The Astrophysics Division (APD) of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) convened a 2022 Senior Review Panel and facilitated a review panel “visit”, via Google Meet, with the Chandra X-ray Observatory mission, from April 5-7, 2022; Chandra is one of many …
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The Brazilian Technical Institute for Aeronautics (ITA) continues to perform integrated test of the spacecraft and the instruments. They performed additional calibration test on the Sweeping Langmuir Probe (SLP). They also performed additional tests on the Ion Velocity Meter (IVM) …
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On March 28, 2022, Kim Arcand of Chandra Outreach presented to the Veterans Affairs Southeastern Blind Rehab Center (via NASA Speaker Bureau request and MSFC event organization) a 1-hour webinar entitled “What Happens When Vision, Science and Technology Merge.” Arcand …
On March 25, 2022, the Chandra X-ray Observatory mission shared an exhibit booth with Stennis Space Center at the Columbus AFB & STEM Expo, “Wings Over Columbus Airshow” located in Columbus, MS. The booth was manned by the acting STEM …
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate periodically conducts Senior Reviews (SR) of operating missions (now on a 3-year cycle) to maximize the scientific return within the available resources. The Hinode Project recently received preliminary notice that it has been invited (along with …
Chandra issued an image and press release on March 14, 2022, “Tiny Star Unleashes Gargantuan Beam of Matter and Antimatter”. A city-sized collapsed star has generated a beam of matter and antimatter that stretches for trillions of miles. Data from …
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Shelia Nash-Stevenson (ST14) was honored as one of the 2022 Women Who Shape the State by the This is Alabama organization. She was featured in an interview and video on their website at: https://www.thisisalabama.org/women-who-shape-the-state/.
Shelia Nash-Stevenson, along with Alphonse Sterling (ST13), participated in the 2022 Youth Motivation Task Force Outreach Program (YMTF) at Alabama A&M University (AAMU) virtually as a Consultant Team Lead. The YMTF program provides an opportunity for professionals from various backgrounds …
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On March 10, 2022, a Chandra entitled “Create Your Own Homunculus Nebula with Chandra and Hubble” was released in the NASA STEM Newsletter. This newsletter was sent to 56,543 subscribers and shared with the office of STEM engagements social media tools …
Chandra issued an image release on February 28, 2022 and a press release on March 2, 2022, “The Unfolding Story of Kilonova Told in X-rays”. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory continues to study GW170817, a neutron star merger that produced gravitational …
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