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35. <description><![CDATA[NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station following the successful launch of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23. The company’s Cygnus XL spacecraft, carrying more than 11,000 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 6:11 p.m. EDT [&#8230;]]]></description>
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39. <p>NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station following the successful launch of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23.</p>
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43. <p>The company’s Cygnus XL spacecraft, carrying more than 11,000 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 6:11 p.m. EDT Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This mission is the first flight of the larger, more cargo-capable version of the solar-powered spacecraft.&nbsp;</p>
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47. <p>Cygnus XL is scheduled to be captured at 6:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, by the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will operate with assistance from NASA astronaut Zena Cardman.&nbsp;Following capture, the spacecraft will be installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading.</p>
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51. <p>The resupply mission is carrying dozens of <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/nasa-northrop-grumman-to-send-medical-technology-studies-to-space/">research experiments</a> that will be conducted during Expedition 73, including materials to produce&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=8968" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">semiconductor crystals</a>&nbsp;in space and equipment to develop improvements for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=8190" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cryogenic fuel tanks</a>. The spacecraft also will deliver a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9305">specialized UV</a>&nbsp;light system to prevent the growth of microbe communities that form in water systems and supplies to produce&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=9466">pharmaceutical crystals</a>&nbsp;that could treat cancer and other diseases.</p>
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55. <p>These are just a sample of the hundreds of scientific investigations conducted aboard the station in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, as well as technology development and demonstrations.&nbsp;For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory, where astronauts have learned to live and work in space for extended periods of time. The space station is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy and NASA’s next great leaps in exploration, including Artemis missions to the Moon and American astronaut missions to Mars.</p>
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59. <p>NASA’s arrival, capture, and installation coverage are as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):</p>
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63. <p><strong>Wednesday, Sept. 17</strong></p>
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67. <p>5 a.m. – Arrival coverage begins on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-northrop-grumman-23rd-cargo-resupply-services-rendezvous-and-capture/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Flivetv%2Fref%3Datv_hm_liv_LRad2e3b_slct%3FserviceToken%3Dv0_Cl0KJGUwMTYwNTQwLWU2NjMtNGE1OC05MDczLTZiMmRmYjI5NWMyNRDwyY266jIaLExpNitvL2dzaDBoR0NjVGdhVGdLTHptYkF6dHpuZ29zb2VJMDZ6YWhmZEk9IAESBmZpbHRlchgBIgRob21lKgRsaXZlWj8KDGxpbmVhckZpbHRlchIvCi1hbXpuMS1wdi1saW5lYXItbGl2ZV90YWItZmlsdGVyLWxlYXJuX2V4cGxvcmV6AIIBBjAAUABwAA%253D%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjames.j.russell%40nasa.gov%7C5595e2e9771548f997a508ddec930adc%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638926838459218431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pVnXOo8KEszuhCcPQAOXCXL9ePKHIjpdfz806GQMjpo%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener">Amazon Prime</a>, and more.</p>
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71. <p>6:35 a.m. – Capture of Cygnus XL with the space station’s robotic arm.</p>
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75. <p>8 a.m. – Installation coverage begins on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-northrop-grumman-23rd-cargo-resupply-services-installation/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Flivetv%2Fref%3Datv_hm_liv_LRad2e3b_slct%3FserviceToken%3Dv0_Cl0KJGUwMTYwNTQwLWU2NjMtNGE1OC05MDczLTZiMmRmYjI5NWMyNRDwyY266jIaLExpNitvL2dzaDBoR0NjVGdhVGdLTHptYkF6dHpuZ29zb2VJMDZ6YWhmZEk9IAESBmZpbHRlchgBIgRob21lKgRsaXZlWj8KDGxpbmVhckZpbHRlchIvCi1hbXpuMS1wdi1saW5lYXItbGl2ZV90YWItZmlsdGVyLWxlYXJuX2V4cGxvcmV6AIIBBjAAUABwAA%253D%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjames.j.russell%40nasa.gov%7C5595e2e9771548f997a508ddec930adc%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638926838459232268%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ExI%2FALD7vl4ZZVCd3bYTc9z3jKTWcRboIw20gFEmQGc%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener">Amazon Prime</a>, and more.</p>
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79. <p>All coverage times are estimates and could be adjusted based on operations after launch. Follow the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/">space station blog</a> for the most up-to-date information.</p>
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83. <p>Cygnus XL is scheduled to remain at the orbiting laboratory until March 2026, before it departs and disposes of several thousand pounds of trash through its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, where it will harmlessly burn up. The spacecraft is named the S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool, in honor of the NASA astronaut who perished in 2003 during the&nbsp;space shuttle&nbsp;Columbia accident.</p>
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87. <p>Learn more about this NASA commercial resupply mission at:</p>
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99. <p>Josh Finch / Jimi Russell<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href="mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:james.j.russell@nasa.gov">james.j.russell@nasa.gov</a></p>
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103. <p>Steven Siceloff<br>Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br>321-876-2468<br><a href="mailto:steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov">steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov</a></p>
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195. <p>“While I was caring for my son during his cancer treatment—living in the hospital with him and supporting his recovery at home—a family friend who worked at NASA took notice,” Elliott said. “She quietly observed my strength, organization, and unwavering dedication to my son. One day she called and said, &#8216;Get your resume together.&#8217;”</p>
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203. <p>Elliott doubted she was qualified for a position at NASA, though the friend was certain she could learn and handle anything after caring for her son. “Her belief in me gave me the courage to take that first step—and it changed the course of my life.&#8221;</p>
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211. <p>The friend’s endorsement helped her land the position. Elliott was nervous at first, since she did not know much about NASA’s operations and had limited prior experience. With time and training, she grew more certain of the value she brought to the team.</p>
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219. <p>“Reflecting on the numerous personal challenges I have encountered has reinforced my confidence in my ability to overcome obstacles while maintaining a positive outlook throughout my journey,” she said. “I am proud to have successfully adapted and become a productive member of my team.” In her role today, Elliott safeguards NASA&#8217;s information systems. She develops, implements, and maintains security policies, procedures, and systems in the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/hhp/">Human Health and Performance Directorate,</a> ensuring compliance with federal and NASA-specific security standards. Her work includes managing access control protocols and responding &nbsp;to security incidents.</p>
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229. <p>One of her most challenging tasks involved assessing, revitalizing, and implementing four outdated security plans through collaboration with a diverse team. “We successfully aligned the security plans with established standards and garnered commendations from NASA leadership,” she said.</p>
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237. <p>Outside of work, Elliott enjoys several hobbies that help her relax and maintain balance. She began painting at a young age and continues to find calm through her art. She is an avid gardener, in spite of the Houston summer heat, and feels fulfilled by the beauty of her flowers and sharing homegrown fruits and vegetables with her friends and family. She has also earned a reputation as an excellent baker. “I enjoy making cheesecakes for workplace celebrations and I’ve discovered that many of my coworkers enjoy this hobby of mine, as well!” </p>
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245. <p>Elliott is profoundly grateful for the opportunity to serve at NASA for over 25 years. Looking ahead to the agency’s future, she offers an important piece of advice to up-and-coming team members. “Remain authentic to yourselves, pursue your aspirations with determination, and uphold a commitment to excellence in all your endeavors.”</p>
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386. <h1 class="display-48 margin-bottom-2">Curiosity Blog, Sols 4649-4654: Ridges, Hollows and Nodules, Oh My</h1>
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394. <div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Left Navigation Camera, showing the transition from smoother ridge bedrock (right) to more nodular bedrock (bottom left to top middle) on the edge of a shallow hollow (top left). Curiosity, whose masthead shadow is also visible, captured this image on Sept. 5, 2025 — Sol 4650, or Martian day 4,650 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission — at 00:22:34 UTC.</div>
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399. <p>Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS Team Member, University of New Brunswick, Canada</p>
400. <p>Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 5, 2025</p>
