{"id":475501,"date":"2023-07-27T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=475501"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:56:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:56:41","slug":"nasa-ames-astrogram-july-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasa-ames-astrogram-july-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Ames Astrogram – July\/August 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-none \"><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\"> <strong><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA’s Moon Rover Prototype, VIPER, Conquers Steep, Scary Lander Exit Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Gianine Figliozzi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/viper\">VIPER<\/a> \u2013 short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover \u2013 recently completed another successful round of rigorous tests of the agency\u2019s first robotic Moon rover\u2019s ability to drive off the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander and onto the lunar surface. Called an egress, this hours-long operation is one of the most critical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/ames\/VIPER-egress\">trickiest parts of VIPER’s 100-day mission<\/a>. It could be even trickier if VIPER\u2019s off-ramps onto the Moon are super steep or tilted due to uneven terrain. <\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) Moon Gravitation Representative Unit 3 (MGRU3) Astrobotic Griffin Lunar Lander Structural Test Model (STM) egress testing in N246.\" 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\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0066-049.jpg?resize=2000,1125 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\">Antoine Tardy, VIPER rover egress driver, adjusts the cables that power and send commands to the VIPER test unit as engineers practice its exit\/descent from the model Griffin lunar lander at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Ames\/Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Recent tests using VIPER rover and Griffin lander prototypes conducted at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley were designed to push VIPER\u2019s systems to the limit to ensure the rover will perform as expected during its science mission. By driving VIPER\u2019s prototype MGRU3 \u2013 which stands for the Moon Gravitation Representative Unit 3 \u2013 down the lander\u2019s ramps in a series of test configurations in a facility at Ames, engineers came away with a better understanding of how the rover would perform in both normal and unusual scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike big rigs that deliver cars by rolling them off standardized ramps on trailers, the geometry of the lunar lander\u2019s ramps is designed to vary substantially, depending on what the surface is like when it arrives at its target destination atop the flat-topped lunar mountain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/ames\/moon-mountain-name-honors-nasa-mathematician-melba-mouton\/\">Mons Mouton<\/a> near the Moon\u2019s South Pole. Depending on the terrain around the lander, the angle of the ramps may be especially steep, posing the risk the rover could lose traction and slip – or one ramp may be steeper than the other, requiring the VIPER real-time operations team to actively compensate for this tricky terrain.<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.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\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg 5203w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=768,533 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=1024,711 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=1536,1066 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=2048,1421 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=400,278 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=600,416 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=900,625 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=1200,833 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0069-008.jpg?resize=2000,1388 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\">(Left to Right): Ames Center Director Eugene, U.S. representative Zoe Lofgren, VIPER Operations Command Controller Dennis Heher, and VIPER rover driver Matt Deans, demonstrates the controls for the full-scale testing of a prototype of the agency\u2019s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, VIPER, in N246, during a special VIPER media day on June 28.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Ames\/Don Richey<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough this series, we\u2019ve tested all of the \u2018bounding\u2019 cases for VIPER\u2019s egress on the Moon,\u201d said Jasper Wolfe, VIPER egress test lead at Ames. \u201cThis included the worst-case high-pitch scenario using the steepest \u2013 and scariest \u2013 ramps, the worst-case roll scenario using the most uneven ramps, and the worst-case scenario with pitch and roll combined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seen in the photo above is a key moment of the tests, which focused on the physical interface between the rover and the lander. Critical features of the tests included software that specifically handles VIPER\u2019s egress and changes to physical components of both the rover and the lander\u2019s ramps. The team carefully checked to verify MGRU3 had adequate clearance and engaged the ramps correctly as it rolled from top to bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe validated these test cases with MGRU3 to be sure VIPER can do it on the Moon,\u201d said Wolfe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Completing these tests means that VIPER should be able to successfully exit the lander even if it touches down in a tough spot \u2013 a major step forward toward flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith VIPER, we\u2019re doing a lot of firsts,\u201d said Wolfe. \u201cAnd it\u2019s very exciting to reach this milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employees Enjoy Food, Tech Demos, and Learn About the Ames Employee Resource Groups at the 2023 Summer Picnic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Ames summer picnic drew quite the crowd, upwards of 1,500 employees.  Attendees heard center management speeches, enjoyed the hotdogs provided by the Ames Exchange, learned more about the employee resource groups, learned safety tips at the health and safety booths, and listened to research and science staff members share their technical innovations such as the VIPER mission and the Mars Helicopter.  In addition, there were also performing robots and Chabot meteorites to view. Below are just some of the photos taken at the picnic.