Barbara L. Brown, director of Exploration Research and Technology Programs at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, poses for a portrait inside the spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility High Bay on Aug. 5, 2022. Brown leads processing, assembly, integration, and test of payloads and flight science experiments bound for the International Space Station. Additionally, Brown serves as Kennedy’s lead for the formulation of concepts to support uncrewed operations on the Moon and Mars, directing research, development, testing, and demonstration of flight systems and technologies to advance exploration and space systems. The programs and projects under her purview span NASA’s Exploration Systems, Science, Space Operations, and Space Technology mission directorates.
"I’ve worked in many different roles and what drives my passion is learning things that I don’t know. It is a part of my thirst for knowledge and knowing how things work. The harder the problem for me the better. When I first joined NASA as a full time employee, my supervisor would give me an assignment, and I would get it done quickly and come back to his desk and ask, ‘What do you have for me now?’ At one point, after about two months of working for him, he looked at me and kind of sighed. I said, ‘Okay, okay. If you don’t have anything for me right now, is it okay if I see if any of the other supervisors in the building need any help with anything?’ He agreed, and so I approached the other supervisors. "Now, here’s the interesting thing. I was a young Black female in an engineering role that was pretty much dominated by white males at the time, so it was not a norm for there to be females in the building – much less black females. I came to understand later that there was some skepticism on their part that I could do design engineering. I didn’t know that some of them, not all of them, were throwing things at me to show me I wasn’t qualified. But I would tackle their problems the same way I do anything else: if I don’t know it, I’ll go find it. I’ll research. I’ll dig. I’ll look for people that might have some experience that I don’t have and ask them. So, every hard problem that they threw at me, I solved. Eventually, my supervisor told me he didn't know what he was getting into when he agreed to let me go to the other supervisors because now, they were coming to him with their hardest problems, asking, 'Hey, can Barbara help with this?' So, I started to broaden my experience base right away." — Barbara Brown, Director of Exploration Research and Technology Programs, Kennedy Space Center Interviewer: NASA / Tahira Allen
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, space shuttle crew STS-129 and members of the Congressional Black Caucus pose for a group photo at the Capitol Building, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Washington. Back row from left to right: U.S. Rep Donna Edwards (D-MD), U.S. Rep Diane Watson (D-CA), NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, astronauts Leland Melvin, Mike Foreman, Robert Satcher, Barry Wilmore, Randy Breznik, and U.S. Rep Mel Watt (D-NC). Front row from left to right: U.S. Rep Robert Scott (D-VA), U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla), U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), U.S. Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI) and U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ). The crew of STS-129 presented the CBC with a montage commemorating their mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
Kim Carter, Exploration Ground Systems associate manager, technical, participates in a panel discussion at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott and Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown.
Following a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 28, 2019, Kennedy employees pose for a photo with former NASA administrator and panel participant Charlie Bolden, national radio host and panel host Tom Joyner, co-host Sybil Wilkes and former astronaut Winston Scott. The discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional panel participants included Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Senior managers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pose inside the Florida spaceport’s Central Campus Headquarters building on Feb. 24, 2020, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Pictured are: Hortense Diggs, Susan Kroskey, Janet Petro, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Vicki Johnston, Maria Collura, Jeanne O’Bryan, Vanessa Stromer, Kim Carter, Laura Rochester, Becky Murray, Jennifer Kunz, Barbara Brown, Kathy Loftin, Jenny Lyons, Dana Hutcherson and Dicksy Chrostowski.
Senior managers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pose inside the Florida spaceport’s Central Campus Headquarters building on Feb. 24, 2020, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Pictured are: Hortense Diggs, Susan Kroskey, Janet Petro, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Vicki Johnston, Maria Collura, Jeanne O’Bryan, Vanessa Stromer, Kim Carter, Laura Rochester, Becky Murray, Jennifer Kunz, Barbara Brown, Kathy Loftin, Jenny Lyons, Dana Hutcherson and Dicksy Chrostowski.
