{"id":564600,"date":"2023-11-09T17:36:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T22:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=564600"},"modified":"2023-12-15T18:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:11:54","slug":"nasa-ames-astrogram-november-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasa-ames-astrogram-november-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Ames Astrogram \u2013 November\/December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astrogram banner\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg 4104w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=300,41 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=768,104 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=1024,139 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=1536,209 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=2048,278 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=400,54 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=600,82 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=900,122 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=1200,163 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/astrogrambanner2016v2_1.jpg?resize=2000,272 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astrogram banner<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been another great year at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Announcing a New Innovation Hub Planned for NASA Research Park at Ames<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Aerial view of NASA Research Park, Moffett Field\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=1024,767 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=900,674 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd20-0075-010.webp?resize=1200,899 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Aerial view of NASA Research Park, Moffett Field<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA Ames<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Berkeley Space Center is a proposed new campus of the University of California, Berkeley, and an innovation hub for research and advances in astronautics, aeronautics, quantum computing, climate studies, and more. Planning to join Ames as a tenant of our NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-hosts-unveiling-of-plans-for-new-silicon-valley-innovation-hub\/\">new campus<\/a>\u00a0aims to bring together researchers from the private sector, academia, and the government to tackle the complex scientific, technological, and societal issues facing our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mapping Water Distribution on the Moon\u2019s South Pole<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Map Reveals Distribution of Water Near Moon's South Pole\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mkLzdjvuNZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using data collected by the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), researchers shared the first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/study-reveals-map-of-moons-water-near-its-south-pole\/\">detailed, wide-area map of water distribution<\/a>\u00a0on the Moon. Understanding how much water lies beneath the lunar surface, and how it\u2019s distributed, will help guide future missions like VIPER, as well as prospective sites for human habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Colliding Moons May Have Formed Saturn\u2019s Rings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring the Origins of Saturn's Rings and Moons\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ey5X-h4htHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/new-simulations-shed-light-on-origins-of-saturns-rings-and-icy-moons\/\">New research suggests<\/a>\u00a0Saturn\u2019s icy moons and rings were formed by a collision a few hundred million years ago, creating debris that gathered into the planet\u2019s dusty, icy rings or clumped together to form moons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NASA and Airlines Partner to Save Fuel and Reduce Delays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?w=1041\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd22-0090-005.webp?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This year, NASA\u00a0partnered\u00a0with five major U.S. airlines on an air traffic decision-making tool that\u00a0saved\u00a0more than 24,000 pounds of jet fuel in 2022 for flights departing from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport. Partners include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA\/James Blair<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>NASA Leaders View Climate Science, Wildfire Innovations at Ames<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=768,569 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=1024,759 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=400,296 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=600,445 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=900,667 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0035-066-1.webp?resize=1200,889 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><em><strong>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s top leadership, industry experts, and legislative officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasa-leaders-view-climate-science-wildfire-innovations-at-nasa-ames\/\">visited<\/a>\u00a0Ames in April to learn about about the center\u2019s climate science efforts and innovations in aeronautics that will help scientists and engineers better understand climate change and mitigate natural disasters like wildland fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starling Takes Flight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg?w=1000\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg?resize=300,170 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg?resize=768,434 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg?resize=400,226 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg?resize=600,339 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/starling-swarm.jpg?resize=900,509 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><strong><em>Credit: Blue Canyon Technologies\/NASA<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/nasas-starling-mission-sending-swarm-of-satellites-into-orbit\/\">Starling<\/a>\u00a0mission, managed at Ames, launched four CubeSats into low-Earth orbit to test robotic swarm technologies for space. You can track mission milestones via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/smallsatellites\/tag\/starling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Satellite Missions blog,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/follow-nasas-starling-swarm-in-real-time\/\">follow the mission live in NASA\u2019s Eyes on the Solar System 3D visualization<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NASA\u2019s First Robotic Moon Rover<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e039644.webp?