401. <p>Curiosity is in the midst of the boxwork campaign, trying to decipher why we see such pronounced ridges and hollows in this area of Mount Sharp. When this terrain was first identified from orbit it was hypothesized that the ridges may be the result of cementation by circulating fluids, followed by differential erosion of the less resistant bedrock in between (the hollows that we now observe). </p>
402. <p>We have been exploring the boxwork terrain documenting textures, structures and composition to investigate potential differences between ridges and hollows. One of the textural features we have observed are nodules in varying abundance. The focus of our activities this week was to document the transition from smoother bedrock atop a boxwork ridge to more nodular bedrock associated with the edge of a shallow hollow. </p>
403. <p>In Tuesday’s three-sol plan we analyzed the smoother bedrock within the ridge, documenting textures with MAHLI, Mastcam, and ChemCam RMI, and chemistry with ChemCam LIBS and APXS. Curiosity then successfully bumped towards the edge of the ridge/hollow to place the more nodular bedrock in our workspace. Friday’s three-sol plan was basically a repeat of the previous observations, but this time focused on the more nodular bedrock. The planned drive should take us to another boxwork ridge, and closer to the area where we plan to drill into one of the ridges.</p>
404. <p>As the APXS strategic planner this week, I helped to select the rock targets for analysis by our instrument, ensuring they were safe to touch and that they met the science intent of the boxwork campaign. I also communicated to the rest of the team the most recent results from our APXS compositional analyses and how they fit into our investigation of the boxwork terrain. This will help to inform our fast-approaching decision about where to drill.</p>
405. <p>Both plans included Mastcam and ChemCam long-distance RMI imaging of more distant features, including other boxwork ridges and hollows, buttes, the yardang unit, and Gale crater rim. Planned environmental activities continue to monitor dust in the atmosphere, dust-devil activity, and clouds. Standard REMS, RAD, and DAN activities round out the week’s activities.</p>
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610. <span>Mars</span><br />
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617. </p></div>
618. <p> </a><br />
619. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mars/resources/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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624. <span>All Mars Resources</span><br />
625. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg><br />
626. </h3>
627. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">Explore this collection of Mars images, videos, resources, PDFs, and toolkits. Discover valuable content designed to inform, educate, and inspire,…</p>
628. </p></div>
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630. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="792" src="https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/mars/resources/detail_files/2/5/25757_1-PIA24543-Curiositys-Selfie-at-Mont-Mercou-main-web.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=792&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" /></figure>
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638. <span>Rover Basics</span><br />
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641. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">Each robotic explorer sent to the Red Planet has its own unique capabilities driven by science. Many attributes of a…</p>
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643. </p></div>
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645. </p></div>
646. <p> </a><br />
647. <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/mars-exploration/science-goals/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0" rel="noopener"></p>
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652. <span>Mars Exploration: Science Goals</span><br />
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654. </h3>
655. <p class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important">The key to understanding the past, present or future potential for life on Mars can be found in NASA’s four…</p>
656. </p></div>
657. </p></div>
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670. <title>NASA Awards Third Glenn Facility and Engineering Services Contract</title>
671. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-third-glenn-facility-and-engineering-services-contract/</link>
673. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiernan P. Doyle]]></dc:creator>
674. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
675. <category><![CDATA[Glenn Research Center]]></category>
676. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=913698</guid>
677.  
678. <description><![CDATA[NASA has selected Troy Sierra JV, LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide engineering, research, and scientific support at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.   The Test Facility Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Services III contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of approximately $388.3 million. The performance period begins Jan. [&#8230;]]]></description>
679. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp"><img decoding="async" width="1321" height="730" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?w=1321" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="The letters NASA on a blue circle with red and white detail, all surrounded by a black background" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp 1321w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=300,166 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=768,424 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=1024,566 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=400,221 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=600,332 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=900,497 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/meatball-w-black-background.webp?resize=1200,663 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-credits">Credit: NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
680.  
681.  
682. <p>NASA has selected Troy Sierra JV, LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide engineering, research, and scientific support at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.  </p>
683.  
684.  
685.  
686. <p>The Test Facility Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Services III contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of approximately $388.3 million. The performance period begins Jan. 1, 2026, with a three-year base period followed by a two-year option, and a potential six-month extension through June 2031.</p>
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690. <p>This contract will provide and manage the engineering, technical, manufacturing, development, operations, maintenance, inspection, and certification support services needed to conduct aerospace testing in NASA Glenn’s facilities and laboratories.</p>
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694. <p>For information about NASA and other agency programs, visit:</p>
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698. <p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov"><strong>https://www.nasa.gov</strong></a></p>
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706. <p>Tiernan Doyle<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br><a href="mailto:tiernan.doyle@nasa.gov">tiernan.doyle@nasa.gov</a></p>
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709.  
710. <p>Jan Wittry<br>Glenn Research Center, Cleveland<br>216-433-5466<br><a href="mailto:jan.m.wittry-1@nasa.gov">jan.m.wittry-1@nasa.gov</a></p>
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769. <title>NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety</title>
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773. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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786. <description><![CDATA[As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing – and their decision-making is guided by safety. First flight will be a lower-altitude loop at about 240 mph to check system integration, kicking off a phase of flight testing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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793. <h1 class="heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important">
794. NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety </h1>
795. </div>
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799. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1280" src="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="NASA’s X-59 is seen under floodlights at dawn, with firetrucks and safety vehicles positioned nearby during a hydrazine safety check at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. It is still dark outside, and areas beyond the center of the image appear black. In the center, the aircraft is shown in profile from left to right in full length, with crew around it and its canopy open. Some distance ahead of the aircraft, lights from safety vehicles are visible. Other equipment, including a trailer and a yellow ladder, is also visible in the scene." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 88%; object-position: 49% 88%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-02/P25-056-02~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></figure> </div>
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806. <div><figcaption>NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen at dawn with firetrucks and safety personnel nearby during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Aug. 18, 2025. The operation highlights the extensive precautions built into the aircraft’s safety procedures for a system that serves as a critical safeguard, ensuring the engine can be restarted in flight as the X-59 prepares for its first flight.</figcaption></div>
807. </div>
808. <div class="hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important">
809. <span>Credits: </span>
810. <span>Lockheed Martin</span>
811. </div>
812. </figcaption>
813. </div>
814. </div>
815. </div>
816.  
817.  
818. <p>As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing – and their decision-making is guided by safety.</p>
819.  
820.  
821.  
822. <p>First flight will be a lower-altitude loop at about 240 mph to check system integration, kicking off a phase of flight testing focused on verifying the aircraft&#8217;s airworthiness and safety. During subsequent test flights, the X-59 will go higher and faster, eventually exceeding the speed of sound. The aircraft is designed to fly supersonic while generating a quiet thump rather than a loud sonic boom.</p>
823.  
824.  
825.  
826. <p>To help ensure that first flight – and every flight after that – will begin and end safely, engineers have layered protection into the aircraft.</p>
827.  
828.  
829.  