Kennedy Space Center employees attend a panel discussion, hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, about NASA’s Moon to Mars plans on Aug. 28, 2019. Taking place at the Florida spaceport, panel participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Kennedy Space Center employees attend a panel discussion, hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, about NASA’s Moon to Mars plans on Aug. 28, 2019. Taking place at the Florida spaceport, panel participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, left, talks to national radio host and panel host Tom Joyner during a panel discussion at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. The discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional participants included former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
National radio host Tom Joyner hosts a panel discussion at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019, about the agency’s Moon to Mars plans. The discussion was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. In the background, panel participant and former NASA administrator Charlie Bolden can be seen. Additional participants included Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Former NASA astronaut Winston Scott participates in a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Kim Carter, Exploration Ground Systems associate manager, technical, participates in a panel discussion at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott and Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown.
From left, Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter; NASA Kennedy Space Center Chief Technologist Barbara Brown; and former astronaut Winston Scott participate in a panel discussion on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted at the Florida spaceport by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open to all Kennedy employees to attend. An additional participant included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden.
Sybil Wilkes co-hosts a panel discussion at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019, focusing on NASA’s Moon to Mars plans. Hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Panel participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden participates in a panel discussion at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional participants included former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Senior managers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pose inside the Florida spaceport’s Central Campus Headquarters building on Feb. 24, 2020, in recognition of Women’s History Month. Pictured are: Hortense Diggs, Susan Kroskey, Janet Petro, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Vicki Johnston, Maria Collura, Jeanne O’Bryan, Vanessa Stromer, Kim Carter, Laura Rochester, Becky Murray, Jennifer Kunz, Barbara Brown, Kathy Loftin, Jenny Lyons, Dana Hutcherson and Dicksy Chrostowski.
From left, Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter; NASA Kennedy Space Center Chief Technologist Barbara Brown; and former astronaut Winston Scott participate in a panel discussion on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted by national radio host Tom Joyner at the Florida spaceport, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open to all Kennedy employees to attend. An additional participant included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden.
A panel discussion regarding NASA’s Moon to Mars plans takes place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. Seated from left, are Tom Joyner, national radio host and panel host; Charlie Bolden, former NASA administrator and astronaut; Kim Carter, Exploration Ground Systems associate manager, technical; Barbara Brown, Kennedy chief technologist; former astronaut Winston Scott; and panel co-host Sybil Wilkes.
A panel discussion regarding NASA’s Moon to Mars plans takes place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019. Seated from left, are Tom Joyner, national radio host and panel host; Charlie Bolden, former NASA administrator and astronaut; Kim Carter, Exploration Ground Systems associate manager, technical; Barbara Brown, Kennedy chief technologist; former astronaut Winston Scott; and panel co-host Sybil Wilkes.
National radio host Tom Joyner hosts a panel discussion at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 28, 2019, about the agency’s Moon to Mars plans. The discussion was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. The panel included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Former NASA astronaut Winston Scott, right, participates in a panel discussion on Aug. 28, 2019, focusing on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans. Hosted at Kennedy Space Center in Florida by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. In the background, panel participant and Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown can be seen. Additional participants included former NASA administrator Charlie Bolden and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
A Kennedy Space Center employee hugs former NASA administrator Charlie Bolden following a panel discussion on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted at the Florida spaceport by national radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional panel participants included former astronaut Winston Scott, Kennedy Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
Barbara Brown, NASA Kennedy Space Center’s chief technologist, participates in a panel discussion at the Florida spaceport on Aug. 28, 2019. Hosted by National radio host Tom Joyner, the discussion focused on the agency’s Moon to Mars plans and was open for all Kennedy employees to attend. Additional participants included former NASA administrator and astronaut Charlie Bolden, former astronaut Winston Scott and Exploration Ground Systems Associate Manager, Technical, Kim Carter.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, far left, tours the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Aug. 7, 2018. With Bridenstine, are, from left, Josie Burnett, director of Exploration Research and Technology; Ronnie Lawson, deputy director; and Barbara Brown, chief technologist. Bridenstine received updates on research and technology accomplishments.
Tim Dunn, launch director for NASA’s Launch Services Program, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 14, 2019. Hosted in the Kennedy Learning Institute and sponsored by the center’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Chief Counsel Dan Shaver, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Shawn Quinn, director of Engineering at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Chief Counsel Dan Shaver, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, center, tours a plant research laboratory inside the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Aug. 7, 2018. To the right of Bridenstine is Matt Romeyn, project scientist. Behind him, second from left is Josie Burnett, director of Exploration Research and Technology. To Burnett's right is Ronnie Lawson, deputy director of Exploration Research and Technology. Behind Bridenstine is Barbara Brown, chief technologist. Bridenstine received updates on research and technology accomplishments during his visit to the SSPF.