<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"1392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A collage of pictures from the Ames summer picnic\" 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\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=212,300 212w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=768,1085 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=725,1024 725w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=283,400 283w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=425,600 425w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=637,900 637w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.37.47_pm.png?resize=849,1200 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Top left photo: Employees come together at the Ames summer picnic held on Shenandoah Plaza (photo by Don Richey). Top right photo: Carolina Rudisel and Femy McGrath at the Ames Veteran’s Group booth (photo by Don Richey). Middle left photo: Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein with the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) model (photo by Dominic Hart). Middle right photo: The Code T ARMADAS display (photo Dominic Hart). Bottom left photo: The Ergonomics booth (photo by Dominic Hart). Right bottom photo: The Ames robotics team demonstration (photo by Dominic Hart). <strong><\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"1379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A second collage of pictures from the Ames summer picnic\" 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\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=214,300 214w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=768,1075 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=731,1024 731w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=286,400 286w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=429,600 429w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=643,900 643w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_3.52.07_pm.png?resize=857,1200 857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Top left photo: Jonas Dino quizzing people at the Ames summer picnic held on Shenandoah Plaza with history questions about Ames Research Center (photo by Don Richey). Top right photo: Carol Carroll, deputy center director, speaks at the Ames summer picnic (photo by Dominic Hart). Middle left photo: Greg Josselyn, right, serves hot dogs to employees (photo by Dominic Hart). Middle right photo: left to right: Amir Deylami (associate center director), Carol Carroll (former Ames deputy center director), Eugene Tu (Ames center director) and Dave Korsmeyer (deputy center director),(photo by Dominic Hart). Bottom left photo: Eugene Tu, Ames center director, provides opening remarks at the Ames summer picnic (photo by Dominic Hart). Bottom right photo: Employees at the picnic (photo by Dominic Hart). <strong><\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"1382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A third collage of pictures from the Ames summer picnic\" 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\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=214,300 214w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=768,1078 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=730,1024 730w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=285,400 285w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=428,600 428w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=641,900 641w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-27_at_4.03.49_pm.png?resize=855,1200 855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Top left photo: Irene Najlis, left, and Melody Dryer, right, at the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) booth (photo by Don Richey). Top right photo: Norma Caldwell, left, and Denise Snow, at the African American Advisory Group (AAAG) booth (photo by Don Richey). Left middle photo: Dorsa Shirazi, left, and Katharine Lee, at the Women’s Influence Network (WIN) booth (photo by Don Richey). Right middle photo: The Office of Communications booth staffed by, left to right, Dan Rutter, Mia Blessing, and Gina Figliozzi, (photo by Dominic Hart). Bottom left photo: left to right, Ashley Coates, Erika Hernandez, Katelyn Jarvis, and Melanie Kramer at the Early Career Advisory Group booth (photo by Don Richey). Bottom right photo: Flight Instruments Group display (photo by Dominic Hart<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Ames Picnic, employees with NASA beaded necklaces\" 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\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png 2084w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=300,135 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=768,345 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=1024,460 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=1536,690 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=2048,920 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=400,180 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=600,269 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=900,404 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=1200,539 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-17-at-12.24.06-pm.png?resize=2000,898 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\">Left to right: Marlowe Primack, Maria Lopez and Irene Najlis, and Carolina Rudisel. Marlowe, Irene and Carolina are all wearing Native American beaded necklaces created by Mr. Yazzie of the Dine Tribe.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ames Receives Honorable Mention, 2023 NASA Software of the Year Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ames has received an \u201cHonorable Mention\u201d for the 2023 NASA Software of the Year (SOY) award for \u2018Unsteady Pressure-Sensitive Paint (uPSP) Data Processing Software – Additions and Improvements,\u2019 which was among six submissions competing this year. The agencywide annual SOY competition rewards high-quality, innovative, and robust software using efficient software engineering processes that meet NASA’s stringent safety and reliability standards. Sponsors of the competition include the NASA Chief Engineer, the NASA Chief Information Officer, and the NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance. NASA\u2019s Inventions and Contribution Board (ICB) reviewed and ranked the nominations, in coordination with the sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>uPSP Software Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The uPSP software is a collection of applications developed to process raw data from unsteady pressure-sensitive paint (uPSP) data acquisition systems. The applications implement a set of processing steps that receive high-speed camera video files, wind tunnel flow condition data, and pressure-sensitive paint calibration data, and produce spatially-dense time histories of surface pressure on a three-dimensional model of the wind tunnel test subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed during a series of NASA\u2019s Space Launch System (SLS) buffet and aeroacoustic wind tunnel tests at NASA Ames’ Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, the uPSP technology is capable of acquiring fluctuating pressures up to 20 kHz with continuous spatial resolution which enables direct calculation of unsteady loads. During test campaigns, a direct connection was established between the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel and the NASA Advanced Supercomputer, both located at Ames. The rapid transfer, processing, and display of high-speed PSP data from the wind tunnel demonstrated the ability power of experiment-in-the-loop testing enabling informed, real-time decisions, decrease design cycle time, and securely share the data with subject matter experts while the test campaign is active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every new software developed or improved, helps advance agency work and makes a difference. Employees are encourage to <a href=\"https:\/\/invention.