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA\/Robert Markowitz<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This year engineers began assembling NASA\u2019s first robotic Moon rover,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/viper\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VIPER<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover \u2014 and the agency is giving the public a front row seat to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/viper\/watch-nasa-build-its-first-robotic-moon-rover\/\">watch along<\/a>\u00a0as the rover takes shape. While individual components, such as the rover\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/all-together-now-drill-joins-other-moon-rover-science-instruments\/\">science instruments<\/a>, lights, and wheels, were assembled and tested, the VIPER team also completed software development,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2023\/12\/01\/part-1-artificial-intelligence-and-nasas-first-robotic-lunar-rover\/\" rel=\"noopener\">mission planning<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasas-moon-rover-prototype-conquers-steep-scary-lander-exit-test\/\">tricky tests<\/a>\u00a0of the rover\u2019s ability to drive off the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander and onto the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bringing Home Ancient Space Rocks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.webp?resize=1200,799 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA\/Keegan Barber<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/osiris-rex\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OSIRIS-REx mission<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 short for the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer \u2013 returned to Earth in Sept. 2023, bringing with it extraterrestrial rocks and dust that it scooped up from an asteroid estimated to be 4.5 billion years old.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasa-ames-contributions-to-osiris-rex\/\">Ames contributed<\/a>\u00a0to the spacecraft\u2019s heat shield, anti-contamination systems, post-landing sample curation, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preparing to Send Yeast to the Moon\u2019s Surface for Astronaut Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0020-002.webp?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s plans to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">explore the Moon and eventually go to Mars<\/a>\u00a0will bring humans deeper into space for longer duration missions than ever before. These extended missions beyond low Earth orbit pose certain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/hazards\">health risks<\/a>\u00a0to astronauts. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/what-is-the-lunar-explorer-instrument-for-space-biology-applications\/\">Lunar Explorer Instrument for Space Biology Applications<\/a>\u00a0team is preparing an experiment to study yeast\u2019s biological response to the lunar environment to help understand and mitigate health risks for astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>X-59 Team Moves Toward First Flight in 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/p23-092-03.webp?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: Lockheed Martin\/Gary Tice<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This year, NASA\u2019s X-59 team installed the finishing touches to the aircraft\u2019s tail structure and moved it from its assembly facility to the flight line to perform structural testing. The X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/nasa-targets-2024-for-first-flight-of-x-59-experimental-aircraft\/\">will take its first flight<\/a>\u00a0in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Celebrating a Stellar Year for Webb Telescope Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=300,113 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=768,291 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=1024,387 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=400,151 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=600,227 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=900,340 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.webp?resize=1200,454 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia)<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/\" rel=\"noopener\">James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Near-Infrared Camera instrument produced a feast for the eyes with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasas-webb-reveals-new-features-in-heart-of-milky-way\/?utm_source=FLICKR&utm_medium=James+Webb+Space+Telescope&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=249554403\">view into a star-forming region<\/a>, named Sagittarius C, in the heart of the Milky Way. The image reveals a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supercomputer Simulations Lead to Air and Space Innovations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-15-at-2.54.59-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-15-at-2.54.59-pm.png?w=699\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-15-at-2.54.59-pm.png 699w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-15-at-2.54.59-pm.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-15-at-2.54.59-pm.png?resize=400,224 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-15-at-2.54.59-pm.png?resize=600,336 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simulations and models developed using technology at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/core-area-of-expertise-supercomputing\/\">NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility<\/a>\u00a0(NAS) help researchers and engineers develop innovations in air and space.