P-3 Departs from Wallops to Study Arctic Atmosphere -
Apr 1 2008
NASA's P-3 aircraft, based at Wallops, departed for Fairbanks, Alaska this week for a campaign to investigate air pollution and climate changes in the Arctic. The P-3 will function as a flying laboratory along with other NASA aircraft to measure composition of the lower atmosphere and provide better interpretation of satellite data. The campaign is part of NASA's contribution to the International Polar Year.
Visit the ARCTAS Mission Page for up-to-date mission information:
+ ARCTAS Mission Page
+ ARCTAS Press Release
ARCTAS In The News -
Updated April 16 2008
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:
+ Scientists Measure Arctic Air Pollution
+ Fairbanks a Base For Arctic Research
Wallops Range Chief, PM Speak at NASA Conference -
Feb 1 2008
Jay Pittman, Chief of the Wallops Range and Mission Management Office, and Ron Walsh, Range Office Project Manager, each made presentations at the NASA Project Management Challenge 2008 conference, Feb. 26-27 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Pittman discussed efficient project management of the TacSat-2 orbital launch while Walsh described the requirements validation process needed to make this low-cost, rapid-integration mission a success.
+ Pittman & Rogers - Project Success Through Efficient Processes (PDF)
+ Walsh - Requirements Management (PDF)
Wallops, Aerosonde Ready to Launch UAS Into Hurricane -
Oct 12 2007
NOAA/NASA hurricane mission on standby through Oct 31 to pilot an Uninhabited Aerial System into a hurricane for the first time. The Aerosonde UAS will carry instrumentation onboard to study the dangerous high-wind, low-altitude eyewall of the storm.
+ Drone, Sensors May Open Path Into Eye of Storm
+ Science Chat: Hurricanes
+ Hurricane Chaser Graphic
(Articles on Washingtonpost.com)
UPDATE: + Aerosonde UAS Hurricane Mission Successful
NASA Signs Commercial Space Transportation Agreements -
Jun 18 2007
Through three new Space Act agreements, NASA is expanding cooperation with companies interested in commercializing access to space.
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