{"id":579410,"date":"2023-12-13T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=579410"},"modified":"2023-12-13T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:58:46","slug":"2023-nasa-silicon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/2023-nasa-silicon-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It’s 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 29%; object-position: 51% 29%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg 4600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=1536,1151 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=2048,1535 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=1200,899 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/acd20-0075-010.jpg?resize=2000,1499 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-hosts-unveiling-of-plans-for-new-silicon-valley-innovation-hub\/\">new campus<\/a> aims 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using data collected by the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), researchers shared the first <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> on 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NASA<\/figcaption><\/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> Saturn\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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-partners-with-airlines-to-save-fuel-reduce-flight-delays\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Computer screens at the Southwest Airlines Network Operations Control Center in Dallas, Texas, display NASA's Digital Information Platform Collaborative Digital Departure Reroute (CDDR) tool.\" 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\/acd22-0090-005.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/acd22-0090-005.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/James Blair<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This year, NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-partners-with-airlines-to-save-fuel-reduce-flight-delays\/\">partnered<\/a> with five major U.S. airlines on an air traffic decision-making tool that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/ames\/nasa-machine-learning-air-traffic-software-saves-fuel\">saved<\/a> more 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A man in a gray suit with back to camera talks with a woman in a dark suit next to a display of drone components: two orange conical pieces, a white component with a Swift Engineering logo, and a gray piece with NASA logo.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 2%; object-position: 51% 2%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=768,569 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=1024,759 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=1536,1138 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=2048,1518 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=400,296 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=600,445 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=900,667 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=1200,889 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/acd23-0035-066-1.jpg?resize=2000,1482 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s top leadership, industry experts, and legislative officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasa-leaders-view-climate-science-wildfire-innovations-at-nasa-ames\/\">visited<\/a> Ames 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 37% 48%; object-position: 37% 48%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp?resize=300,170 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp?resize=768,434 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp?resize=400,226 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp?resize=600,339 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/starling-swarm.webp?resize=900,509 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">Blue Canyon Technologies\/NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In July NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/nasas-starling-mission-sending-swarm-of-satellites-into-orbit\/\">Starling<\/a> mission, managed at Ames, launched four CubeSats into low-Earth orbit to test robotic swarm technologies for space. You can track mission milestones via the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/smallsatellites\/tag\/starling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Satellite Missions blog,<\/a> and <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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Engineers in white suits assemble and test NASA's first robotic Moon rover in a clean room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jsc2023e039644.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Robert Markowitz<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This year engineers began assembling NASA\u2019s first robotic Moon rover, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/viper\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VIPER<\/a> \u2014 short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover \u2014 and the agency is giving the public a front row seat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/viper\/watch-nasa-build-its-first-robotic-moon-rover\/\">watch along<\/a> as the rover takes shape. While individual components, such as the rover\u2019s <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, <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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasas-moon-rover-prototype-conquers-steep-scary-lander-exit-test\/\">tricky tests<\/a> of the rover\u2019s ability to drive off the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander and onto the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.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\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=2048,1364 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/53210429686-c309425a19-4k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Keegan Barber<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/osiris-rex\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OSIRIS-REx mission<\/a> – 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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/nasa-ames-contributions-to-osiris-rex\/\">Ames contributed<\/a> to the spacecraft\u2019s heat shield, anti-contamination systems, post-landing sample curation, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A person holds a small plastic cartridge with electronics on one side.\" 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\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/acd23-0020-002.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">explore the Moon and eventually go to Mars<\/a> will bring humans deeper into space for longer duration missions than ever before. These extended missions beyond low Earth orbit pose certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/hazards\">health risks<\/a> to astronauts. The <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> team 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The X-59 Quesst aircraft is rolled out at Lockheed Martin\u2019s facility in Palmdale, California. Photo credit: Lockheed Martin\" 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\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/p23-092-03.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">Lockheed Martin\/Gary Tice<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/nasa-targets-2024-for-first-flight-of-x-59-experimental-aircraft\/\">will take its first flight<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/seeing-sagittarius-c-in-a-new-light\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A crowded region of space, full of stars and colorful clouds, more than twice as wide as it is tall. A funnel-shaped region of space appears darker than its surroundings with fewer stars. It is wider at the top edge of the image, narrowing towards the bottom. Toward the narrow end of this dark region a small clump of red and white appears to shoot out streamers upward and left. A large, bright cyan-colored area surrounds the lower portion of the funnel-shaped dark area, forming a rough U shape. The cyan-colored area has needle-like, linear structures and becomes more diffuse in the center of the image. The right side of the image is dominated by clouds of orange and red, with a purple haze.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 43% 46%; object-position: 43% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png 5733w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=300,114 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=768,291 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=1024,387 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=1536,581 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=2048,775 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=400,151 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=600,227 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=900,341 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=1200,454 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stsci-01hf7p3b6pw5ds5n9m9xd1ey27.png?resize=2000,757 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia)<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/\" rel=\"noopener\">James Webb Space Telescope’s<\/a> Near-Infrared Camera instrument produced a feast for the eyes with a <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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><video class=\"hds-video-background\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" loop=\"true\" muted=\"true\" playsinline=\"true\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/steady.v03.4k.half_.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simulations and models developed using technology at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\/core-area-of-expertise-supercomputing\/\">NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility<\/a> (NAS) help researchers and engineers develop innovations in air and space. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/modeling-turbofan-engines-to-understand-aircraft-noise\/\">Modeling turbofan engines<\/a> could lead to designs that reduce engine noise and improve efficiency by understanding where noise is generated inside the machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?w=1600\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A field researcher stands at the edge of a boat overlooking the edge toward the ocean surface. She wears a backpack full of gear and holds an instrument facing the ocean.\" 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\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=1024,769 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=1536,1153 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=900,676 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/smode-avery-snyder-2023.jpg?resize=1200,901 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Avery Snyder<\/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 <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> and they took a <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> along 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astronaut Jessica Watkins speaking at Ames Feb. 28, 2023.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 47% 23%; object-position: 47% 23%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png?resize=300,241 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png?resize=768,617 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png?resize=400,321 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png?resize=600,482 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/screen_shot_2023-03-03_at_12.40.07_pm.png?resize=900,723 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who was once an intern at Ames, <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> in 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<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/second-gentleman-joins-east-bay-kids-nasa-hands-artemis-activities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff participates in a \u201cMake a Cloud\u201d demonstration with students and NASA astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle at the East Oakland Youth Development Center in Oakland, California.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 54% 31%; object-position: 54% 31%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?resize=768,567 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?resize=1024,756 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?resize=400,295 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?resize=600,443 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd23-0018-035.jpg?resize=900,665 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dominic Hart<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/second-gentleman-joins-east-bay-kids-nasa-hands-artemis-activities\/\">fun-filled STEM event<\/a> hosted 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1612\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?w=1612\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 17%; object-position: 55% 17%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg 5504w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=236,300 236w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=768,976 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=806,1024 806w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=1209,1536 1209w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=1612,2048 1612w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=315,400 315w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=472,600 472w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=708,900 708w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=945,1200 945w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/biden-exits-plane-moffett-2023.jpeg?resize=1574,2000 1574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1612px) 100vw, 1612px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In January, U.S. President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/president-biden-lands-at-nasa-ames-tours-california-storm-damage\/\">landed<\/a> at 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, <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> at Moffett before delivering remarks at a local company, and <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> to learn about the center\u2019s missions supporting NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a> program, including the <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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It’s 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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