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Reporters are invited to participate in a news conference at NASA's Ames Research Center at 10 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, Sept. 15, featuring Vivek Kundra, White House federal chief information officer. He will outline his vision for a new federal government cloud computing initiative.NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and top Silicon Valley information technology leaders are scheduled to attend the news conference. The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television.The event will be held at...
 NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program, working with the Office of the Chief Engineer at NASA Headquarters, has selected 20 projects for the 2009 NASA Innovation Fund. The fund was established to advance work from NASA innovators on novel technologies and concepts that have the potential to revolutionize the way NASA performs its missions such as enabling new capabilities in space flight, science, aeronautics or exploration. Projects that also offer potential solutions to other national...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded about $19 million to U.S. colleges and universities for research and technology development. The research, in areas of importance to NASA's mission, will also enable faculty development and higher education student support, the space agency said. The selections are part of NASA's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The program helps develop partnerships between NASA research assets, academic institutions and...
The U.S. space agency says it will fund an $8 million program designed to educate people about global climate change. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration project will offer cooperative agreements to higher education institutions, state and local agencies, federally recognized tribal government agencies, public school districts and non-profit organizations. The program is expected to leverage NASA's climate and Earth system science to enhance students' academic experiences and...
NASA has selected Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., to receive a follow-on contract for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance, or ATOM, at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a maximum value of $200 million.This is a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract that begins July 1, 2009. The base contract lasts two years and has three one-year options.Jacobs Technology will provide support for aerospace testing, and facilities maintenance...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration says it has awarded $6.4 million in U.S. grants to enhance learning through its Earth science resources. The grants were awarded to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit education organizations, with each grant expected to leverage NASA's contributions in climate science. The selected grant winners proposed ways to enhance students' academic experiences or improve educators' abilities to engage their students by providing...
The U.S. space agency says it has selected 21 technology demonstration projects to fly on reduced gravity aircraft flights this summer. The projects will be tested during the week of Aug. 10 in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training program known as FAST. The FAST program is designed to enable new technologies to be incorporated into NASA's flight programs and other commercial space applications,...
NASA has awarded $6.4 million in grants to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit education organizations nationwide to enhance learning through the use of NASA's Earth science resources.Each grant is expected to leverage NASA's unique contributions in climate science. The selected grant winners proposed ways to enhance students' academic experiences or improve educators' abilities to engage their students by providing opportunities to investigate the Earth system using NASA...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is holding a symposium for students and teachers from across the United States. The event, being held at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston through Friday, allows students to present research results to fellow students and NASA scientists and engineers. The 62 students and 31 educators will represent 31 NASA Explorer Schools. The NASA Explorer Schools Project establishes a three-year partnership between NASA and school teams to help...
The U.S. space agency said it awarded a $300 million contract to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., for intelligent systems support. The contract will provide the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Ames Research Center with intelligent systems research and development support. Ames' Intelligent Systems Division conducts scientific research, develops technologies, builds applications and deploys advanced information systems technology into NASA missions and...
