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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Systems Engineering Evolves to Meet Demands of Integration and Test Phase

As the James Webb Space Telescope enters its next critical phase of development NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation have forged an integrated, consolidated and “badgeless” Mission Systems ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why NASA’s Mechanical Battery Could Be the Future of Energy Storage

NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed a new flywheel-based mechanical battery system that redefined energy storage and spacecraft orientation. This innovative approach demonstrated the potential ...
FedScoop

NASA looking for new electronic health record system to support astronauts

From left, NASA astronaut and pilot Michael Barratt, NASA astronaut and commander Matthew Dominick and Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin wave as they leave to launch ...
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NASA Announces New Systems Engineering Award Competition

NASA today announced an opportunity for university students to work with NASA engineers to conceive, design, fabricate and test a radio-controlled aircraft capable of taking off and landing while ...
RealClearScience

NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...

University of Texas System signs new Space Act agreement with NASA

The University of Texas System, the state's largest university system, has ongoing contracts with NASA under the Space Act ...