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">submit disclosures<\/a> on their software and technology development work to make these important benefits a reality.Much appreciation and special thanks goes to the Ames’ Technology Transfer Office, Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB) members, and 2023 NASA SOY selection panel members who reviewed and selected the technology that Ames put forward for the agencywide competition. They helped assemble, vet, and submit the nomination package and helped prepare the team for their final presentation delivered to the SOY judging panel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the uPSP team for this recognition by the agency and for continuing the Ames tradition of leading the agency in software development!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awardees of the FY23 Internal Research and Development (IRAD)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The IRAD develops strategic technical capabilities in support of the center competencies and thereby enables science, technology, and engineering efforts for future agency missions. The advances in science and technology expected through this program will provide opportunities for technical risk reduction and\/or increased cost effectiveness and initiate potentially transformational solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join in congratulating the FY23 IRAD awardees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don Banfield,<\/strong> Mars Doppler Wind & Thermal Sounder (DWTS): Ozone Gas Cell Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anthony Colaprete, <\/strong>Atmospheric Structure Investigation (ASI) for New Frontiers OPIS (Observatory for probing internal Saturn Atmosphere) Proposal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jay Feldman,<\/strong> Modernization of Tile Manufacturing for Reusable Thermal Protection Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kevin Fogarty<\/strong>, Prototype for the PIAA-Vortex Coronagraph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeremy Frank,<\/strong> Adaptive Automated Airborne Mapping of Dynamic Flows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Gasch,<\/strong> Affordable Robust Compliant TPS (ARCTPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marcus Murbach<\/strong>, Nano-sat Re-entry Demonstration of a Self-stabilizing Probe: In-situ Measurement of the Edney Type 4 Shock-Shock Interaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raj Pai,<\/strong> AviateNLP, Foundation Artificial Intelligence Model for Aviation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Richard Quinn,<\/strong> MICA: Microfluidic Icy-World Chemical Analyzer Technology Advancement and Risk Reduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antonio Ricco,<\/strong> Maturing and Testing SPLIce: Demonstration of Mission-Critical Functional Performance Required for a Successful New Frontiers 5 Proposal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yasaman Shirazi, <\/strong>Quantitative microRNA sequencing on a nanopore platform<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary Beth Wilhelm,<\/strong> Grinding Rocks in Martian Gravity: Preparing for Partial-g Flight Testing of the ExCALiBR Comminutor Subsystem with ARC UAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the IRAD was highly competitive with more than 30 proposals submitted from across the center. Everyone’s interest in this important program is very much appreciated and we all look forward to hearing about the results of these investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all of the FY23 IRAD recipients!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the IRAD Website for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/irad\">www.nasa.gov\/ames\/irad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA’s ASPIRE Participants Tour 80-foot-by-120-foot Wind Tunnel<\/h3>\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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.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\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=768,571 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=1024,762 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=1536,1142 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=2048,1523 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=400,297 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=600,446 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=900,669 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=1200,892 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-001.jpg?resize=2000,1487 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\">Deputy Director of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) Joe Sacco leads NASA’s ASPIRE Leadership Development program participants on a tour of the test section of the 80-by-120-foot wind tunnel (N221B).<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit:  NASA Ames\/Don RIchey<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.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\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg 5857w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=768,486 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=1024,648 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=1536,971 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=2048,1295 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=400,253 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=600,379 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=900,569 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=1200,759 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0085-008.jpg?resize=2000,1265 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’s ASPIRE Leadership Development program participants get an up-close look at the inlet for the test section of the 80-by-120-foot wind tunnel (N221B).