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/modeling-turbofan-engines-to-understand-aircraft-noise\/\">Modeling turbofan engines<\/a>\u00a0could lead to designs that reduce engine noise and improve efficiency by understanding where noise is generated inside the machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S-MODE Sails the Seas and Soars through the Sky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?w=1536\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=768,577 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=1024,769 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=900,676 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.webp?resize=1200,901 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA\/Avery Snyder<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (<a href=\"https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/s-mode\/\" rel=\"noopener\">S-MODE<\/a>) logged its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/on-the-edge-nasas-last-s-mode-mission-studies-the-oceans-surface\/\">final field expedition,<\/a>\u00a0and they took a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/a-look-at-nasa-s-new-mission-to-explore-the-earth-s-oceans-173802565938\" rel=\"noopener\">team from the TODAY Show<\/a>\u00a0along for the ride. S-MODE combined airborne instruments, research ships, and autonomous ocean gliders to get an unprecedented look at how gas and heat exchange at the ocean\u2019s surface impacts Earth\u2019s climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Intern to Astronaut, and Back to Ames<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp?w=985\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp?resize=300,241 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp?resize=768,617 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp?resize=400,321 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp?resize=600,482 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screen-shot-2023-03-03-at-12.40.07-pm.webp?resize=900,723 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><em><strong>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who was once an intern at Ames,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/astronaut-jessica-watkins-visits-local-school-nasa-ames-bay-area-homecoming\/\">returned to the Bay Area<\/a>\u00a0in Feb. 2023 to visit with local elementary schools and speak with Ames employees. Watkins started her career with NASA at Ames, where she conducted research on Mars soil simulant supporting the Phoenix Mars Lander mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Gentleman Joins East Bay Kids for STEM Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?w=1041\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?resize=768,567 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?resize=1024,756 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?resize=400,295 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?resize=600,443 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0018-035.webp?resize=900,665 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><em><strong>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nearly 100 East Bay kids and their families got to experience the thrill of \u201claunching a rocket\u201d and \u201cmaking clouds\u201d at a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/second-gentleman-joins-east-bay-kids-nasa-hands-artemis-activities\/\">fun-filled STEM event<\/a>\u00a0hosted in honor of Women\u2019s History Month at the East Oakland Youth Development Center in Oakland, California, in March 2023. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, NASA Ames Research Center Director Dr. Eugene Tu, and NASA astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle joined kids at the Manzanita Community School for hands-on activities and to distribute approximately 500 STEM Artemis Learning Lunchboxes aimed to inspire the Artemis generation to learn about NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Leaders in Our Midst Hailed from the White House and Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1574\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?w=1574\" 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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp 1574w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=236,300 236w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=768,976 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=806,1024 806w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=1209,1536 1209w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=315,400 315w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=472,600 472w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=708,900 708w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.webp?resize=944,1200 944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1574px) 100vw, 1574px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\"><em><strong>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/strong><\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In January, U.S. President Joe Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage\/\">landed<\/a>\u00a0at Moffett Federal Airfield, at Ames, on his way to visit storm-damaged regions in the state. Research conducted at our Silicon Valley center could help predict extreme climate-related weather events. Later in the spring,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/vp-harris-arrives-in-silicon-valley-greeted-by-nasa-ames-director\/\">Vice President Kamala Harris arrived<\/a>\u00a0at Moffett before delivering remarks at a local company, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-ames-hosts-australian-space-agency-for-moon-to-mars-talks-tours\/\">leaders of the Australian Space Agency visited Ames<\/a>\u00a0to learn about the center\u2019s missions supporting NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a>\u00a0program, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/viper\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VIPER Moon rover<\/a>, which will launch to the lunar South Pole in late 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astronaut