Tim Dunn, launch director for NASA’s Launch Services Program, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 14, 2019. Hosted in the Kennedy Learning Institute and sponsored by the center’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Chief Counsel Dan Shaver, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Barbara Brown, chief technologist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Counsel Dan Shaver and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Barbara Brown, center, chief technologist, Exploration Research and Technology Programs, participates in a panel discussion during a Community Leaders Update hosted by Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 18, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. At left is Jenny Lyons, deputy manager, Gateway Logistics Element. At right is Jeremy Parsons, deputy manager, Exploration Ground Systems. The panel discussion was moderated by Center Director Bob Cabana. Attendees included community leaders, business executives, partners, educators and government leaders. After the presentation, guests had the opportunity to ask questions and visit displays from the programs and some of the commercial partners.
Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Chief Counsel Dan Shaver, Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program.
Dan Shaver, chief counsel at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Kennedy’s Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Barbara Brown, chief technologist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Counsel Dan Shaver and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
From left, Kennedy Space Center’s Chief Technologist Barbara Brown, Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program, Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, Shawn Quinn, director of Engineering and Johnny Nguyen participate in the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019. Held in the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute and sponsored by the center’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this final session was organizations.
Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Chief Counsel Dan Shaver, Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program.
Shawn Quinn, director of Engineering at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Chief Counsel Dan Shaver, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Dan Shaver, chief counsel at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Kennedy’s Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Technologist Barbara Brown and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Barbara Brown, chief technologist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the fifth and final TED Talk-style informational session on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this session was organizations, and additional speakers included Director of Engineering Shawn Quinn, Chief Counsel Dan Shaver and Tim Dunn, launch director for the agency’s Launch Services Program, with a skill-building section on vision by Mark Wiese, logistics element manager for the Gateway Program.
Barbara Brown, chief technologist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to Kennedy employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on Nov. 19, 2019, during Innovation Days. One of several events throughout the year aimed at fostering and encouraging an innovative culture at Kennedy, Innovation Days highlights how employees at the multi-user spaceport are constantly looking for new solutions to challenges they face at work. Also part of Innovation Days was an innovation showcase, where nearly 50 exhibitors demonstrated new technologies and innovations. Showcase participants included individuals from multiple directorates, programs and organizations throughout Kennedy.
Barbara Brown, center at the table, strategic implementation manager with the Exploration Research and Technology Programs at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, talks to students during a Women in STEM breakfast inside the Debus Conference Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math. The special event gave students competing in NASA's 8th Annual Robotic Mining Competition the chance to learn from female NASA scientists, engineers and professionals about their careers and the paths they took to working at Kennedy. The Robotic Mining Competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to encourage students in STEM fields. The project provides a competitive environment to foster innovative ideas and solutions that could be used on NASA's Journey to Mars.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center senior managers (on right, front to back) Janet Sellars, director of Human Resources; Kimberlyn B. Carter, associate program manager for Exploration Ground Systems; Barbara L. Brown, director of Exploration Research and Technology Programs; and Hortense Blackwell, director of Center Engagement and Business Integration Services, pose with members of the all-female flight crew for Delta Air Lines’ Women Inspiring Our Next Generation (WING) flight after the crew touched down at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The flight brought girls from Atlanta, Georgia, ranging in age from 12 to 18, to learn about the various careers available at the Florida spaceport. While at Kennedy, the group had the opportunity to view center facilities, hear from a panel of women with a combination of careers from Kennedy and Delta, and tour the visitor complex.
From left, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center senior managers Barbara L. Brown, director of Exploration Research and Technology Programs; Janet Sellars, director of Human Resources; Hortense Blackwell, director of Center Engagement and Business Integration Services; and Kimberlyn B. Carter, associate program manager for Exploration Ground Systems pose with members of the all-female crew for Delta Air Lines’ Women Inspiring Our Next Generation (WING) flight after the crew touched down at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The flight brought girls from Atlanta, Georgia, ranging in age from 12 to 18, to learn about the various careers available at the Florida spaceport. While at Kennedy, the group had the opportunity to view center facilities, hear from a panel of women with a combination of careers from Kennedy and Delta, and tour the visitor complex.
NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, far left, moderates a panel discussion with senior leaders of NASA and center programs during a Community Leaders Update on Feb. 18, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. From second from left are Tom Engler, director, Center Planning and Development; Jenny Lyons, deputy manager, Gateway Logistics Element; Barbara Brown, chief technologist, Exploration Research and Technology Programs; Jeremy Parsons, deputy manager, Exploration Ground Systems; and Phil Meade, associate director, Spaceport Integration and Services. Attendees included community leaders, business executives, partners, educators and government leaders. After the presentation, guests had the opportunity to ask questions and visit displays from the programs and some of the commercial partners.
The Thomas fire, west of Los Angeles, continues to advance to the west and north and is threatening a number of coastal communities, including Santa Barbara. It is now the fifth largest wildfire in modern California history. According to CAL FIRE, as of midday Dec. 11, the fire had consumed more than 230,000 acres and was 15 percent contained. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on Dec. 10. The image depicts vegetation in red, smoke in light brown, burned areas in dark grey, and active fires in yellow, as detected by the thermal infrared bands. The image covers an area of 14.3 by 19.6 miles (23 by 31.5 kilometers), and is located at 34.5 degrees north, 119.4 degrees west. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22122
Kennedy Space Center Chief Technologist Barbara Brown, left, and Deputy Chief Technologist Kathy Loftin are photographed during an innovation showcase on Nov. 19, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building’s Mission Briefing Room. Nearly 50 exhibitors gathered to demonstrate new technologies and innovations during the center’s Innovation Days – one of several events throughout the year aimed at fostering and encouraging an innovative culture at Kennedy. Showcase participants included individuals from multiple directorates, programs and organizations throughout Kennedy. In addition to the showcase, employees had the opportunity to attend an overview presentation on NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS), hosted by HLS Program Manager Lisa Watson-Morgan.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (left) and Barbara Brown (right), director of the Exploration Research and Technology Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helped kick off a new initiative to deliver food and hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math kits, called Learning Lunchboxes, at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida on Friday, June 3. The lunchboxes are aimed at inspiring and educating youth and families about NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, which includes landing the first woman and person of color on the Moon and helping prepare for human exploration of Mars. Partners on the initiative with NASA include the Center of Science and Industry, the Second Harvest Food Bank, and the Orlando Science Center. The NASA Artemis Learning Lunchbox is made possible through NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program. NASA Learning Lunchboxes provide five space-focused learning activities that showcase the diversity of STEM at NASA. COSI will distribute 30,000 NASA Learning Lunchboxes at local food banks across the country to help feed hungry lives and feed hungry minds. This innovative, community-based model will bring together other science centers and museums, afterschool providers, and community leaders to highlight the importance of STEM. This project also includes digital extension resources.
Barbara Brown (center), director of the Exploration Research and Technology Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helped kick off a new initiative to deliver food and hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math kits, called Learning Lunchboxes, at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida on Friday, June 3. The lunchboxes are aimed at inspiring and educating youth and families about NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, which includes landing the first woman and person of color on the Moon and helping prepare for human exploration of Mars. Partners on the initiative with NASA include the Center of Science and Industry, the Second Harvest Food Bank, and the Orlando Science Center. The NASA Artemis Learning Lunchbox is made possible through NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program. NASA Learning Lunchboxes provide five space-focused learning activities that showcase the diversity of STEM at NASA. COSI will distribute 30,000 NASA Learning Lunchboxes at local food banks across the country to help feed hungry lives and feed hungry minds. This innovative, community-based model will bring together other science centers and museums, afterschool providers, and community leaders to highlight the importance of STEM. This project also includes digital extension resources.
Barbara Brown, director of the Exploration Research and Technology Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helped kick off a new initiative to deliver food and hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math kits, called Learning Lunchboxes, at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida on Friday, June 3. The lunchboxes are aimed at inspiring and educating youth and families about NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, which includes landing the first woman and person of color on the Moon and helping prepare for human exploration of Mars. Partners on the initiative with NASA include the Center of Science and Industry, the Second Harvest Food Bank, and the Orlando Science Center. The NASA Artemis Learning Lunchbox is made possible through NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program. NASA Learning Lunchboxes provide five space-focused learning activities that showcase the diversity of STEM at NASA. COSI will distribute 30,000 NASA Learning Lunchboxes at local food banks across the country to help feed hungry lives and feed hungry minds. This innovative, community-based model will bring together other science centers and museums, afterschool providers, and community leaders to highlight the importance of STEM. This project also includes digital extension resources.