<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Ames\/Don Richey<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Study Reveals Compounding Climate Risks at Two Degrees of Warming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Abigail Tabor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously. This is according to a NASA-led <a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2022EF003330\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> that analyzed the projected impacts of such warming to understand how different climate effects might combine. A 2-degree rise in global temperatures is <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/news\/2865\/a-degree-of-concern-why-global-temperatures-matter\/\" rel=\"noopener\">considered a critical threshold<\/a> above which dangerous and cascading effects of human-generated climate change will occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers found that more than a quarter of the world\u2019s population could experience an additional month of severe heat stress each year compared to the middle of the 20th century (1950-1979). High temperatures and drought could combine dangerously in places like the Amazon, increasing the risk of wildfire. In the American West, extreme fire weather will likely be more intense and last longer.<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This map shows global change in a measure called \u201cfire weather index\" 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\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png 2602w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=300,124 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=768,317 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=1024,423 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=1536,635 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=2048,846 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=400,165 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=600,248 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=900,372 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=1200,496 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/full-2045-no-date.png?resize=2000,826 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\">This map shows global change in a measure called \u201cfire weather index\u201d (FWI) predicted by the study’s analysis for the year 2045 (red: greater extreme fire weather; blue: less.) FWI captures a combination of conditions, including low rainfall and high winds, that together increase a region\u2019s extreme fire weather condition. Analysis by the NASA Earth Exchange of high-resolution climate projections concludes that, if global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously, with serious consequence<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong><em>NASA\/Taejin Park<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To investigate potentially compounding effects of rising temperatures, the study\u2019s authors worked with a specially processed set of climate predictions. The predictions were originally generated by 35 of the world\u2019s leading climate models \u2013 specifically, contributors to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccs.nasa.gov\/news-events\/nccs-highlights\/GISS-CMIP6\" rel=\"noopener\">models developed by the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies<\/a>. CMIP provides climate projections that help the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other international and national climate groups understand historical, current, and future climate changes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers at the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) then took the output from CMIP6 models and used advanced statistical techniques to \u201cdownscale\u201d them, improving the resolution significantly. NEX uses supercomputers at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley to analyze vast amounts of data collected by aircraft and satellites or, in this case, projections produced by climate models. The resulting NEX dataset supporting this research is available to the public and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nex\/gddp\">found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Combining Climate Impacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new dataset in hand, NEX researchers at Ames analyzed the downscaled projections to assess the changes predicted for six key climate variables. They examined changes in air temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, short- and longwave solar radiation, and wind speed at a point when warming passes 2\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to study how these aspects of the environment are projected to change and what their combined impacts could mean for people around the world,\u201d said Taejin Park, first author on the paper and a researcher at Ames with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers paid special attention to two climate indicators: heat stress \u2013 or the combined effects of temperature and humidity on the human body \u2013 and fire weather \u2013 which considers temperature, rainfall, humidity, and wind. Most regions of the world will experience higher heat stress, they found, while countries closer to the equator will suffer from a greater number of days considered extreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe escalating impacts of all the climate extremes studied could cause significant damage to communities and economies, from fires, floods, landslides, and crop failures that may result,\u201d said Ramakrishna Nemani, senior scientist at BAERI and co-author of the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Democratizing Climate Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nex\/gddp\">NEX downscaled dataset<\/a> used for this research provides global, daily climate projections, derived from CMIP6 climate models<strong>,<\/strong> out to the year 2100. The day-to-day nature of the NEX product is important for capturing the extremes. If merged into a monthly average, Park explained, a few days projected to be dangerously hot and humid could get lost in the numbers, concealing the risk for human lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The level of local and regional detail \u2013 the resolution of the projections \u2013 is higher in the NEX product than most climate projections, which could help leaders develop targeted climate adaptation and mitigation plans. Raw climate model projections typically give results for areas of about 120 by 120 miles (200 by 200 kilometers), while the NEX  downscaling work increases that resolution to about 15 by 15 miles (25 by 25 kilometers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downscaling this much data is a big job, and NEX researchers relied on NASA\u2019s powerful Pleiades <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/ames\/6-things-to-know-about-supercomputing-at-nasa\">supercomputer<\/a> at Ames. Pleiades helps solve some of NASA\u2019s most challenging problems, playing an important role in rocket launches for the