830. <p>The X-59’s Flight Test Instrumentation System (FTIS) serves as one of its primary record keepers, collecting and transmitting audio, video, data from onboard sensors, and avionics information – all of which NASA will track across the life of the aircraft.</p>
831.  
832.  
833.  
834. <p>“We record 60 different streams of data with over 20,000 parameters on board,” said Shedrick Bessent, NASA X-59 instrumentation engineer. “Before we even take off, it’s reassuring to know the system has already seen more than 200 days of work.”</p>
835.  
836.  
837.  
838. <p>Through ground tests and system evaluations, the system has already generated more than 8,000 files over 237 days of recording. That record provides a detailed history that helps engineers verify the aircraft’s readiness for flight.</p>
839.  
840.  
841. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1280&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1280" src="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Two maintainers in white protective suits, air tanks, masks, rubber gloves, and boots check NASA’s X-59 hydrazine system during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The sky is slightly overcast, with some sunlight rays beginning to peek out from behind the clouds. The aircraft has a panel open, a ladder positioned on the right side of its fuselage, and air ducts extending from the aircraft into a service cart." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-056-38/P25-056-38~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Maintainers perform a hydrazine safety check on the agency’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Aug. 18, 2025. Hydrazine is a highly toxic chemical, but it serves as a critical backup to restart the engine in flight, if necessary, and is one of several safety features being validated ahead of the aircraft’s first flight.</div><div class="hds-credits">Credits: Lockheed Martin</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
842.  
843.  
844. <p>“There’s just so much new technology on this aircraft, and if a system like FTIS can offer a bit of relief by showing us what&#8217;s working – with reliability and consistency – that reduces stress and uncertainty,” Bessent said. “I think that helps the project just as much as it helps our team.”</p>
845.  
846.  
847.  
848. <p>The aircraft also uses a digital fly-by-wire system that will keep the aircraft stable and limit unsafe maneuvers. First developed in the 1970s at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, digital fly-by-wire replaced how aircraft were flown, moving away from traditional cables and pulleys to computerized flight controls and actuators.</p>
849.  
850.  
851.  
852. <p>On the X-59, the pilot’s inputs – such as movement of the stick or throttle – are translated into electronic signals and decoded by a computer. Those signals are then sent through fiber-optic wires to the aircraft’s surfaces, like its wings and tail.</p>
853.  
854.  
855.  
856. <p>Additionally, the aircraft uses multiple computers that back each other up and keep the system operating. If one fails, another takes over. The same goes for electrical and hydraulic systems, which also have independent backup systems to ensure the aircraft can fly safely.</p>
857.  
858.  
859.  
860. <p>Onboard batteries back up the X-59’s hydraulic and electrical systems, with thermal batteries driving the electric pump that powers hydraulics. Backing up the engine is an emergency restart system that uses hydrazine, a highly reactive liquid fuel. In the unlikely event of a loss of power, the hydrazine system would restart the engine in flight. The system would help restore power so the pilot could stabilize or recover the aircraft.</p>
861.  
862.  
863. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1280&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1280" src="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Two maintainers in white protective suits, air tanks, masks, rubber gloves, and boots walk around the front of NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Aug. 18, 2025. The sky is mostly clear, with some vegetation and mountains visible in the background. The aircraft has its canopy open, a ladder positioned on the right side of its fuselage, and air ducts extending from the aircraft. " style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/P25-055-88/P25-055-88~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Maintainers perform a hydrazine safety check on NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Aug. 18, 2025. Hydrazine is a highly toxic chemical, but it serves as a critical backup to restart the engine in flight, if necessary, which is one of several safety features being validated ahead of the aircraft’s first flight. </div><div class="hds-credits">Credits: Lockheed Martin</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
864.  
865.  
866. <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Protective Measures</strong></h2>
867.  
868.  
869.  
870. <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
871.  
872.  
873.  
874. <p>Behind each of these systems is a team of engineers, technicians, safety and quality assurance experts, and others. The team includes a crew chief responsible for maintenance on the aircraft and ensuring the aircraft is ready for flight.</p>
875.  
876.  
877.  
878. <p>“I try to always walk up and shake the crew chief’s hand,” said Nils Larson, NASA X-59 lead test pilot. “Because it’s not your airplane – it’s the crew chief’s airplane – and they’re trusting you with it. You’re just borrowing it for an hour or two, then bringing it back and handing it over.”</p>
879.  
880.  
881.  
882. <p>Larson, set to serve as pilot for first flight, may only be borrowing the aircraft from the X-59’s crew chiefs – Matt Arnold from X-59 contractor Lockheed Martin and Juan Salazar from NASA – but plenty of the aircraft’s safety systems were designed specifically to protect the pilot in flight.</p>
883.  
884.  
885.  
886. <p>The X-59’s life support system is designed to deliver oxygen through the pilot’s mask to compensate for the decreased atmospheric pressure at the aircraft’s cruising altitude of 55,000 feet – altitudes more than twice as high as that of a typical airliner. In order to withstand high-altitude flight, Larson will also wear a counter-pressure garment, or g-suit, similar to what fighter pilots wear.</p>
887.  
888.  
889.  
890. <p>In the unlikely event it’s needed, the X-59 also features an ejection seat and canopy adapted from a U.S. Air Force T-38 trainer, which comes equipped with essentials like a first aid kit, radio, and water. Due to the design, build, and test rigor put into the X-59, the ejection seat is a safety measure.</p>
891.  
892.  
893.  
894. <p>All these systems form a network of safety, adding confidence to the pilot and engineers as they approach to the next milestone – first flight. </p>
895.  
896.  
897.  
898. <p>“There’s a lot of trust that goes into flying something new,” Larson said. “You’re trusting the engineers, the maintainers, the designers – everyone who has touched the aircraft. And if I’m not comfortable, I’m not getting in. But if they trust the aircraft, and they trust me in it, then I’m all in.”</p>
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1086. <title>NASA, War Department Partnership Tests Boundaries of Autonomous Drone Operations</title>
1087. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/nasa-war-department-partnership-tests-boundaries-of-autonomous-drone-operations/</link>
1089. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Friesen]]></dc:creator>
1090. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
1091. <category><![CDATA[Ames Research Center]]></category>
1092. <category><![CDATA[Aeronautics]]></category>
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1097. <description><![CDATA[Through an ongoing collaboration, NASA and the Department of War are working to advance the future of modern drones to support long distance cargo transportation that could increase efficiency, reduce human workload, and enhance safety. &#160; Researchers from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley recently participated in a live flight demonstration showcasing how [&#8230;]]]></description>
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1100. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg 8256w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-007.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Researchers in the Verification and Validation Lab at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley monitor a simulated drone’s flight path during a test of the FUSE demonstration.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1101.  
1102.  
1103. <p>Through an ongoing collaboration, NASA and the Department of War are working to advance the future of modern drones to support long distance cargo transportation that could increase efficiency, reduce human workload, and enhance safety. &nbsp;</p>
1104.  
1105.  
1106.  
1107. <p>Researchers from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley recently participated in a live flight demonstration showcasing how drones can successfully fly without their operators being able to see them, a concept known as beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
1108.  
1109.  
1110.  
1111. <p>Cargo drones, a type of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), carried various payloads more than 75 miles across North Dakota, between Grand Forks Air Force Base and Cavalier Space Force Station. This demonstration was conducted as part of the War Department’s UAS Logistics, Traffic, Research, and Autonomy (ULTRA) effort.&nbsp;</p>
1112.  
