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 Highlights A large propeller plane takes off from a runway, surrounded by brown and green grasses with low buildings out of focus in the background. The plane is white with a blue stripe down the middle, and has a NASA logo on the tail. The sky is a hazy blue with some clouds.

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		NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts

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			2 days ago Students watch a sounding rocket launch at sunrise.

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		NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to Launch Student Experiments

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		NASA’s Hubble Restarts Science in New Pointing Mode

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		Lakita Lowe: Leading Space Commercialization Innovations and Fostering STEM Engagement

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			5 days ago NASA astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson prepare for a test of full-scale mockups of spacesuits developed by Axiom Space and SpaceX’s Starship human landing system developed for NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon.

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 Featured A team from Iowa accepts its Artemis grand prize award during NASA’s Lunabotics competition on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the Center for Space Education near the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

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2020 NASA Engineering and Safety Center Honor Awards  **NESC Directors Award** *David E. Williams* In recognition of his courage, strength, and persistence highlighting the technical risks associated with commercial crew program fire suppression safety systems **NESC Leadership Award** *Bohdan Bejmuk* In recognition of continued exceptional technical leadership to the NASA Engineering and Safety Center in proactively reducing risk of NASA’s new Human Spaceflight Programs *Matthew K. Chamberlain* In recognition of exemplary leadership in support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s Main Parachute Extraction Ground Test for the Commercial Crew Program *Julie Halverson* In recognition of outstanding leadership toward successful implementation of new maneuvers that enable previously unattainable science collection for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter *Thomas G. Ivanco* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in the assessment of Ground Wind Loads and Wind Induced Oscillation for Commercial Crew Program launch vehicles *Sarah E. Luna* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in the development of the Agency’s Additive Manufacturing Standards for crewed spaceflight hardware *Mark B. McClure* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in the testing of propellants and combustible fluids *Stephen F. Peralta* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership resulting in an improved understanding of titanium/nitrogen tetroxide ignition vulnerability *Michael Watson* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in support of numerous NASA Engineering and Safety Center assessments and the advancement of NASA’s systems engineering and integration capability *Brian M. West* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in the development of the Agency’s Additive Manufacturing Standards for crewed spaceflight hardware *Sara R. Wilson* In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in guiding a dynamic team toward statistical engineering methods, demonstrating cost and schedule savings while achieving the key engineering goals **NESC Engineering Excellence Award** *James C. Akers* In recognition of engineering excellence and innovative implementation of experimental and operational modal analysis techniques in evaluating the Artemis Mobile Launcher *William W. Benson* In recognition of engineering excellence for the alternate ascent flight control design development in support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s Commercial Crew Program Ascent Stability Assessment Team *Mark Balzer* In recognition of engineering excellence as the key troubleshooter on the USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) Advanced Weapon Elevator for the United States Navy *Robert Hall* In recognition of engineering excellence in providing the historical perspective and physics-based analysis to establish a standard for evaluation of launch vehicle ascent stability for commercial crew missions *David L. Iverson* In recognition of engineering excellence to the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s Pilot Breathing Assessment Team in the field of engineering data analysis support *Mark Karpenko* In recognition of engineering excellence and innovative implementation of new maneuvers that enable previously unattainable science collection for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter *Donald F. Keller* In recognition of engineering excellence in developing aeroelastically scaled models and subsequent wind tunnel testing for Ground Wind Loads and Wind Induced Oscillation of Commercial Crew Program launch vehicles *Cyrus J. R. Kosztowny* In recognition of engineering excellence shown in real-time test-analysis correlation and outstanding post-test contributions in support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor project *Patrick L. Leser* In recognition of engineering excellence in the development of the Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel linear elastic fracture mechanics analysis failure criterion *Jennifer L. Pinkerton* In recognition of engineering excellence in the development, testing, and evaluation of an atmospheric boundary layer capability for NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel *Adam Przekop* In recognition of engineering excellence demonstrated as lead test-article designer for large-scale composite testing in support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor project *Kyongchan Song* In recognition of engineering excellence shown by planning instrumentation, developing the test plans, providing pre-test predictions, and performing posttest analysis in support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor project *Floyd Spencer* In recognition of engineering excellence in the development and implementation of innovative probability of detection methodologies enabling the successful qualification of nondestructive inspection methods for the Artemis I Orion heatshield *Warren Ussery* In recognition of engineering excellence in the development, qualification, and implementation of innovative nondestructive evaluation methods to inspect the critical heatshield bond line for the Artemis I Orion spacecraft **NESC Administrative Excellence Award** *Jonay A. Campbell* In recognition of outstanding technical editor support in the creation of the Agency’s Additive Manufacturing Standards for crewed spaceflight hardware *Jessica Malara* In recognition of outstanding support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s Pilot Breathing Assessment Team in developing and tracking key project tasks, milestones, and deliverables for the final report *Priscilla Taylor-Percival* In recognition of outstanding support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s Pilot Breathing Assessment Team in flight data processing and data team coordination at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center *Bonnadeene Trimble* In recognition of outstanding support of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s Pilot Breathing Assessment Team in flight data product tracking and coordination at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center **NESC Group Achievement Award** *Human Exploration and Operations, Orbital Flight Test Joint Independent Review Team and Artemis Verification Risk Reduction Support Team* In recognition of exceptional contribution to the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in risk reduction and systems engineering improvements to the Artemis 2024 schedule *(award accepted by Robert Ford on behalf of the team)* *Parker-Hannifin Corporation Ethylene Propylene Rubber E0515 O-Ring Material Obsolescence Assessment Team* In recognition of outstanding dedication and engineering excellence in the evaluation of replacement material for propulsion system O-Rings *(award accepted by Mark McClure on behalf of the team)* *Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Technology Maturity Assessment Team* In recognition of outstanding dedication and engineering excellence in the evaluation of Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Nuclear Thermal Propulsion systems and technologies *(award accepted by Kevin Dickens on behalf of the team)* *Transient Combustion Modeling for Hypergolic Engines Assessment Team* In recognition of a unique and insightful combination of modeling, testing and analysis to determine the sources of zots and pressure spikes in hypergolic engines *(award accepted by Chuck Pierce on behalf of the team)* *Commercial Crew Program Bellows Manufacturing Anomalies Investigation Assessment Team* In recognition of exemplary contributions to the Bellows Manufacturing Anomalies Investigation in support of the Commercial Crew Program Demonstration Mission-2 Launch *(award accepted by Gabriel Demeneghi on behalf of the team)* *Large-Format Fractional Thermal Runaway Calorimeter Development Assessment Team* In recognition of outstanding contributions in the development of the Large Format-Fractional Thermal Runaway Calorimeter and its use to quantify thermal runaway energy for lithium ion cells in excess of 100 ampere-hour capacity *(award accepted by Dr. William Q. Walker on behalf of the team)* *Commercial Crew Program Launch Vehicle Ground Wind Loads Assessment Team* In recognition of outstanding technical achievement in the evaluation of the Ground Wind Loads and Wind Induced Oscillation for Commercial Crew Program launch vehicles *(award accepted by Donald F. Keller on behalf of the team)*


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