Artemis program, fuel-efficient aircraft designs, and studies of Earth\u2019s climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEX scientists hope that the downscaled climate projections could help decision-makers prepare for and protect their regions against climate impacts. For example,a local policymaker could decide to build more flood barriers or pursue less development in flood-prone areas, said Ian Brosnan, co-author of the paper and principal scientist at NEX.The NEX dataset can also help new commercial and non-profit enterprises develop customized climate-risk assessments for the private and public sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe downscaled NASA data is in really accessible form,\u201d Brosnan said. \u201cPeople everywhere with some technical ability \u2013 from undergraduate students to experienced climate scientists \u2013 can dig into the information these projections contain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Outdoor Display Gets Facelift<\/h3>\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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1465\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?w=1465\" 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\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg 4016w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=215,300 215w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=768,1074 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=733,1024 733w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=1099,1536 1099w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=1465,2048 1465w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=286,400 286w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=429,600 429w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=644,900 644w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=858,1200 858w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0082-005.jpg?resize=1431,2000 1431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1465px) 100vw, 1465px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This outdoor display of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT), on DeFrance Ave at Ames Research Center, was updated in August 2023. The display will inform the visiting public of the contributions this National Historic Landmark has made to the Nation’s aeronautical research.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Ames\/Don Richey<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Tests Mobile Air Traffic Kit During Wildfire Prevention Operations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Hillary Smith<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA researchers recently tested a mobile air traffic management kit for remote ground pilots across forests throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. During the testing, U.S. Forest Service pilots remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, to drop ping pong ball-sized plastic spheres that ignited on impact, precisely burning dead brush that acts as fuel to wildfires. The testing was in support of NASA\u2019s Wildland Fire Management Initiative.<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/mobile-kit-tests-fighting-wildfires\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA researchers test a mobile air traffic kit for remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi.\" 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\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/copy_of_team4_desoto_feb25-2023_img_0105_1.jpg?resize=900,675 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\">U.S. Forest Service UAS pilots operate a fire-ignition drone while using ACERO’s UASP-kit to receive real-time traffic alerts in DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi <strong><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Aerial Ignition Academy training, hosted by the U.S. Forest Service, in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nafri.gov\/pftc\" rel=\"noopener\">National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center<\/a>, provided pilots with a chance to train using drones for prescribed burns, a wildfire prevention and land management technique that employs the controlled use of fire to burn fuels like dead brush and vegetation. During the training, researchers from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeroresearch\/programs\/aosp\/acero-project-description\">Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations<\/a> (ACERO) project shadowed drone pilots as they trained in the field and collected data on the use of NASA\u2019s mobile air traffic pilot kit. The kit alerted pilots positioned in forests throughout the five southwestern states to air traffic detected in the surrounding area. This enhanced their ability to avoid conflicts while conducting these prescribed burns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drone pilots are accustomed to monitoring their airspace by visually scanning for neighboring aircraft, listening for their engine sounds, and tracking local air traffic radio channels. The kit complements that awareness by providing a cohesive view of crewed aircraft and their location in the airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prescribed fires are currently set by a mix of firefighters on the ground using tools known as drip torches, and pilots in helicopters dropping ignition spheres over large areas of land. Igniting the burns with drones can remove firefighters from harm\u2019s way by offering a safer approach to prescribed burns. Under NASA\u2019s Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/stereo\">STEReO<\/a>) project, the U.S. Forest Service became a key collaborator during the initial stages of this technology, and continues to support the development of new versions that could enable the safe integration of drones into mainstream use for wildfire prevention and land management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent field testing gave ACERO team members insight into how the kit performs in a prescribed fire environment. The ACERO team also gathered feedback from drone operators regarding the kit\u2019s design features, user interface, and general capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a successful data collection exercise,\u201d said Lynne Martin, lead of ACERO\u2019s Wildfire Airspace Management team at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. \u201cWe demonstrated the kit to 24 trainees and eight instructors and obtained feedback from all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team members are currently analyzing data and feedback from the emergency response crews, which will inform ACERO\u2019s technology development in the coming years. The ACERO project will perform additional field testing on the kit later this year and prepare the kit for mainstream adoption by wildfire agencies across the country, such as the U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and