1113.  
1114.  
1115. <p>NASA’s UAS Service Supplier (USS) technology helped to demonstrate that cargo drones could operate safely even in complex, shared airspace. During the tests, flight data including location, altitude, and other critical data were transmitted live to the NASA system, ensuring full situational awareness throughout the demonstration.&nbsp;</p>
1116.  
1117.  
1118. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg 8256w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/acd25-0074-028.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Terrence Lewis and Sheryl Jurcak, members of the FUSE project team at NASA Ames, discuss the monitoring efforts of the FUSE demonstration at the Airspace Operations Lab. </div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1119.  
1120.  
1121. <p>The collaboration between NASA and the Department of War is known as the Federal USS Synthesis Effort (FUSE). The demonstration allowed FUSE researchers to test real-time tracking, situational awareness, and other factors important to safely integrating of drone traffic management into U.S. national airspace. The FUSE work marks an important step towards routine, scalable autonomous cargo drone operations and broader use for future military logistics.&nbsp;</p>
1122.  
1123.  
1124.  
1125. <p>“NASA and the Department of War have a long and storied partnership, collaborating with one another to contribute to continued advancement of shared American ideals,” said Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the NASA administrator. “FUSE builds upon our interagency cooperation to contribute enhanced capabilities for drones flying beyond the visual line of sight. This mission is the next big step toward true autonomous flight and will yield valuable insights that we can leverage as both the commercial drone, cargo and urban air taxi industries continue to expand and innovate. As always, safety is of paramount importance at NASA, and we are working with our partners at the FAA and Department of Transportation to ensure we regulate this appropriately.”&nbsp;</p>
1126.  
1127.  
1128.  
1129. <p>Autonomous and semi-autonomous drones could potentially support a broad range of tasks for commercial, military, and private users. They could transport critical medical supplies to remote locations, monitor wildfires from above, allow customers to receive deliveries directly in their backyards. NASA is researching technology to further develop the infrastructure needed for these operations to take place safely and effectively, without disrupting the existing U.S. airspace.&nbsp;</p>
1130.  
1131.  
1132.  
1133. <p>“This system is crucial for enabling safe, routine BVLOS operations,” said Terrence Lewis, FUSE project manager at NASA Ames. “It ensures all stakeholders can see and respond to drone activity, which provides the operator with greater situational awareness.”&nbsp;</p>
1134.  
1135.  
1136.  
1137. <p>NASA Ames is collaborating on the FUSE project with the War Department’s Office of the Undersecretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment. The NASA FUSE effort is also collaborating with ULTRA, a multi-entity partnership including the Office of the Secretary of War, the County of Grand Forks, the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, the Grand Sky Development, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and several other commercial partners, aiming to bolster capabilities within the National Airspace System.&nbsp;</p>
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1221. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/themes/nasa/assets/images/default-thumbnail.jpg" ></figure> </div>
1222. </div>
1223. <div class="padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10">
1224. <div class="subheading margin-bottom-1">1 min read</div>
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1228. <svg version="1.1" class="square-2 margin-right-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" style="enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;" xml:space="preserve"><g><g><path d="M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z"/><path d="M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z"/></g></g></svg>
1229. <span>Article</span>
1230. </span>
1231. <span class="">
1232. 3 days ago </span>
1233. </div>
1234. </div>
1235. </a>
1236. </div>
1237. <div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3">
1238. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-ames-science-directorate-stars-of-the-month-september-2025/" class="color-carbon-black">
1239. <div class="margin-bottom-2">
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1241. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg 1920w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stars-of-the-month-september-2025.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></figure> </div>
1242. </div>
1243. <div class="padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10">
1244. <div class="subheading margin-bottom-1">2 min read</div>
1245. <div class="margin-bottom-1"><h3 class="related-article-title">NASA Ames Science Directorate: Stars of the Month &#8211; September 2025</h3></div>
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1247. <span class="display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2">
1248. <svg version="1.1" class="square-2 margin-right-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" style="enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;" xml:space="preserve"><g><g><path d="M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z"/><path d="M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z"/></g></g></svg>
1249. <span>Article</span>
1250. </span>
1251. <span class="">
1252. 3 days ago </span>
1253. </div>
1254. </div>
1255. </a>
1256. </div>
1257. </div>
1258. </section>
1259. </div>
1260.  
1261. <div id="" class="hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards"> <div class="grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0">
1262. <div class="grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3">
1263. <div class="desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
1264. <div class="label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2">Keep Exploring</div>
1265. <h2 class="heading-36 line-height-sm">Discover More Topics From NASA</h2>
1266. </div>
1267. </div>
1268. <div class="grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper">
1269. <a href="#" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
1270. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1271. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1272. <div>
1273. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1274. <span>Missions</span>
1275. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1276. </p>
1277. </div>
1278. </div>
1279. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/plugins/nasa-blocks/assets/images/topic-cards/topic-card-sample-1.jpg" ></figure> </div>
1280. </a>
1281. <a href="#" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
1282. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1283. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1284. <div>
1285. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1286. <span>Humans in Space</span>
1287. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1288. </p>
1289. </div>
1290. </div>
1291. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/plugins/nasa-blocks/assets/images/topic-cards/topic-card-sample-2.jpg" ></figure> </div>
1292. </a>
1293. <a href="#" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
1294. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1295. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1296. <div>
1297. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1298. <span>Climate Change</span>
1299. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1300. </p>
1301. </div>
1302. </div>
1303. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/plugins/nasa-blocks/assets/images/topic-cards/topic-card-sample-3.jpg" ></figure> </div>
1304. </a>
1305. <a href="#" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
1306. <div class="hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black">
1307. <div class="skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200">
1308. <div>
1309. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1310. <span>Solar System</span>
1311. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1312. </p>
1313. </div>
1314. </div>
1315. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/plugins/nasa-blocks/assets/images/topic-cards/topic-card-sample-4.jpg" ></figure> </div>
1316. </a>
1317. </div>
1318. </div>
1319. </div>]]></content:encoded>
1323. </item>
1324. <item>
1325. <title>A Brief Outburst</title>
1326. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/a-brief-outburst/</link>
1328. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Monika Luabeya]]></dc:creator>
1329. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
1330. <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
1331. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?post_type=image-article&#038;p=913242</guid>
1332.  
1333. <description><![CDATA[The NASA-ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft captured this extreme ultraviolet wavelength image of the Sun on Feb. 24, 2015, during a three-hour period in which our closest star blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament. While some of the strands fell back into the Sun, a substantial [&#8230;]]]></description>
1334. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1350" height="1350" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?w=1350" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="This image focuses on a twisting jet of material erupting from the Sun, glowing bright against the black backdrop of space. The Sun is a fiery, deep red ball taking up three-quarters of the image on the right." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg 1350w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament over a three-hour period on Feb. 24, 2015. Because this occurred way over near the edge of the Sun, it was unlikely to have any effect on Earth.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1335.  
1336.  
1337. <p>The NASA-ESA <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/soho/" rel="noopener">Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft</a> captured this extreme ultraviolet wavelength image of the Sun on Feb. 24, 2015, during a three-hour period in which our closest star blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament. While some of the strands fell back into the Sun, a substantial part raced into space in a bright cloud of particles.</p>
1338.  
1339.  
1340.  
