, the state’s Department of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NASA at the agency’s GoddardRob Garner (NASA)
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA
After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Big Science Drives Wallops’ Upgrades for NASA Suborbital Missions - NASA
Large amounts of data collected by today’s sensitive science instruments present a data-handling challenge to small rocket and balloon suborbital mission computing and avionics systems.Karl B. Hille (NASA)
NASA Balloons Head North of Arctic Circle for Long-Duration Flights - NASA
NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the 2024 Sweden Long-Duration Scientific Balloon Campaign. Four stadium-sized, scientific balloons carryingOlivia F. Littleton (NASA)
Two NASA Sounding Rockets Launch from Alaska During Solar Flare - NASA
Two Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, April 17, 2024, during an M-class solar flare for NASA'sNASA
Sometimes Getting the Perfect Picture Really Is Rocket Science - NASA
NASA Engineer Cindy Fuentes Rosal waves goodbye to a Black Brant IX sounding rocket launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the totalNASA
NASA Wallops Launches 3 Rockets During Eclipse in Virginia - NASA
Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia April 8, 2024, during the solar eclipse. The rockets launchedNASA
NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar Eclipse - NASA
Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission are scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops FlightMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA, Salisbury U. Enact Agreement for Workforce Development - NASA
NASA and Salisbury University (SU) in Maryland signed a collaborative Space Act Agreement Thursday, March 28, 2024, opening new opportunities at the agency'sJamie Adkins (NASA)
NASA, Salisbury U. Enact Agreement for Workforce Development - NASA
NASA and Salisbury University (SU) in Maryland signed a collaborative Space Act Agreement Thursday, March 28, 2024, opening new opportunities at the agency'sJamie Adkins (NASA)