People
NASA struggles to improve workforce diversity
The space agency has been trying to improve diversity and inclusion for over a decade, according to a new inspector general report, but its workforce still lags the federal government in employment of women and minorities.
Emerging Tech
NASA Unveils Next-Gen Spacesuits
NASA and Collins Aerospace are working on the new suits for spacewalking and work on the International Space Station.
Emerging Tech
NASA, FedTech to Launch First Climate Tech Startup Studio
The program will help entrepreneurs leverage NASA tech to provide commercial solutions to climate challenges.
Emerging Tech
NASA Makes 6 Awards to Help Advance Air and Space Exploration
The concepts include quantum radar technology and using bacteria to make on-demand drugs in space.
Emerging Tech
NASA Leader Looks to Artemis II and Beyond for Agency’s Future
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized that such complex missions “are not going to launch until it’s right” for astronaut safety.
Acquisition
NASA plans to consolidate cloud contracts
Several existing cloud contracts will be combined into a $685M small business vehicle under NASA's Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement.
Digital Government
L3Harris Will Develop NOAA’s Next-Gen Earth Imaging in $765M Deal
The GeoXO Imager will help to observe and monitor weather, the ocean and atmosphere, among other things in a collaboration between NOAA, NASA and L3Harris as part of the GeoXO mission.
Digital Government
NASA Unveils $27B Budget Plan to Support Mars Missions and Beyond
The requested budget is a 7.1% increase from NASA’s fiscal year 2023 enacted budget.
Emerging Tech
NASA Asks for Public Help with the Second MarsXR Challenge
The second challenge will feature a mission storyboarding component, enabling non-programmers to participate.
Ideas
NASA Identifies Star With Two Potentially-habitable Planets Orbiting it
TOI-700 has not one, but two planets located in what scientists term the "habitable zone."
Digital Government
NASA, Energy Collaborate on Lunar Experiment Exploring Dark Ages of the Universe
The agencies are working together to develop a tool to survive the harsh conditions of night on the moon to measure radio frequencies and learn about the Dark Ages of the Universe.
Emerging Tech
NASA Quantum Detector Could Help Expand Transmission Distance
Current quantum data deteriorates after a few dozen miles, but the new technology could send more data further.
Emerging Tech
NASA Tests Autonomous Aircraft Decision Tech in Arizona Cities
The agency is aiming to help air vehicles respond to anomalies—such as weather changes—faster, as the vehicles are used to provide essential services.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Make Sure Commercial Space Destinations Have All the Right Amenities
The space agency wants to ensure commercial space stations have the rules and supplies to support government astronauts.
Emerging Tech
NASA Looks to Award $25M Contract for Infrared Satellite Instrument
The instrument will help provide additional information for weather prediction modeling.
Artificial Intelligence
NASA Uses AI to Design Mission Hardware
The artificial intelligence-assisted components are lighter and can handle higher structural loads than human-designed components, according to the agency.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM, NASA Will Use AI to Improve Climate Change Research
The research will use IBM’s artificial intelligence technology and NASA’s Earth and geospatial science data for easier and faster research.
Emerging Tech
Video Game Technology Tapped to Medically Train Astronauts for Future Moon and Mars Missions
Ultimately, lives might depend on the quality of that training.
Emerging Tech
NASA, USGS Seek Info for Landsat Next Ground Station
The ground station will house mission control, the ground network and other capabilities to support Landsat Next.
Ideas
NASA’s Busiest Year in Decades – An Astronomer Sums up the Dizzying Array of Missions in 2022
2022 was a giant step for NASA.
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