Among many firsts in her career, Singer was appointed as the first female center director at Marshall in 2018, after serving as deputy director from 2016 to 2018. Jody Singer, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service. Nickolas Wolf is a national photojournalist for Florida National News. Though most eyes stay focused on the Kennedy Space Center for its obvious history and fame, the launch facility on Wallops Island is just as important and decorated as the launch sites in Florida, providing an important base for vehicle research, smaller student-based missions, and, of course, ISS resupply from well-decorated companies and launch providers.
Her reputation and body of work with NASA is expansive and is an inspiration to all who are interested in space, science, and spaceflight.
For this particular mission, the craft has been dedicated to Laurel Blair Clark, one of the seven astronauts who unfortunately died during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Photo: Nickolas Wolf/Florida National News.Īlso, as with all other Northrop Grumman missions, each vehicle is dedicated to a specific individual who would be considered a pioneer in human spaceflight. The Cygnus NG-19 mission launches to the International Space Station from Wallops Island, Virginia Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Inspiring the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – ensures America will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery. Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the International Space Station benefit people on Earth and lay the groundwork for future exploration.Īs part of Artemis, NASA will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. Astronauts living in space aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through the Space Communications and Navigation ( SCaN) Near Space Network. Through this event the school hopes to expose rural students to STEM and aerospace opportunities.įor more than 22 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth. 7, Moghbeli and Rubio also will answer prerecorded questions from students at Dames Ferry Elementary School in Gray, Georgia. Retired NASA astronaut Mike Fossum will offer closing remarks.Īt 10:25 a.m. The event, hosted by the South Texas Astronomical Society, will engage students from the predominantly Latino community of Brownsville, Texas. 6, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Frank Rubio will answer prerecorded questions from students in Olmito, Texas. 7, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.Īt 10:05 a.m.
The two space-to-Earth calls will air live Wednesday, Sept. Students from Georgia and Texas will have separate opportunities next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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