NASA Tests Air Traffic Surveillance Technology Using Its Pilatus PC-12 Aircraft

As air taxis, drones, and other innovative aircraft enter U.S. airspace, systems that communicate an aircraft’s location will be critical to ensure air traffic safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires aircraft to communicate their locations to other aircraft and air traffic control in real time using an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. NASA is […]

January 23, 2025
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NPR News: Blasts from military weapons may injure the brain through its blood vessels

Blasts from military weapons may injure the brain through its blood vessels
When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the brain.

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NPR News: This scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home

This scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home
Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.

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NPR News: This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis

This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis
An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

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Artist’s Concept of Gemini Spacecraft

Two astronauts are seated inside the Gemini spacecraft in this artist’s concept made in January 1965. The Gemini program was an early NASA human spaceflight program designed to bridge the Mercury and Apollo programs. Its main goal was to test equipment and mission procedures in Earth orbit and to train astronauts and ground crew for […]

January 22, 2025
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NASA Awards Logistics, Metrology Support Services Contract

NASA has awarded a small business set-aside contract to Apache Innovations JV of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide logistics, and related support services to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Glenn Logistics and Metrology (GLAM) contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum potential value of approximately $72.3 million. The contract phase-in begins Monday, […]

January 22, 2025
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I am Artemis: Jon Carabello

Jon Carabello did not begin his career journey with an eye on space, but when NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration campaign came calling, he was all in. Born, raised, and college-educated in New Hampshire, Carabello has spent his entire professional career at TURBOCAM – a turbomachinery development and manufacturing company – in the southeast corner of […]

January 22, 2025
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