Candidates Visit Ames and Learn about Heat Shields and More <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?w=1417\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut candidates visit Ames Research Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png 1417w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=300,241 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=768,617 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=1024,822 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=400,321 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=600,482 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=900,723 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.13.56-am.png?resize=1200,964 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut candidates visited the agency\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley on Nov. 8 to learn about the center\u2019s unique facilities and contributions to NASA missions, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Pictured here at the Arc Jet Complex, where spacecraft thermal protection systems are tested, are the 10 members of NASA\u2019s current astronaut candidate class and two United Arab Emirates astronauts who are training with NASA. From left: Nichole Ayers, Mohammad Almulla (UAE), Marcos Berr\u00edos, Nora Almatrooshi (UAE), Deniz Burnham, Anil Menon, Jack Hathaway, Christopher Williams, Jessica Wittner, Luke Delaney, Andre Douglas, and Christina Birch.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><em>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Nov. 8, NASA\u2019s current class of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/astronauts\/astronaut-candidates\/\">astronaut candidates<\/a> toured Ames Research Center which included a stop at the Arc Jet Complex. In the arc jet facilities, Ames researchers test advanced materials that protect spacecraft from the extremely high temperatures of entering an atmosphere \u2013 whether Earth\u2019s, Mars\u2019, or another in our solar system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the candidates aiming to join America\u2019s astronaut corps are women and men who will potentially fly on future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a> missions, performing science on the Moon and exploring the resources it holds. Work performed in the arc jet will help ensure all Artemis astronauts return home safely. For Artemis I, launched in November 2022, material used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/orion-spacecraft\/\">Orion<\/a> crew module\u2019s heat shield was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/after-15-years-1000-tests-orions-heat-shield-ready-to-take-the-heat\/\">tested here at Ames<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The astronaut candidates \u2013 including former Ames intern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nasa-astronaut-candidate-deniz-burnham\/\">Deniz Burnham<\/a> \u2013 also visited other Ames facilities, learning about their contributions to Artemis and more. These include wind tunnel testing and supercomputer simulations of the SLS (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/space-launch-system\/\">Space Launch System<\/a>) rocket; development of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astrobee\/\">Astrobee<\/a> free-flying robots that could assist future astronauts on missions; space biosciences research that will help keep crew healthy; and flight simulations at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/what-is-the-vertical-motion-simulator\/\">Vertical Motion Simulator<\/a>, where NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/about-human-landing-systems-development\">human landing system <\/a>program partners analyzed and improved early lander concepts to deliver humans to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis missions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Invited to NASA’s Viper Moon Rover Build Watch Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1259\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?w=1259\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s \u200bVIPER Moon Rover: Robot Build Watch Party, Nov. 8, 2023\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png 1259w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=300,153 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=768,392 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=1024,522 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=400,204 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=600,306 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=900,459 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-08-at-12.47.47-pm.png?resize=1200,612 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1259px) 100vw, 1259px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s \u200bVIPER Moon Rover: Robot Build Watch Party, shown live Nov. 8 on YouTube, Twitch and X.  Upper left corner photo, left to right: Erica Argueta, host, (Ocomm Public Affairs Officer); Mercedes Herreras Martinez (VIPER Risk manager and lead systems engineer); Ryan Vaughan (VIPER lead mission systems engineer), and Mia Blessing, host, (Ocomm Communications Lead).  The second showing on Nov. 9 in Spanish only, included both Erica and Mia as hosts again, as well as Mercedes but with Ignacio Lopez (research engineer in Autonomous Systems).<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The public was invited to a live, front row seat to see NASA\u2019s first robotic Moon rover take shape in the Surface Segment Integration and Testing Facility clean room at the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/viper\">VIPER<\/a> \u2014 short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover \u2014 and the Office of Communications at NASA Ames hosted watch parties and answered questions from the public about the mission in both English on Nov. 8 and Spanish on Nov. 9.  