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Joined December 2007
Born October 1, 1958

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  1. 3 hours ago

    The last of 3 motors required to assemble the Launch Abort System for our II mission – the 1st crewed mission of our spacecraft – arrived at . 🚀 Check out the latest on our plans to return to the Moon by 2024:

  2. 5 hours ago

    Head this fall with 🍎 has screens-off, hands-on K-12 activities to get the creativity flowing! Visit to learn how to bring some outer space fun into your kids' routine.

    NASA at Home logo - blue house with the words "NASA at home" on the inside with a galactic starry background
  3. Aug 30

    Appearing like a delicate veil draped across the sky, this image reminds us of the power of imagination. What does it look like to you?⁣ ⁣ In reality, it's part of a supernova blast wave in the constellation Cygnus, ~2,400 light-years away:

    Remnants of a supernova explosion in deep space
  4. Aug 30

    🤯 Sometimes the universe feels so big that it’s hard to wrap your mind around the numbers involved. To bring astronomy back down to Earth, went through the 123s of the cosmos. Take moment to let your mind wander:

    This swirling mass of celestial gas, dust and stars is a moderately luminous spiral galaxy named ESO 021-G004, located just under 130 million light-years away.
  5. Aug 29

    in 1965, Gemini V astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad splashed down after 8 days in space. The longest spaceflight to that point, Gemini V was longer than all previous U.S. spaceflights combined, continuing prep for the Apollo lunar landings:

    Photograph of Gemini V capsule and crew after splashdown.
  6. Aug 28

    This week: 🚀 The 1st piece of our III pressure vessel arrived in New Orleans 👩🏿‍🚀 is assigned to ’s crewed mission 🌀 Tropical storm Laura observed from space Here’s a look at these stories and more:

  7. Aug 28

    “We have these companies that are building landers, but we need to be able to train our crews,” says . His new mission: working to determine the best way to train astronauts to return to the surface of the Moon:

    Astronaut Doug Wheelock in spacesuit inside airlock
  8. Aug 28

    Using satellite data on the landfall of Hurricane Laura, our Applied Sciences Disasters Program is working to aid in the response. The team creates and distributes information to help response agencies prepare and manage recovery efforts:

    Nighttime infrared satellite image of Hurricane Laura making landfall over southwestern Louisiana
  9. Aug 27

    Far, far away in the constellation Cassiopeia, a galaxy resembling a TIE fighter is secured to a supermassive black hole, 1 billion times the mass of the Sun. How & our missions studied the stars in this active galaxy:

    Galaxy with two wings and bright spot in center observed by the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a globe-spanning network of radio antennas, with colors indicating radio signal intensity
  10. Aug 27

    Our nearest galactic neighbor has a halo. 😇 With , scientists mapped a nearly invisible halo of gas around the Andromeda Galaxy, extending halfway to our Milky Way. If human eyes could see it, it would be the biggest feature in the night sky:

    Illustration of nighttime sky with illuminated "halo" of gas in Andromeda Galaxy
  11. Aug 27

    On Wed., Sept. 2, tune in to NASA TV for a full-scale rocket booster test from 's Promontory, Utah facilities. Engineers will use the data to evaluate materials & processes for rockets powering lunar missions beyond III:

    Space Launch System rocket flight support booster horizontal in test facility
  12. Aug 27

    Hygiene, eating, sleeping — life operates a tad differently when you're in space. Picture living on the or the Moon. What ❓do you have about the day-to-day? Comment below for a chance to be answered by in an episode. Video ❓s encouraged!

    Astronaut Jessica Meir observes a floating sphere of water formed by microgravity inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
  13. Aug 27

    The 20-foot (6m) "powerhouse" solar array for our telescope was attached to the main observatory for the final time before launch in 2021. The array will be folded up inside the rocket for the journey, and deploy once the observatory is in space:

  14. Aug 27

    After Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana, the Suomi NPP joint NASA/ satellite captured infrared nighttime imagery of the storm, with cloud cover extending from Houston, Texas east to west of New Orleans, Louisiana. The latest:

    Infrared satellite image of Louisiana showing cloud cover across the state.
  15. Aug 27

    LIVE: Administrator speaks at the opening of the Research & Development Conference. Watch and learn about the future of on our orbiting laboratory:

  16. Aug 26
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    Thanks for tuning in! Here is the link to watch today’s panel discussion on YouTube:

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  18. Aug 26

    "Just the fact that you are a woman brings some beautiful unique-ness to the table." Dr. Christyl Johnson, Deputy Director for Technology and Research Investments at , explains how being a woman in a male-dominated field can offer a different perspective:

  19. Aug 26

    "Don't forget the hard work that you put in." Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director at , shares tips for coping with "imposter syndrome."

  20. Aug 26

    "I'm really looking forward to seeing women in places of leadership at every NASA center." Clara Ma, the woman who won the contest to name , shares her vision for :

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