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New Report Prioritizes Technologies for Development at NASA

A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews and prioritizes the technologies in NASA’s draft 2015 Space Technology Roadmaps. 

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A Delta II launch vehicle carrying the TIMED spacecraft as well as the NASA/CNES Jason-1 satellite prepared to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on December 7, 2001. Photo Credit: The Boeing Company
This Month in NASA History: TIMED Trail-Blazed the MLTI

Fifteen years ago, NASA’s TIMED spacecraft rode a Delta II rocket into the least-understood region of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Following its successful launch on a ULA Atlas V rocket, GOES-R separated from the upper stage of the Centaur main engine. Photo credit: NASA.
GOES-R Set to Transform Weather Forecasting

On November 19, NASA launched the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R), which will revolutionize weather forecasting in the Western Hemisphere. 

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November 2016 APPEL News Digest
November 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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A CYGNSS satellite under construction in the lab. Photo Credit: University of Michigan
CYGNSS is Poised to Revolutionize Hurricane Prediction Capabilities

On December 12, 2016, NASA will launch a novel mission featuring a constellation of eight microsatellites to deliver unprecedented insight into the inner core of hurricanes.

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This image of Buzz Aldrin was taken by the astronaut himself during the first of three Gemini XII spacewalks. Photo Credit: NASA/Buzz Aldrin
This Month in NASA History: Gemini XII Made a Spacewalk Look Like a Cakewalk

Half a century ago this month, the final flight of the Gemini program answered a lingering question—and introduced a training technique that remains invaluable today.

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An engineer at KSC works on NASA’s Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III instrument inside a super-clean “tent” designed to prevent damage to SAGE’s optics. The tent, which provides an environment that’s about 150 times cleaner than the air in an average living room, is an example of an innovative solution employed at NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Charles Babir
APPEL Supports KSC Efforts to Foster Innovation

At Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Innovation Expo 2016 (IE), APPEL sponsored a keynote speech and workshop to promote creative problem solving in the workplace.

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The RAVAN satellite, which weighs 9 pounds, measures about 4 x 4 x 13 inches and is roughly the size of a loaf of bread. It will demonstrate technology to measure imbalances in Earth’s energy that will contribute to a better understanding of greenhouse gas effects on climate. Photo Credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
At NASA, Small Satellites Advance Innovation

Following dramatic advances in the technology and science capabilities of small spacecraft, NASA is harnessing their unique capabilities across diverse missions.

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Engineers shoot carbon dioxide snow at a test version of a James Webb Space Telescope mirror to clean it without the risk of scratching it. Photo Credit: Chris Gunn
James Webb Space Telescope Prepares for 2018

Less than two years away from liftoff, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is undergoing critical tests to ensure it is ready to unlock secrets of the universe, past and present.

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