1341. <p>Launched in December 1995, the joint NASA-ESA SOHO mission, was designed to study the Sun inside out. Though its mission was scheduled to run until only 1998, it has continued collecting data, adding to scientists&#8217; understanding of our closest star, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJAcrorHx8I&amp;t=9s" rel="noopener">making many new discoveries</a>, including more than 5,000 comets.</p>
1342.  
1343.  
1344.  
1345. <p>NASA continues to study the Sun with various spacecraft. Soon, there will <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/upcoming-launch-to-boost-nasas-study-of-suns-influence-across-space/" rel="noopener">be three new ways to study the Sun’s influence</a> across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expected to launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 23, the missions include NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA’s SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1) spacecraft.</p>
1346.  
1347.  
1348.  
1349. <p><em>Image credit: NASA</em></p>
1350. ]]></content:encoded>
1354. <media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJAcrorHx8I" medium="video" width="1280" height="720">
1355. <media:player url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJAcrorHx8I" />
1356. <media:title type="plain">NASA | Highlights from SOHO&#039;s 20 Years in Space</media:title>
1357. <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Dr. Joe Gurman of NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center provides commentary on selected shots from SOHO&#039;s 20 years in space.After 20 years in space, ESA and NAS...]]></media:description>
1358. <media:thumbnail url="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brief-outburst-16760026566-oorig.jpg" />
1359. <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating>
1360. </media:content>
1361. </item>
1362. <item>
1363. <title>NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time</title>
1364. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/earth/natural-disasters/tsunamis/nasas-guardian-tsunami-detection-tech-catches-wave-in-real-time/</link>
1366. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Hartono]]></dc:creator>
1367. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
1368. <category><![CDATA[Tsunamis]]></category>
1369. <category><![CDATA[Earth]]></category>
1370. <category><![CDATA[Earth Science]]></category>
1371. <category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
1372. <category><![CDATA[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]></category>
1373. <category><![CDATA[Natural Disasters]]></category>
1374. <category><![CDATA[Oceans]]></category>
1375. <category><![CDATA[Water on Earth]]></category>
1376. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?p=913294</guid>
1377.  
1378. <description><![CDATA[A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA scientists have reported. While the [&#8230;]]]></description>
1379. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1152" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="A panoramic view from a high vantage point overlooking Honolulu. The turquoise Pacific Ocean stretches to the horizon, meeting the city skyline and Waikiki beach. A large green park and lush trees sit between the coast and the foreground hillside." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg 4032w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-honolulu-skyline-16.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Honolulu is pictured here beside a calm sea in 2017. A JPL technology recently detected and confirmed a tsunami up to 45 minutes prior to detection by tide gauges in Hawaii, and it estimated the speed of the wave to be over 580 miles per hour (260 meters per second) near the coast.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1380.  
1381.  
1382. <p><em>A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before.</em><em></em></p>
1383.  
1384.  
1385.  
1386. <p>A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA scientists have reported. While the tsunami did not wreak widespread damage, it was an early test for a detection system being developed at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.</p>
1387.  
1388.  
1389.  
1390. <p>Called <a href="https://guardian.jpl.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">GUARDIAN</a> (GNSS Upper Atmospheric Real-time Disaster Information and Alert Network), the experimental technology “functioned to its full extent,” said Camille Martire, one of its developers at JPL. The system flagged distortions in the atmosphere and issued notifications to subscribed subject matter experts in as little as 20 minutes after the <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw60" rel="noopener">quake</a>. It confirmed signs of the approaching tsunami about 30 to 40 minutes before waves made landfall in Hawaii and sites across the Pacific on July 29 (local time).</p>
1391.  
1392.  
1393.  
1394. <p>“Those extra minutes of knowing something is coming could make a real difference when it comes to warning communities in the path,” said JPL scientist Siddharth Krishnamoorthy.</p>
1395.  
1396.  
1397.  
1398. <p>Near-real-time outputs from GUARDIAN must be interpreted by experts trained to identify the signs of tsunamis. But already it’s one of the fastest monitoring tools of its kind: <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10291-022-01365-6" rel="noopener">Within about 10 minutes</a> of receiving data, it can produce a snapshot of a tsunami’s rumble reaching the upper atmosphere.</p>
1399.  
1400.  
1401. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png"><img decoding="async" width="1346" height="1189" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?w=1346" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png 1346w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=300,265 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=768,678 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=1024,905 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=400,353 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=600,530 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=900,795 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/e1-gps-blips.png?resize=1200,1060 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1346px) 100vw, 1346px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">The dots in this graph indicate wave disturbances in the ionosphere as measured between ground stations and navigation satellites. The initial spike shows the acoustic wave coming from the epicenter of the July 29 quake that caused the tsunami; the red squiggle shows the gravity wave the tsunami generated.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/JPL-Caltech</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1402.  
1403.  
1404. <p>The goal of GUARDIAN is to augment existing early warning systems. A key question after a major undersea earthquake is whether a tsunami was generated. Today, forecasters use seismic data as a proxy to predict if and where a tsunami could occur, and they rely on sea-based instruments to confirm that a tsunami is passing by. Deep-ocean pressure sensors remain the gold standard when it comes to sizing up waves, but they are expensive and sparse in locations.</p>
1405.  
1406.  
1407.  
1408. <p>“NASA’s GUARDIAN can help fill the gaps,” said Christopher Moore, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Tsunami Research. “It provides one more piece of information, one more valuable data point, that can help us determine, yes, we need to make the call to evacuate.”</p>
1409.  
1410.  
1411.  
1412. <p>Moore noted that GUARDIAN adds a unique perspective: It’s able to sense sea surface motion from high above Earth, globally and in near-real-time.</p>
1413.  
1414.  
1415.  
1416. <p>Bill Fry, chair of the United Nations technical working group responsible for tsunami early warning in the Pacific, said GUARDIAN is part of a technological “paradigm shift.” By directly observing ocean dynamics from space, “GUARDIAN is absolutely something that we in the early warning community are looking for to help underpin next generation forecasting.”</p>
1417.  
1418.  
1419.  
1420. <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>How GUARDIAN works</strong></h3>
1421.  
1422.  
1423.  
1424. <p>GUARDIAN takes advantage of tsunami physics. During a tsunami, many square miles of the ocean surface can rise and fall nearly in unison. This displaces a significant amount of air above it, sending low-frequency sound and gravity waves speeding upwards toward space. The waves interact with the charged particles of the upper atmosphere — the ionosphere — where they slightly distort the radio signals coming down to scientific ground stations of GPS and other positioning and timing satellites. These satellites are known collectively as the Global Navigation Satellite System (<a href="https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/gnss/gnss.html" rel="noopener">GNSS</a>).</p>
1425.  
1426.  
1427.  
1428. <p>While GNSS processing methods on Earth correct for such distortions, GUARDIAN uses them as clues.</p>
1429.  
1430.  
1431. <div id="" class="nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link">
1432. <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26652-swot-satellite-measures-pacific-tsunami/" target="_self" class="button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true" aria-label="SWOT Satellite Measures Pacific Tsunami" rel="noopener">
1433. <span class="line-height-alt-1">SWOT Satellite Measures Pacific Tsunami</span>
1434. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="button-primary-circle" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1435. </a>
1436.  
1437. </div>
1438.  
1439.  
1440. <p>The software scours a trove of data transmitted to more than 350 continuously operating GNSS ground stations around the world. It can potentially identify evidence of a tsunami up to about 745 miles (1,200 kilometers) from a given station. In ideal situations, vulnerable coastal communities near a GNSS station could know when a tsunami was heading their way and authorities would have as much as 1 hour and 20 minutes to evacuate the low-lying areas, thereby saving countless lives and property.</p>
1441.  
