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NASA Ames Astrogram – September/October 2024
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TIME Recognizes the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at…

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Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2024. Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From…

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X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on its Way to Takeoff
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the…

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NASA Awards Contract for Refuse and Recycling Services
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NASA has awarded the Custodial and Refuse/Recycle Services contract to Ahtna Integrated Services LLC  of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide trash,…

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NASA Ames Recognizes Representative Eshoo for Her 32 Years of Service
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On Oct. 29, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley hosted a gathering to recognize Representative Anna G. Eshoo…

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We Are All Made of Cells: Space and the Immune System
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Malcolm O’Malley and his mom sat nervously in the doctor’s office awaiting the results of his bloodwork. This was no…

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NASA Brings Drone and Space Rover to Air Show
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Lee esta historia en Español aquí. In September, the three NASA centers in California came together to share aerospace innovations with…

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La NASA lleva un dron y un rover espacial a un espectáculo aéreo
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Read this story in English here. En septiembre, los tres centros de la NASA en California se reunieron para compartir…

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NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024
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As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for…

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NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft
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NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’s systems including…

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NASA and Partners Scaling to New Heights in Air Traffic Management
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NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way…

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NASA Pilots Add Perspective to Research
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NASA research pilots are experts on how to achieve the right flight-test conditions for experiments and the tools needed for…

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Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation
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NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the…

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NASA Astronauts, Leadership Visit Children’s Hospital, Cancer Moonshot Event
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NASA astronauts, scientists, and researchers, and leadership from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) met with cancer patients and…

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NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space 
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NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its first laser communications uplink to…

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NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora
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In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display. These…

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Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission
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NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a…

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NASA’s Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission
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NASA’s TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft — the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3) — have completed their…

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NASA Ames Welcomes Latvian President, Talks Aeronautics Research 
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President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs observes simulated visuals of an airport and its air traffic, consisting of commercial aircraft and…

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NASA Deputy Administrator Talks Future of Agency in Silicon Valley
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NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy spent time at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, on Sept. 16, 2024,…

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Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames
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NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions…

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NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Live Aircraft Fire Training
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The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will conduct emergency response fire training on the west ramp…

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Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit
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Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the…

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NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data
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From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of…

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Proyecto de la NASA en Puerto Rico capacita a estudiantes en biología marina
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Read this story in English here. Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo respiró hondo, se ajustó la máscara de buceo y se…

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NASA Ames Astrogram – July/August 2024
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Congratulations to the ACS3 Team on the Successful Unfurling of Solar Sail Ames and Langley just added another light to…

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NASA Leaders Tour Ames Campus, Meet with Employees
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NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, and Director of Cross-Agency Strategy John Keefe visited NASA’s Ames…

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NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology
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Lee esta historia en español aquí.  Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo took a deep breath, adjusted her snorkel mask, and plunged…

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NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots
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NASA is seeking input from American companies for the operation and use of a system of free-flying robots aboard the…

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NASA Develops Pod to Help Autonomous Aircraft Operators 
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For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to avoid hazards. NASA aeronautics…

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Ames Research Center – Latest News Releases

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NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
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NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and…

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NASA Awards Contract for Aviation, Railroad Safety Reporting Systems
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NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident…

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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…

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Funding Future Tech: NASA Names 2024 Innovative Concept Studies
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NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could  innovate for the benefit of…

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NASA Invites Public to Send Names Aboard Artemis Robotic Moon Rover
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Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the…

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NASA Sets Coverage for ULA, Astrobotic Artemis Robotic Moon Launch
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Editor’s Note: This advisory has been updated to change the name of the weather officer for the Jan. 5 media…

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