To view both versions, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s91aVb01uQc\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov. 8 VIPER Watch Party<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tLPwfyNXBYA\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov. 9 VIPER Watch Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These webchats and watch parties will occur as the rover is assembled and tested, approximately once a month from November 2023 through January 2024 . In late 2024, VIPER will embark on a mission to the lunar South Pole to trek into permanently shadowed areas and unravel the mysteries of the Moon\u2019s water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really excited for people to see the VIPER rover hardware coming together,\u201d said Daniel Andrews, the VIPER mission project manager at NASA Ames. \u201cAll of our planning and ideas are now going into building this first-of-its-kind Moon rover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual components such as the rover\u2019s science instruments, lights, and wheels, have already been assembled and tested. Once delivered to the testing facility, other components will be integrated together to become the approximately 1,000-pound VIPER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Months of final assembly and testing lie ahead before VIPER is ready to ship to the Astrobotic Payload Processing Facility in Florida in mid-2024. VIPER\u2019s lunar landing atop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people-of-nasa\/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton\/\">Mons Mouton<\/a> is scheduled for late-2024, where it will get a close-up view of the lunar surface and measure the location and concentration of water ice and other resources. Using its drill and three science instruments, researchers will gain a better understanding of how frozen water and other volatiles are distributed on the Moon, their cosmic origin, and what has kept them preserved in the lunar soil for billions of years. VIPER will also inform future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a> missions by helping to characterize the lunar environment and help determine locations where water and other resources could be harvested to sustain humans for extended missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA Ames manages the VIPER mission and also leads the mission\u2019s science, systems engineering, real-time rover surface operations, and the rover\u2019s flight software. The rover vehicle is being designed and built by NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, while the instruments are provided by Ames, Kennedy Space Center in Florida and commercial partner Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California. The spacecraft, lander, and launch vehicle that will deliver VIPER to the surface of the Moon will be provided through NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\">Commercial Lunar Payload Services<\/a> initiative, delivering science and technology payloads to and near the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about VIPER visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/viper\"><strong>http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/viper<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ames Exhibits and Panels Draw Thousands at San Francisco FanExpo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff from the Office of Communications at Ames hosted exhibits along with two panel discussions, one regarding VIPER and the other Artemis, at the San Francisco FanExpo on Nov. 24-26.  More than 4,500 guests visited the Ames booth, which showcased the VIPER mission and its connections to Artemis alongside Ames Center Director Dr. Eugene Tu, Project Manager for VIPER Dan Andrews, and many other subject matter experts.  <\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"FANEXPO San Francisco 2023\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-020.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA panel discussion, \u201cBots Before Boots: VIPER-NASA\u2019s First Robotic Moon Rover Mission\u201d in the Moscone Center FANEXPO in San Francisco. Left to right: Ryan Vaughan, VIPER systems engineer; Loretta Falcone, VIPER lead mission planner; and Terry Fong, VIPER rover deputy element lead.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>NASA Ames\/Brandon Torres Navarrete<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, Nov. 25, Cara Dodge hosted the VIPER panel (above photo), and Arezu Sarvestani hosted the Artemis panel right afterwards with Parul Agrawal, Ames Lead for Orion Spacecraft Operations; Lara Lash, Aerospace Engineer\u202f; and Seth Schisler, Technology Manager.  Both panels solicited many questions from the public and resulted into follow-up interactions at the booth. It was quite a successful event, sparking additional interest in NASA\u2019s upcoming VIPER and Artemis missions.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-015.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">VIPER Project Manager Dan Andrews speaks with guests and media representatives at the NASA booth during the 2023 FANEXPO show hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>NASA Ames\/Brandon Torres Navarrete<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"FANEXPO San Francisco 2023\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-013.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Guests with the astronaut cutouts at the NASA booth during the 2023 FANEXPO show hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>NASA Ames\/Brandon Torres Navarrete<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.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\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-003.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Guests at NASA\u2019s booth exhibit display during the 2023 FANEXPO show hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>NASA Ames\/Brandon Torres Navarrete<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"FANEXPO San Francisco 2023\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acd23-0135-002.