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The awardees also will receive assistance from propulsion, space transportation, and science experts at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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- The awardees also will receive assistance from propulsion, space transportation, and science experts at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
- "The Dual-Use Technology Development Cooperative Agreement Notice enables NASA to collaboratively work with U.S. industry and academia to develop needed technologies," said Daniel O'Neil, manager, NASA Marshall's Technology Development Dual-Use CAN Program.
- "Products from these cooperative agreements support the closure of identified technology gaps and enable the development of components and systems for NASA's Moon to Mars architecture."
- Funding was available for organizations focused on supporting entrepreneurial research and innovation ideas that could advance the commercial space sector and benefit future NASA missions.
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Nursing WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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- WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math.
- "We are thrilled to welcome 13 new teams into our community," said Padi Boyd, director, SMD Bridge Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
- "We look forward to nurturing these collaborations between faculty and NASA researchers, while supporting the development of the next generation of researchers."
- The projects offer hands-on training and mentorship for students that will help them transition into graduate schools, employment at NASA, or STEM careers.
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Communications satellite 1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:
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- 1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:
Coverage of the virtual news conference will stream live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
- 6:30 p.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
- NASA+ will resume coverage and NASA Television's media channel will break from in-orbit coverage to carry the postlaunch news conference.
- Once the postlaunch news conference is complete, NASA+ coverage will end, and mission coverage will continue on both NASA channels.
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Communications satellite NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
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- NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
- Starliner will autonomously dock to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module, delivering NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the space station.
- NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission launched March 3 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station March 5.
- Learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook, ISS Instagram, and the space station blog .
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Communications satellite "A new era of Moon trees will one day stand tall in communities across America," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
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- "A new era of Moon trees will one day stand tall in communities across America," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
- "NASA is bringing the spirit of exploration back down to Earth because space belongs to everyone.
- The Artemis Generation will carry forth these seedlings that will be fertile ground for creativity, inspiration, and discovery for years to come."
- To commemorate the Artemis I Moon Trees, Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch visited her home state of North Carolina and participated in a tree dedication ceremony at the Governor's Mansion on April 24.
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Communications satellite WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen , along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station National Laboratory, will visit Boston on Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, as part of the agency's Destination Station to highlight research opportunities aboard the station.
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- WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen , along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station National Laboratory, will visit Boston on Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, as part of the agency's Destination Station to highlight research opportunities aboard the station.
- Throughout the week, NASA and the ISS National Lab will meet with a variety of academic institutions, business incubators, and private-sector companies with ties to the Boston community.
- Media who wish interview Bowen during the outreach events in Boston, should contact Kara Slaughter at [email protected] or 281-483-5111.
- Bowen was the first submarine officer selected to be a NASA astronaut.
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Nursing WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA announced the winners of the 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) April 22, with Parish Episcopal School, from Dallas, winning first place in the high school division, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, capturing the college/university title.
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- WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA announced the winners of the 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) April 22, with Parish Episcopal School, from Dallas, winning first place in the high school division, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, capturing the college/university title.
- Teams were awarded points based on navigating a half-mile obstacle course, conducting mission-specific task challenges, and completing multiple safety and design reviews with NASA engineers.
- NASA uses such challenges to encourage students to pursue degrees and careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Since its inception in 1994, more than 15,000 students have participated in HERC – with many former students now working at NASA, or within the aerospace industry.
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Communications satellite Specifically, NASA's SBIR program awarded $93.5 million in Phase II contracts to bring 107 new ideas to life from 95 selected small businesses.
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- Specifically, NASA's SBIR program awarded $93.5 million in Phase II contracts to bring 107 new ideas to life from 95 selected small businesses.
- For example, NASA selected women-owned and first-time NASA Phase II awardee nou Systems, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama, for its genetic testing instrument.
- "Our program works directly with small businesses to forge innovative concepts and technologies that drive impact for NASA projects as well as a myriad of commercial endeavors," said Jason L. Kessler, program executive for NASA's SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program at NASA Headquarters.
- The NASA SBIR program is open to U.S. small businesses to develop an innovation or technology.
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Registration Convention WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Slovenia affirmed their cooperation in future space endeavors on Friday as Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords.
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- WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Slovenia affirmed their cooperation in future space endeavors on Friday as Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords.
- "NASA welcomes Slovenia to the Artemis Accords," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
- "Slovenia joins the principles, values, and rules on the peaceful use of space as a common good of humanity," Frangež said.
- "We are delighted to welcome Slovenia to the Artemis Accords family," said Ambassador Jamie Harpootlian, the U.S. ambassador to Slovenia "We recognize Slovenia as a rising leader in space.
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Growth SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today announced strategic collaborations with NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to launch a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) lab for science and engineering.
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- SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today announced strategic collaborations with NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to launch a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) lab for science and engineering.
- The lab will explore the short- and long-term benefits of new GenAI technologies related to Earth science, including Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) weather data, life sciences, and engineering.
- These collaborations harness the talents of a unique team of leading innovators from industry (BCG), government (NASA), and academia (USRA) with decades of experience advancing the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence.
- "We have only just begun to explore the transformative power of GenAI in Earth sciences," said Christoph Schweizer, CEO of BCG.
