Category: Science
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NASA Offers Up to $200 Million to Help Push New Technologies to Market
Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line. Through Tipping Point, NASA seeks to support space technologies that can foster the growth of commercial space capabilities and benefit future agency missions. NASA…
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City of Repentigny and its police department (SPVR) announce a pilot project for Quebec’s first all-electric emergency response patrol cars and thoughts on a new visual identity
New York City already interested in expertise developed here REPENTIGNY, QC/CNW Telbec/ – As part of a move to highlight promising and innovative projects, the City of Repentigny and its police department (SPVR) have introduced Quebec’s very first all-electric police car, which will have all the features of a regular emergency response patrol car. The project, which has entailed converting…
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The Canal that Accidentally Grew a Forest in the Arizona Desert
Andrew Millison Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits the Central Arizona Project canal and shows how the raised canal structure has inadvertently become a major water harvesting swale that stretches across a wide landscape, and is one of the broadest examples of a desert swale in existence…all by accident! Subscribe to his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/amilliso…
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ORLANDO WELCOME BRIGHT BLUE
Orlando, Fla. – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity rail welcomes the arrival of its first train to Orlando, “Bright Blue 2.” Brightline’s newest train set arrived at Brightline’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility located south of Orlando International Airport, marking a historical moment as the first Brightline train to arrive in Orlando.
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ORLANDO WELCOMES BRIGHT BLUE
Orlando, Fla. – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity rail welcomes the arrival of its first train to Orlando, “Bright Blue 2.” Brightline’s newest train set arrived at Brightline’s Vehicle Maintenance Facility located south of Orlando International Airport, marking a historical moment as the first Brightline train to arrive in Orlando. Bright Blue 2, a…
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Snow, climate change and the Olympic Winter Games
06 Feb 2022 – The snowflake played a central role at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, where its diversity was used in numerous different contexts during the show. But snow’s central role is not limited to the creative field. On the field of play too, many of the Olympic winter sports rely on…
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NASA Sets Coverage, Opens Virtual Experience for Next Cargo Launch
NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 19, for the launch of the company’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and NASA’s App, beginning…
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New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. These missions will provide deeper insights into our universe and offer critical information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications…
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NASA Television to Cover Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station. Coverage will begin at 11 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 14. Launch of the unpiloted Russian Progress 80 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is…
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NASA Statement on Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Poland
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski’s visit Friday, Feb. 4, to NASA Headquarters in Washington: “It was a pleasure to welcome U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski to NASA last week. “Poland is a valued partner and ally, and as recent signatory of the…