1442.  
1443.  
1444. <p>Key to this effort is the network of GNSS stations around the world supported by <a href="https://space-geodesy.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">NASA’s Space Geodesy Project</a> and Global GNSS Network, as well as JPL’s Global Differential GPS network that transmits the data in real time.</p>
1445.  
1446.  
1447.  
1448. <p>The Kamchatka event offered a timely case study for GUARDIAN. A day before the quake off Russia’s northeast coast, the team had deployed two new elements that were years in the making: an artificial intelligence to mine signals of interest and an accompanying prototype messaging system.</p>
1449.  
1450.  
1451.  
1452. <p>Both were put to the test when one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/us-french-swot-satellite-measures-tsunami-after-massive-quake/" rel="noopener">spawned a tsunami</a> traveling hundreds of miles per hour across the Pacific Ocean. Having been trained to spot the kinds of atmospheric distortions caused by a tsunami, GUARDIAN flagged the signals for human review and notified subscribed subject matter experts.</p>
1453.  
1454.  
1455.  
1456. <p>Notably, tsunamis are most often caused by large undersea earthquakes, but not always. Volcanic eruptions, underwater landslides, and certain weather conditions in some geographic locations can all produce dangerous waves. An advantage of GUARDIAN is that it doesn’t require information on what caused a tsunami; rather, it can detect that one was generated and then can alert the authorities to help minimize the loss of life and property.&nbsp;</p>
1457.  
1458.  
1459.  
1460. <p>While there’s no silver bullet to stop a tsunami from making landfall, “GUARDIAN has real potential to help by providing open access to this data,” said Adrienne Moseley, co-director of the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre. “Tsunamis don’t respect national boundaries. We need to be able to share data around the whole region to be able to make assessments about the threat for all exposed coastlines.”</p>
1461.  
1462.  
1463.  
1464. <p>To learn more about GUARDIAN, visit:</p>
1465.  
1466.  
1467.  
1468. <p><a href="https://guardian.jpl.nasa.gov" rel="noopener"><strong>https://guardian.jpl.nasa.gov</strong></a></p>
1469.  
1470.  
1471.  
1472. <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>News Media Contacts</strong></h3>
1473.  
1474.  
1475.  
1476. <p>Jane J. Lee / Andrew Wang<br>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br>626-379-6874 / 818-354-0307<br><a href="mailto:jane.j.lee@jpl.nasa.gov">jane.j.lee@jpl.nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:andrew.wang@jpl.nasa.gov">andrew.wang@jpl.nasa.gov</a>&nbsp;</p>
1477.  
1478.  
1479.  
1480. <p>Written by Sally Younger</p>
1481.  
1482.  
1483.  
1484. <p>2025-117</p>
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1622. <title>Artemis II Crew to Advance Human Spaceflight Research</title>
1623. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis-ii-crew-to-advance-human-spaceflight-research/</link>
1625. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Cranford]]></dc:creator>
1626. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
1627. <category><![CDATA[Humans in Space]]></category>
1628. <category><![CDATA[Human Research Program]]></category>
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1631. <description><![CDATA[A sweeping collection of astronaut health studies planned for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will soon provide agency researchers with a glimpse into how deep space travel influences the human body, mind, and behavior. During an approximately 10-day mission set to launch in 2026, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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1636. <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1317" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?w=1920" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png 1920w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=300,206 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=768,527 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=1024,702 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=1536,1054 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=400,274 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=600,412 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=900,617 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52790060302-221dc6d2af-k-1.png?resize=1200,823 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, alongside NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch, will launch on the Artemis II mission early next year. The crew will participate in human research studies to provide insights about how the body performs in deep space as part of this mission. Credit: (NASA/James Blair)</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
1637.  
1638.  
1639. <p>A sweeping collection of astronaut health studies planned for NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon will soon provide agency researchers with a glimpse into how deep space travel influences the human body, mind, and behavior.</p>
1640.  
1641.  
1642.  
1643. <p>During an approximately 10-day mission set to launch in 2026, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will collect and store their saliva, don wrist monitors that track movement and sleep, and offer other essential data for NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/">Human Research Program</a> and other agency science teams.&nbsp;</p>
1644.  
1645.  
1646.  
1647. <p>“The findings are expected to provide vital insights for future missions to destinations beyond low Earth orbit, including Mars,” said Laurie Abadie, an aerospace engineer for the program at NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space Center in Houston, who strategizes about how to carry out studies on Artemis missions. “The lessons we learn from this crew will help us to more safely accomplish deep space missions and research,” she said.</p>
1648.  
1649.  
1650.  
1651. <p>One study on the Artemis II mission, titled Immune Biomarkers, will explore how the immune system reacts to spaceflight. Another study, ARCHeR (Artemis Research for Crew Health and Readiness), will evaluate how crew members perform individually and as a team throughout the mission, including how easily they can move around within the confined space of their Orion spacecraft. Astronauts also will collect a standardized set of measurements spanning multiple physiological systems to provide a comprehensive snapshot of how spaceflight affects the human body as part of a third study called Artemis II Standard Measures. What’s more, radiation sensors placed inside the Orion capsule cells will collect additional information about radiation shielding functionality and organ-on-a-chip devices containing astronaut cells will study how deep space travel affects humans at a cellular level.</p>
1652.  
1653.  
1654.  
1655. <p>“Artemis missions present unique opportunities, and challenges, for scientific research,” said Steven Platts, chief scientist for human research at NASA Johnson.</p>
1656.  
1657.  
1658.  
1659. <p>Platts explained the mission will need to protect against challenges including exposure to higher radiation levels than on the International Space Station, since the crew will be farther from Earth.</p>
1660.  
1661.  
1662.  
1663. <p>“Together, these studies will allow scientists to better understand how the immune system performs in deep space, teach us more about astronauts’ overall well-being ahead of a Mars mission, and help scientists develop ways to ensure the health and success of crew members,” he said.</p>
1664.  
1665.  
1666.  
1667. <p>Another challenge is the relatively small quarters. The habitable volume inside Orion is about the size of a studio apartment, whereas the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-facts-and-figures/">space station</a> is&nbsp;larger than a six-bedroom house with six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a 360-degree view bay window. That limitation affects everything from exercise equipment selection to how to store saliva samples.</p>
1668.  
1669.  
1670.  
1671. <p>Previous research has shown that spaceflight missions can weaken the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/scientists-probe-how-long-term-spaceflight-alters-immunity/">immune system</a>, reactivate dormant viruses in astronauts, and put the health of the crew at risk. Saliva samples from space-based missions have enabled scientists to assess various viruses, hormones, and proteins that reveal how well the immune system works throughout the mission.</p>
1672.  
1673.  
1674.  
1675. <p>But refrigeration to store such samples will not be an option on this mission due to limited space. Instead, for the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/immune-biomarkers/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/immune-biomarkers/">Immune Biomarkers study</a>, crew members will supply liquid saliva on Earth and dry saliva samples in space and on Earth to assess changes over time. The dry sample process involves blotting saliva onto special paper that’s stored in pocket-sized booklets.</p>
1676.  
1677.  
1678.  
1679. <p>“We store the samples in dry conditions before rehydrating and reconstituting them,” said Brian Crucian, an immunologist with NASA Johnson who’s leading the study. After landing, those samples will be analyzed by agency researchers.</p>
1680.  