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">VIPER Systems Engineer Ryan Vaughan speaks with visitors at the NASA booth during the 2023 FANEXPO show hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>NASA Ames\/Brandon Torres Navarrete<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aerospace Engineer Brings NASA into Hawaii\u2019s Classrooms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The field of aerial vehicle autonomy focuses on self-reliance, building the flight equivalent of puppets without puppeteers. Behind the scenes, however, is a rich network of people and systems that work together to develop frameworks, test new technologies, and inspire a pipeline of engineers to create the breakthroughs of the future. Encouraging kids to dream big and pursue their STEM passions is especially important to Evan Kawamura, a guidance, navigation and control engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-11.59.30-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-11.59.30-am.png?w=701\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA Ames engineer Evan Kawamura and Kristen Stoker.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-11.59.30-am.png 701w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-11.59.30-am.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-11.59.30-am.png?resize=400,224 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-11.59.30-am.png?resize=600,336 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">On the left, NASA Ames engineer Evan Kawamura on his first day of sixth grade with teacher Kristen Stoker of Hanalani Schools. On the right, Kawamura reunited with Mrs. Stoker when speaking to her students about his work at NASA. <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kawamura takes mentorship and STEM outreach as seriously as his work in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/drones-and-you\/\">Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)<\/a>. He extends his duty as an engineer from his office to classrooms across Oahu, Hawaii, where he lives. He has led drone-building workshops, presented about his journey to NASA, and connected with hundreds of students and educators. Most recently, Kawamura returned to his alma mater and reunited with his sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Kristen Stoker, to talk to her students about his work at NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince my family, teachers, advisors, mentors, and professors provided me with wonderful opportunities and experiences that inspired and prepared me for engineering, I feel that it\u2019s crucial to continue to inspire the next generation,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we do not protect, inspire, and educate our children, then the future is dark and uncertain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kawamura writes code that helps aerial vehicles launch, fly, and land without intervention from human operators. One of his early proud moments was in the summer of 2019 when, with the help of his team lead and mentor, Corey Ippolito of NASA Ames\u2019 Airborne Science Program, he successfully programmed a six-propellered hexacopter to launch from and return to a defined point in space without a human driver.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.02.09-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.02.09-pm.png?w=704\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Evan Kawamura\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.02.09-pm.png 704w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.02.09-pm.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.02.09-pm.png?resize=400,224 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.02.09-pm.png?resize=600,336 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Evan Kawamura, computer guidance, navigation, and control engineer, with two hexacopters in the NASA Unmanned Aircraft System Autonomy Research Complex.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was very rewarding and fulfilling to see our efforts pay off both in simulation and in a real world flight test,\u201d Kawamura said. \u201cThe work also became the baseline autonomy code for others on our team and my graduate school research too, so I felt a lot of pressure during development but a huge relief when it worked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kawamura comes from a long line of builders and engineers, back to his boatbuilding great-great- grandfather who moved to Hawaii from Japan in 1909 with his nine-year-old son. Evan\u2019s father, a software engineer, bought him science and engineering books, and entertained endless questions about how things work. His grandfather, a contractor who built the house Evan\u2019s dad grew up in, was a fan of origami and spent countless hours teaching Evan to fold boats and planes. His family inspired in him a fascination for the ways different materials could fit together like trains and LEGO to make something new, but sometimes he didn\u2019t get to play with his creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI got excited to create a battle with all the paper planes and boats my grandpa and I made,\u201d Kawamura said. \u201cBut he fell asleep before we could start playing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.03.48-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.03.48-pm.png?w=767\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Evan Karamura quote\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.03.48-pm.png 767w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.03.48-pm.png?resize=300,138 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.03.48-pm.png?resize=400,185 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-12-11-at-12.03.48-pm.png?resize=600,277 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kawamura joined Ames as an intern while getting his PhD at University of Hawaii at Manoa. He completed his first internship in 2018, returned in the spring of 2019, and accepted a NASA Pathways internship later that summer. In 2021, Kawamura converted to a remote full-time employee at Ames. All along the way, he relied on the guidance and support of his family, mentors, and teammates. That experience drives him to pay forward the inspiration and encouragement that helped him get where he is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGrowing up in Hawaii fosters a \u2018togetherness\u2019 mindset that is very inclusive and family-oriented,\u201d he said. \u201cHelping others, sharing burdens, and having each other\u2019s backs opens channels of communication to build friendships and foster collaboration, which is what aloha is all about. The cool and strange thing is that I see the aloha spirit at NASA Ames, which was one of the main reasons that made me want to work at NASA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cA Million Miles Away\u201d Exclusive Screening Held for Farmworker Families<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Maria C. Lopez<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local farmworker families had a special opportunity to meet former astronaut Jose Hernandez and watch a screening of the movie \u201cA Million Miles Away\u201d on October 29, at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose.  