others. The work done under STEReO is already being leveraged by early adopters within the U.S. Forest Service, and ACERO will build on that momentum to unlock greater use of airspace at high levels of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACERO project is focused on advancing airspace management technologies to improve wildfire management operations and enable remotely piloted drones to safely monitor and operate on wildland fires 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In the coming years, ACERO will partner with industry and wildfire response agencies to perform joint field demonstrations of these newly developed aviation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ames Tech Transfer Office Shares Innovations, Business Opportunities During Tech Showcase<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mountain View\u2019s Tech Showcase Day, held this year on July 20, is a live event that is free to attend, and open to all. It takes place in the Civic Center Plaza, downtown Mountain View. It\u2019s a rare opportunity to experience first-hand the diversity among the technology community and the newest ideas created in our own backyard.<\/p>\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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1639\" height=\"1448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?w=1639\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Public visiting the Ames booth at Tech Showcase\" 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\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg 1639w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=300,265 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=768,679 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=1024,905 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=1536,1357 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=400,353 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=600,530 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=900,795 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image111-copy.jpeg?resize=1200,1060 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1639px) 100vw, 1639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Members of the public visit the NASA booths at the recent Tech Showcase held in downtown Mountain View on July 20.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Ames booth area this year included a display from the Airspace Operations Lab’s drone projects and TechEdSat teams. The Office of Communication, OComm, brought the public engagement trailer and provided a photo opportunity with the Artemis astronaut cutouts. OComm also handed out posters and NASA “meatball” stickers. There was a steady flow of visitors to the Ames booth.  Members of the public, including young families, businesswomen\/men took time out of their workday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to visit the booth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partnerships also participated with Jay Singh and Kimberly Minafra of the Ames Technology Transfer (T2) Office providing information\/handouts to visitors, highlighting the many innovations and contributions NASA has made since the Apollo Program that have influenced everyday life.  They shared information about NASA\u2019s patent portfolio and software catalog to companies and students. In fact, a few companies interested in how to work with NASA have already reached out via email for additional information on how to collaborate\/use Ames\u2019 facilities to test their technologies and how to license NASA patents. The Ames T2 team showed examples of commonly known everyday products that have been developed based on NASA technologies and helped visitors navigate the spinoff.nasa.gov and homeandcity.nasa.gov websites.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was a great opportunity to show the local community how much NASA is in their everyday life and that NASA Ames is open for business!<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA booth at Mtn. View tech showcase\" 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\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg 3538w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=768,507 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=1024,676 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=1536,1014 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=2048,1352 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=400,264 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=600,396 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=900,594 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=1200,792 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img-6179-copy.jpeg?resize=2000,1320 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\">Jonas Dino from OComm, Code DO, speaks with members of the public at the Ocomm booth during the Tech Showcase event.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interns Hold Summer Poster Session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of STEM Engagement was proud to revitalize the Ames Poster Session this summer on Aug. 9 during the Ames Happy Hour in the SpaceBar.  Interns from any project, organization, or academic level were welcomed to present their work to the Ames community. Posters, research overviews, or other video content were displayed on monitors on a rotating basis.<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"2023 Ames Summer Poster Session\" 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\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg 5464w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=1024,672 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=1536,1008 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=2048,1344 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=400,262 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=600,394 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=900,591 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?resize=1200,787 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-006.jpg?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\">NASA Ames interns present their work at the 2023 Ames Summer Poster Session in Building 3.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA Ames\/Don RIchey<\/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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"2023 Summer Poster Session\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg 5775w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd23-0088-008-1.jpg?resize=2000,1125 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\">Deputy Center Director David Korsmeye, center with blue jacket, at the 2023 Ames Summer Poster Session in Building 3.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA photo by Don Richey<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>In Memoriam ...<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Dephina Turner Passes Away . . .