1681.  
1682.  
1683. <p>For the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/archer/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/archer/">ARCHeR study</a>, participating crew members will wear movement and sleep monitors, called actigraphy devices, before, during, and after the mission. The monitors will enable crew members and flight controllers in mission control to study real-time health and behavioral information for crew safety, and help scientists study how crew members&#8217; sleep and activity patterns affect overall health and performance. Other data related to cognition, behavior, and team dynamics will also be gathered before and after the mission.</p>
1684.  
1685.  
1686.  
1687. <p>“Artemis missions will be the farthest NASA astronauts have ventured into space since the Apollo era,&#8221; said Suzanne Bell, a NASA psychologist based at Johnson who is leading the investigation. “The study will help clarify key mission challenges, how astronauts work as a team and with mission control, and the usability of the new space vehicle system.”&nbsp;</p>
1688.  
1689.  
1690.  
1691. <p>Another human research study, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/artemis-ii-standard-measures/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.nasa.gov/reference/artemis-ii-standard-measures/">Artemis II Standard Measures</a>, will involve collecting survey and biological data before, during, and after the Artemis II mission, though blood collection will only occur before and after the mission. Collecting dry saliva samples, conducting psychological assessments, and testing head, eye, and body movements will also be part of the work. In addition, tasks will include exiting a capsule and conducting simulated moonwalk activities in a pressurized spacesuit shortly after return to Earth to investigate how quickly astronauts recover their sense of balance following a mission.</p>
1692.  
1693.  
1694.  
1695. <p>Crew members will provide data for these Artemis II health studies beginning about six months before the mission and extending for about a month after they return to Earth.</p>
1696.  
1697.  
1698.  
1699. <p>NASA also plans to use the Artemis II mission to help scientists <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/artemis-ii-crew-both-subjects-and-scientists-in-nasa-deep-space-research/#hds-sidebar-nav-5" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.nasa.gov/general/artemis-ii-crew-both-subjects-and-scientists-in-nasa-deep-space-research/">characterize the radiation environment</a> in deep space. Several CubeSats, shoe-box sized satellites that will be deployed into high-Earth orbit during Orion’s transit to the Moon, will probe the near-Earth and deep space radiation environment. Data gathered by these CubeSats will help scientists understand how best to shield crew and equipment from harmful space radiation at various distances from Earth.</p>
1700.  
1701.  
1702.  
1703. <p>Crew members will also keep dosimeters in their pockets that measure radiation exposure in real time. Two additional radiation-sensing technologies will also be affixed to the inside of the Orion spacecraft. One type of device will monitor the radiation environment at different shielding locations and alert crew if they need to seek shelter, such as during a solar storm. A separate collection of four radiation monitors, enabled through a partnership with the German Space Agency DLR, will be placed at various points around the cabin by the crew after launch to gather further information.</p>
1704.  
1705.  
1706.  
1707. <p>Other technologies also positioned inside the spacecraft will gather information about the potential biological effects of the deep space radiation environment. These will include devices called organ chips that house human cells derived from the Artemis II astronauts, through a project called AVATAR (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response). After the Artemis II lands, scientists will analyze how these organ chips responded to deep space radiation and microgravity on a cellular level.</p>
1708.  
1709.  
1710.  
1711. <p>Together, the insights from all the human research science collected through <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/artemis-ii-crew-both-subjects-and-scientists-in-nasa-deep-space-research/">this mission</a> will help keep future crews safe as humanity extends missions to the Moon and ventures onward to Mars.</p>
1712.  
1713.  
1714.  
1715. <p class="has-text-align-center"><code>____</code></p>
1716.  
1717.  
1718.  
1719. <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>NASA’s Human Research Program</strong></p>
1720.  
1721.  
1722.  
1723. <p>NASA&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/">Human Research Program</a> pursues methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel. Through science conducted in laboratories, ground-based analogs, commercial missions, the International Space Station and Artemis missions, the program scrutinizes how spaceflight affects human bodies and behaviors. Such research drives the program’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-human-research-program-three-steps-to-mars/">quest</a>&nbsp;to innovate ways that keep astronauts healthy and mission ready as human space exploration expands to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.</p>
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1803. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/living-in-space/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
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1807. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1808. <span>Living in Space</span>
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1813. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="1536" height="1024" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?w=1536" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg 8256w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/53906743054-80f4972233-o.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> </div>
1814. </a>
1815. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
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1818. <div>
1819. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1820. <span>Artemis</span>
1821. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1822. </p>
1823. </div>
1824. </div>
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1826. </a>
1827. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
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1830. <div>
1831. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1832. <span>Human Research Program</span>
1833. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1834. </p>
1835. </div>
1836. </div>
1837. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="404" height="530" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jasmin2.png?w=404" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jasmin2.png 404w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jasmin2.png?resize=229,300 229w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jasmin2.png?resize=305,400 305w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px" /></figure> </div>
1838. </a>
1839. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-research-and-technology/" class="mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0">
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1842. <div>
1843. <p class="hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1">
1844. <span>Space Station Research and Technology</span>
1845. <svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle class="color-nasa-red" cx="16" cy="16" r="16"></circle><path d="M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z" class="color-spacesuit-white"></path></svg>
1846. </p>
1847. </div>
1848. </div>
1849. <figure class="hds-media-background  "><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="1536" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg 1041w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=682,1024 682w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss064e015250.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> </div>
1850. </a>
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1859. <title>NSTGRO 2025</title>
1860. <link>https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/nstgro-2025/</link>
1862. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loura Hall]]></dc:creator>
1863. <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
1864. <category><![CDATA[Space Technology Research Grants]]></category>
1865. <category><![CDATA[Space Technology Mission Directorate]]></category>
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1867.  
1868. <description><![CDATA[NSTGRO Homepage Andrew ArendsUniversity of California, DavisAstronaut-Powered Laundry Machine Allan AttiaStanford UniversityComputational Modeling of Lithium Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Michael AuthUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraNon-Contact, Real-Time Diagnostics of Battery Aging in 18650 Cells During the Lunar Night Using Acoustic Spectroscopy Nicholas BrennanCornell UniversitySpin Wave-Based Neuromorphic Coprocessor for Advanced AI Applications John CarterPurdue UniversitySpectroscopic [&#8230;]]]></description>
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1870. <p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/strg/nstgro">NSTGRO Homepage</a></p>
1871.  
1872.  
1873.  
1874. <p><strong>Andrew Arends</strong><br><em>University of California, Davis</em><br>Astronaut-Powered Laundry Machine</p>
1875.  
1876.  
1877.  
1878. <p><strong>Allan Attia</strong><br><em>Stanford University</em><br>Computational Modeling of Lithium Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster for Nuclear Electric Propulsion</p>
1879.  
1880.  
1881.  
1882. <p><strong>Michael Auth</strong><br><em>University of California, Santa Barbara</em><br>Non-Contact, Real-Time Diagnostics of Battery Aging in 18650 Cells During the Lunar Night Using Acoustic Spectroscopy</p>
1883.  
1884.  
1885.  
1886. <p><strong>Nicholas Brennan</strong><br><em>Cornell University</em><br>Spin Wave-Based Neuromorphic Coprocessor for Advanced AI Applications</p>
1887.  
1888.  
1889.  
1890. <p><strong>John Carter</strong><br><em>Purdue University</em><br>Spectroscopic Measurements and Kinetic Modeling of Non-Boltzmann CN for Entry Systems Modeling</p>
1891.  