The movie highlights Hernandez\u2019 humble beginnings as a farmworker and inspires viewers to reach for the stars and pursue their dreams despite obstacles.  The event was organized by Darlene Tenes, founder of the Farmworker Caravan, supported by the Santa Clara County Office of Education Migrant Education Program, and began with a STEM fair attended by City of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who connected with attendees and booth hosts.  <\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.47.58-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.47.58-am.png?w=527\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A Million Mile Away meet Jose Hernandez poster\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.47.58-am.png 527w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.47.58-am.png?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.47.58-am.png?resize=400,306 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Invitation to the screening of the movie “A Million Mile Away” and to meet Jose Hernandez.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The STEM fair showcased NASA; the Latinos at Amazon employee resource group (ERG); alpha public schools, where one in San Jose is named after Jose Hernandez; and local Hispanic community-based organizations.  The NASA booth featured NASA\u2019s graphic novel \u201cFirst Woman\u201d (La primera mujer) and NASA posters in Spanish as well as English content on various missions and was staffed by the Office of Communications in partnership with Ames\u2019 Hispanic Advisory Committee for Employees (HACE) ERG, including Jose Chavez-Garcia, current junior research scientist \u2013 Analytical Mechanics Associates.  Chavez-Garcia was recognized at the event as one of the role models for starting with a farmworker background and achieving professional success.  Participants enthusiastically enjoyed interacting with the NASA Ames staff and taking selfie photos with the enormous NASA inflatable rocket, astronaut, and meatball logo. <\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.53.01-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.53.01-am.png?w=613\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Jose Hernandez during the media interviews about the movie "A Million Miles Away."\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.53.01-am.png 613w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.53.01-am.png?resize=273,300 273w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.53.01-am.png?resize=364,400 364w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.53.01-am.png?resize=547,600 547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Jose Hernandez during the media interviews about the movie “A Million Miles Away” during the screening of the movie on Oct. 29 at the Mexican Heritage Center in San Jose.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">photo by Maria Lopez<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Carolina Rudisel and Andres Garcia Leyva connecting with the community at the Mexican Heritage Plaza event on\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg 2776w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/heritage-event.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Carolina Rudisel, Ames Protocol Officer, and Andres Garcia Leyva, mechanical engineer for SimLab, connecting with the community at the Mexican Heritage Plaza event in San Jose on Oct. 29.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">photo by Maria Lopez<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1766\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?w=1766\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Mayor Matt Mahan, City of San Jose, left, and Jonas Dino, NASA Public Affairs Specialist at the Oct. 29 event at the Mexican Heritage Plaza.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg 2282w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=259,300 259w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=768,891 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=883,1024 883w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=1324,1536 1324w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=1766,2048 1766w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=345,400 345w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=517,600 517w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=776,900 776w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=1035,1200 1035w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor-mahan-and-jonas-dino-10.2023.jpg?resize=1724,2000 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1766px) 100vw, 1766px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Mayor Matt Mahan, City of San Jose, left, and Jonas Dino, NASA Ocomm Public Affairs Officer at the Oct. 29 event at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">photo by Jonas Dino<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>During the movie screening, a press conference was held and Hernandez spoke about the value of the Hispanic workforce in the United States.  Hernandez was asked what he wanted people to take away from the movie and he expressed \u201cnever, ever give up on yourself.\u201d  In addition, Ames\u2019 Carolina Rudisel, also recognized as a role model at the event, was interviewed by local media, including ABC7 Bay Area.  Rudisel has multiple roles at Ames \u2013 protocol officer, VIPER project coordinator, and special emphasis program manager for African Americans.  