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WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected an ocean wind study proposal led by the University of Michigan from among 19 submitted to the agency's Announcement of Opportunity for small spaceflight investigations of the Earth system. The proposed mission will make accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes, which could help lead to better weather forecasting. (Logo:...

Five universities have been selected to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation. These universities will design habitat systems, concepts and technologies that could be used in future deep space habitats. The selection is the first milestone in a year-long process for these five teams. Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year, the teams will meet a series of milestones to design, manufacture,...

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities focused on innovative, early-stage space technologies that will improve shielding from space radiation, spacecraft thermal management and optical systems. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Each of these technology areas requires dramatic improvements over existing capabilities for future science and human exploration missions. Early stage, or...

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five universities have been selected to participate in the 2013 Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation. These universities will design habitat systems, concepts and technologies that could be used in future deep space habitats. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The selection is the first milestone in a year-long process for these five...

Students from across the nation will gather at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston May 2-5 for the annual NASA Explorer Schools Symposium. These future leaders in science, technology, education and math, or STEM, have completed research investigations and will present their findings to a team of NASA scientists and engineers, student peers and educators. The competitively selected group consists of 60 students in grades four through 12 and 30 educators from 21 states. The group's...

NASA released a new Open Government Plan on Monday, including a flagship initiative to build a new web architecture. The plan features a directory of over 100 participatory, collaborative and transparent projects that offer citizens an opportunity to "understand, support and engage" with the agency, according to the plan. NASA's said that it will continue to add projects to the directory throughout the next year. The space agency's Open Government efforts were launched two years ago...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Ames Research Center will host a virtual institute to solicit and foster innovative ideas that address technological challenges facing aviation and the U.S. air transportation system today and in the future. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Jaiwon Shin, NASA's associate administrator for aeronautics research in Washington, and Ames Director S. Pete Worden signed an agreement Tuesday...

NASA has selected 100 of their “high-performing interns” to be inducted into the 2012 NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community. The Student Ambassadors program is part of NASA’s effort to encourage learning and education in their related fields. Referring to these fields of study as STEM (or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), NASA also provides research, teaching, and training tools for educators on their website. The agency also provides internship opportunities and...

NASA, governments around the world and civil society organizations will co-host the International Space Apps Challenge on April 21-22 with events across seven continents and in space. The apps competition will bring people together to exploit openly available data collected by space agencies around the world to create innovative solutions to longstanding global challenges. An initiative of the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan, the challenge will showcase the impact scientists and...

NASA is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of outstanding early career faculty beginning their independent careers. This inaugural Space Technology Research Opportunities for Early Career Faculty solicitation seeks to sponsor research in specific, high priority technology areas of interest to NASA. Specific topic areas were selected because they can best benefit from early stage innovative approaches provided by U.S. academic institutions. The research will...