1892.  
1893.  
1894. <p><strong>Thomas Clark</strong><br><em>University of Colorado, Boulder</em><br>Data-Driven Representations of Trajectories in Cislunar Space</p>
1895.  
1896.  
1897.  
1898. <p><strong><strong>Nicholas Cmkovich</strong></strong><br><em>University of Wisconsin-Madison</em><br>Development of Radiation Tolerant Additively Manufactured Refractory Compositionally Complex Alloys</p>
1899.  
1900.  
1901.  
1902. <p><strong>Kara Hardy</strong><br><em>Michigan Technological University</em><br>Design and Optimization of Cuttlebone-Inspired Cellular Materials Using Turing Systems</p>
1903.  
1904.  
1905.  
1906. <p><strong>Tyler Heggenes</strong><br><em>Utah State University</em><br>Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Issues Through High-Precision, Temperature-Dependent Measurements of Dynamic Radiation Induced Conductivity</p>
1907.  
1908.  
1909.  
1910. <p><strong>Joseph Hesse-Withbroe</strong><br><em>University of Colorado, Boulder</em><br>Decreasing Astronaut Radiation Doses with Magnetic Shields</p>
1911.  
1912.  
1913.  
1914. <p><strong>Niya Hope-Glenn</strong><br><em>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</em><br>Investigating the Selectivity of CO2 Hydrogenation to Ethylene in a Plasma Reactor for Mars ISRU</p>
1915.  
1916.  
1917.  
1918. <p><strong>Adrianna Hudyma</strong><br><em>University of Minnesota</em><br>Biorthogonal Translation System for Production of Pharmaceuticals During Space Missions</p>
1919.  
1920.  
1921.  
1922. <p><strong>Tushaar Jain</strong><br><em>Carnegie Mellon University</em><br>Towards On-Demand Planetary Landing Through On-Board Autonomous Mapping and Cross-Modality Map Relative Localization</p>
1923.  
1924.  
1925.  
1926. <p><strong>Devin Johnson</strong><br><em>Purdue University</em><br>Numerical and Experimental Methodology to Optimize Propellant Injection, Mixing, and Response in Rotating Detonation Engines</p>
1927.  
1928.  
1929.  
1930. <p><strong>Jack Joshi</strong><br><em>University of Texas at Austin</em><br>State Representations for Measurement Fusion and Uncertainty Propagation in Cislunar Regime</p>
1931.  
1932.  
1933.  
1934. <p><strong>John Knoll</strong><br><em>William Marsh Rice University</em><br>Dexterous Manipulation via Vision-Intent-Action Models</p>
1935.  
1936.  
1937.  
1938. <p><strong>Joseph Ligresti</strong><br><em>Purdue University</em><br>Effects of Vacuum Conditions on FORP Reactivity and Long-Term Viability of MON-25/MMH Thrusters</p>
1939.  
1940.  
1941.  
1942. <p><strong>Alexander Madison</strong><br><em>University of Central Florida</em><br>Hybrid Microwave Sintering of Lunar Regolith with 2.45GHz and 18-28GHz</p>
1943.  
1944.  
1945.  
1946. <p><strong>Aurelia Moriyama-Gurish</strong><br><em>Yale University</em><br>Investigating Fundamental High Strain Rate Deformation Mechanisms to Bridge the Experiment-Computation Gap and Local Thermal Shock Response in C103</p>
1947.  
1948.  
1949.  
1950. <p><strong>Sophia Nowak</strong><br><em>University of Wisconsin-Madison</em><br>Pulsed Laser System for Calibration of High Resolution X-ray Microcalorimeters</p>
1951.  
1952.  
1953.  
1954. <p><strong>Jacob Ortega</strong><br><em>Missouri University of Science and Technology</em><br>Forging the Future Lunar Settlement with In-Situ Aluminum Extraction</p>
1955.  
1956.  
1957.  
1958. <p><strong>John Riley O&#8217;Toole</strong><br><em>University of Michigan</em><br>Laser-Based Measurements of Electron Properties in Hall Effect Thrusters with Non-Conventional Propellants Enabling for Cis-Lunar, Mars, and Deep Space Missions</p>
1959.  
1960.  
1961.  
1962. <p><strong>Cort Reinarz</strong><br><em>Texas A&amp;M University</em><br>Utilizing Biometrics in Closed-Loop Compression Garment Systems as a Countermeasure for Orthostatic Intolerance</p>
1963.  
1964.  
1965.  
1966. <p><strong>Erica Sawczynec</strong><br><em>University of Texas at Austin</em><br>A Monolithic Cross-Dispersed Grism for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy</p>
1967.  
1968.  
1969.  
1970. <p><strong>Ingrid Shan</strong><br><em>California Institute of Technology</em><br>Micro-Architected Metallic Lattices for Lunar Dust Mitigation</p>
1971.  
1972.  
1973.  
1974. <p><strong>Pascal Spino</strong><br><em>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</em><br>Centimeter-Scale Robots for Accessing Europa&#8217;s Benthic Zone</p>
1975.  
1976.  
1977.  
1978. <p><strong>Benjamin Stern</strong><br><em>Northwestern University, Chicago</em><br>A Near-Field Thermoreflectance Approach for Nanoscale Thermal Mapping on Nanostructured Sige</p>
1979.  
1980.  
1981.  
1982. <p><strong>Titus Szobody</strong><br><em>William Marsh Rice University</em><br>Leveraging Polymeric Photochemistry in Ionic Liquid-Based Mirror Synthesis for Space Telescope Optics</p>
1983.  
1984.  
1985.  
1986. <p><strong>Seneca Velling</strong><br><em>California Institute of Technology</em><br>Constraining Weathering Kinetics Under Experimentally Simulated Venus Conditions</p>
1987.  
1988.  
1989.  
1990. <p><strong>Zhuochen Wang</strong><br><em>Georgia Institute of Technology</em><br>Optimal Covariance Steering on Lie Groups for Precision Powered Descent</p>
1991.  
1992.  
1993.  
1994. <p><strong>Stanley Wang</strong><br><em>Stanford University</em><br>Compact Robots with Long Reach for Space Exploration and Maintenance Tasks</p>
1995.  
1996.  
1997.  
1998. <p><strong>Thomas Westenhofer</strong><br><em>University of California, Irvine</em><br>Kinetic Modeling of Carbon Mass Loss in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion</p>
1999.  
2000.  
2001.  
2002. <p><strong>Andrew Witty</strong><br><em>Purdue University</em><br>Scalable Nanoporous Paints with High Solar Reflectance and Durability in Space Environments</p>
2003.  
2004.  
2005.  
2006. <p><strong>Jonathan Wrieden</strong><br><em>University of Maryland, College Park</em><br>A Stochastic Model for Predicting Charged Orbital Debris Probability Densities by Utilizing Earth&#8217;s Electromagnetic Field to Guide Active Debris Remediation Efforts </p>
2007.  
2008.  
2009.  
2010. <p><strong>Jasen Zion</strong><br><em>California Institute of Technology</em><br>Large-Format, Fast SNSPD Cameras Benchmarked with Neutral Atom Arrays</p>
2011.  
2012.  
2013. <div id="" class="hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards"> <div class="grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0">
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2026. <span>Space Technology Mission Directorate</span>
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2038. <span>Space Technology Research Grants</span>
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2050. <span>NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO)</span>
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