She shared about her childhood farm working background and emphasized the significance of the movie \u201cA Million Miles Away\u201d as representation matters, and many students and families realize possibilities through Hernandez\u2019 experience. <\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1388\" height=\"1101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?w=1388\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Ames staff, left to right Cara Dodge, Carolina Rudisel, Astronaut Jose Hernandez, Chavez Garcia and Maria Lopez at the Oct. 29\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=300,238 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=768,609 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=1024,812 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=400,317 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=600,476 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=900,714 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/staffwithjosehernandez.jpg?resize=1200,952 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1388px) 100vw, 1388px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Ames staff, left to right: Cara Dodge, NASA Ocomm Public Affairs Officer, Carolina Rudisel, Ames Protocol Officer, Astronaut Jose Hernandez, Jose Chavez-Garcia, research scientist, and Maria Lopez, exchange deputy operations manager, at the Oct. 29 screening event for “A Million Miles Away” movie.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following the movie, participants were ecstatic for Hernandez to greet the group in-person and participate in a fireside chat involving a question-and-answer session with the audience.  Hernandez warmed everyone\u2019s heart further by meeting with people individually.  The NASA Ames staff was equally excited to meet Hernandez and honored to promote NASA at the powerful community event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consider Fostering and\/or Adopting Cats from Ames<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ames Cat Network needs volunteers to occasionally – very occasionally – foster cats. Would you consider fostering cats trapped at Ames?  It comes down to a rare, temporary stint taking care of a cat or kitten abandoned on the Ames campus. The job can be challenging. Some fosters are super shy or skittish. Some are ill, which is perhaps why they were abandoned in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Marlow and Marly adoptable Ames cats\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg 2859w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=1024,672 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=1536,1007 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=2048,1343 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=400,262 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=600,393 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=900,590 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=1200,787 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-5473.jpeg?resize=2000,1312 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Adoptable Ames cats, Marlow and Marly <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But it is so rewarding! There is the relief when they emerge from under the sofa. The warm fuzzy when they accept a treat from your hand. The pleasure when they curl up beside you, purring. The joy when they beg for cuddles, head-butt you to show affection, sleep peacefully on your lap. And there\u2019s the satisfaction when they get adopted and become members of a new family. But underlying it all is the knowledge and pride that you\u2019ve saved a life.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Ames adoptable cats Idgie and Buddy\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg 3024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=450,600 450w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=675,900 675w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=900,1200 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img-6145-rotated.jpeg?resize=1500,2000 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Ames adoptable cats Idgie and Buddy<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Ames Cat Network needs more fosterers. We\u2019ve been incredibly lucky that no cats were trapped during the pandemic. But that lucky streak will inevitably end, and we have to be prepared. We need people who would be willing to give of themselves for a short time to save an animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also need help getting the word out about our cats to potential adopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more information at <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/amescatnetwork.weebly.com\/contact-us.html&data=05%7c02%7castrid.albaugh%40nasa.gov%7c755cf32c850d4759008708dbfb69a1ac%7c7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7c0%7c0%7c638380203487250024%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7c3000%7c%7c%7c&sdata=no2Aa6M9BuEx7IovyVTkJi3XyyiGC9F5xQfzFZQmeFw%3D&reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>https:\/\/amescatnetwork.weebly.com\/contact-us.html<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statistical Summary of Activities of the Protective Service Division\u2019s Security\/Law Enforcement and Fire Protection Services Units for Period Ending October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png?w=771\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Security Chart for October 2023\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png 771w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png?resize=300,186 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png?resize=768,475 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png?resize=400,247 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.50.55-pm.png?resize=600,371 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<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\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.51.01-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.51.01-pm.png?w=756\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Fire chart for Oct 2023\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.51.01-pm.png 756w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.51.01-pm.png?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.51.01-pm.png?resize=400,256 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/screenshot-2023-11-09-at-1.51.01-pm.png?resize=600,383 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley It\u2019s been another great year at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023. 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