WASHINGTON, D.C. – – Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R), a member on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, introduced The DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27), to formally strengthen collaboration between the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA. This legislation will ensure continued U.S. leadership […]
Two NASA aurora research rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range earlier this month provided good data for learning more about the fastest observable variations of the solar wind-driven light displays. One rocket gathered information about flickering aurora, and the other gathered data about fast-pulsating aurora. Flickering auroras are fast, localized and associated with higher-frequency […]
Two rockets are set to launch within minutes of each other from Poker Flat Research Range this month in NASA’s first campaign to study solar flares with instruments launched on sounding rockets. The launches, which will occur in the daytime, could occur as early as Sunday. The launch window runs for two weeks. The launch […]
The advisor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks space engineering program is one of 20 winners of a NASA prize to expand the agency’s engagement with people from populations underrepresented in space technology. Denise Thorsen was recognized for her work in creating and expanding access to the Space Systems Engineering Program. The program is a collaboration between […]