<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delphina Turner dedicated more than 35 years of service to NASA Ames. She was a vital part of the Ames finance community and supported many areas during her time here. Delphina developed lasting relationships with her colleagues and touched the hearts of many. It was a true honor to have her as part of our Ames community and she will be greatly missed. She was a wonderful person, beloved mother, awesome grandmother, hip great-grandmother, and amazing colleague, and member of our NASA family. <\/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\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-29-at-9.38.42-am.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-29-at-9.38.42-am.png?w=610\" 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\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-29-at-9.38.42-am.png 610w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-29-at-9.38.42-am.png?resize=251,300 251w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-29-at-9.38.42-am.png?resize=335,400 335w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-08-29-at-9.38.42-am.png?resize=503,600 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Delphina Turner<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Ventura, California, she was blessed to live all over the world. Hawaii and Japan were a couple places she called home but ultimately, she settled here in Silicon Valley. She demonstrated great work ethic, building meaningful relationships along the way. Once her children were grown and on their own, she spent her last days in San Jose, near her family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delphina is survived by her three children, Ranessa, B.J., and Daylon along with their wonderful families. A NASA flag was flown at Ames in her remembrance. In our memories, we will remember Delphina\u2019s legacy of building cherished relationships, displaying a strong work ethic, and dedicated service to the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Humbert Passes Away<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>John passed on August 17, at the age of 82, surrounded by loved ones. Many at Ames have worked with John and have been positively impacted by him during his time at NASA. John will always be remembered for his integrity, kindness, and the respect and fairness he demonstrated to all, during his 59-year career. His contributions to Ames, NASA, and the nation were memorable, significant, and profound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of his career, John\u2019s skill, leadership, and dedication in effectively completing challenging projects earned him three NASA-level Exceptional Achievement Medals, and numerous NASA and Ames Honor awards. A NASA flag will be flown at Ames in his remembrance.   <\/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\/07\/humbert-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/humbert-1.jpg?w=256\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"John Humbert\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">John Humbert<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>John Humbert joined the staff of Ames Research Center in 1963 and his initial assignment was the design of electronic instrumentation for life sciences researchers. From there Humbert\u2019s career saw amazing technological changes as he helped usher in hardware and software to interconnect minicomputers with instruments to automate Ames research laboratories. From there, he moved onto national contributions as project engineer for the Ames Central Computer Facility (CCF), where he designed custom communications interfaces to interconnect the Center\u2019s IBM mainframe computer with the data acquisition systems in the center\u2019s twelve primary wind tunnels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humbert was also responsible for the center\u2019s mainframe computers and the digital communications for remote computer access, and he led a team to acquire a new high-speed processor resulting in the installation of the CDC 7600 computer system, which provided a tenfold increase in CCF processing capacity. John\u2019s career included acquiring the first Ames\u2019 supercomputer, a Cray-1s system, and later acquired the CDC Cyber 205 supercomputer system, which doubled the center\u2019s supercomputing capacity. Humbert also developed a competitive acquisition strategy to acquire a wide range of UNIX-based mid-range systems, which served as the model for today\u2019s agency SEWP program. He continued his profound contributions to NASA\u2019s mission on agency planning teams to address consolidation of field center supercomputer resources–first in the Aeronautics Enterprise and later across all of NASA. Humbert retired in 2003 after 40 years of civil service supporting the Ames CCF, its research customers, as well as holding many pivotal leadership positions at Ames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that year, he was called back to the center as a consultant to assist in planning and overseeing renovation projects for the Building N-233 and N-254 data centers, beginning a second career of 19 years, where he continued to provide guidance, sage-advice, and lead successful project teams. <\/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 June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"April to June 2023 security\/law enforcement activity bar chart \" 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\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png?resize=768,487 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png?resize=400,254 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png?resize=600,381 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.12.55_pm.png?resize=900,571 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"> <strong><\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"April to June 2023 fire protection services activity bar chart \" 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\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png?resize=300,181 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png?resize=768,464 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png?resize=400,242 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png?resize=600,362 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_2023-07-13_at_3.13.02_pm.png?resize=900,544 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"> <strong><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA’s Moon Rover Prototype, VIPER, Conquers Steep, Scary Lander Exit Test by Gianine Figliozzi NASA’s VIPER \u2013 short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover \u2013 recently completed another successful round of rigorous tests of the agency\u2019s first robotic Moon rover\u2019s ability to drive off the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander and onto the lunar surface. 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