Grand Opening of the new Goddard Information and Collaboration Center

Grand Opening of the new Goddard Information and Collaboration Center - Center Director Chris Scolese with Robin Dixon

Onboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-87) mid-deck, Leonid Kadenyuk, Ukrainian payload specialist, works with the Brassica rapa plants being grown for the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE). Kadenyuk joined five astronauts for 16-days in Earth-orbit in support of the United States Microgravity Payload 4 (USMP-4) mission.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, center, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, talk during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director of Space Missions Department, UAESA, Mohsen Al Awadhi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director General of the UAE Space Agency Salem Al Qubaisi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib and others listen as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin learns about the Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin learns about the Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin learns about the Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin learns about the Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin learns about the Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Kennedy Space Center’s Stephanie Martin speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Skyler Kleinschmidt, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State, His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib and others listen as UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, gives remarks during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Madison Tuttle, a social media lead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to co-workers inside the Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane, Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin.

Kennedy Space Center’s Jennifer Lane speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Jennifer Lane speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Stephanie Martin speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Skyler Kleinschmidt, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Madison Tuttle, a social media lead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to co-workers inside the Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane, Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin.

Senior Director of the Space Engineering Department, MBRSC, Amer Al Sayegh, left, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, and Director of Space Missions Department, UAESA, Mohsen Al Awadhi, right, participate in a panel discussion during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, Speaks with UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, and UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyad, right, during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Kennedy Space Center’s Skyler Kleinschmidt speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, left, Director General, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Salem AlMarri, and NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, right, are seen during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Kennedy Space Center’s Jennifer Lane speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Madison Tuttle, a social media lead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane, Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin.

Director of Science Michael Hesse, left, presents an overview of Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) to Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin in the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Director of Science Michael Hesse, left, presents an overview of Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) to Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin in the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Director of Science Michael Hesse, right, presents an overview of Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) to Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin in the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Director of Science Michael Hesse, right, presents an overview of Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) to Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin in the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Director of Science Michael Hesse, left, presents an overview of Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) to Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin in the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Director of Science Michael Hesse, left, presents an overview of Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA) to Acting Deputy Associate Administrator (DAA) for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Mark Clampin in the Bioscience Collaborative Laboratory, N288.

Kennedy Space Center’s Stephanie Martin addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Skyler Kleinschmidt, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Skyler Kleinschmidt addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Skyler Kleinschmidt addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Jennifer Kunz, director of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, addresses Kennedy employees on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Jennifer Lane addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Stephanie Martin and Skyler Kleinschmidt, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Jennifer Kunz, director of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, addresses Kennedy employees on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Stephanie Martin addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Jennifer Lane and Skyler Kleinschmidt, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Mac Russo addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 10, 2019, during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and speakers included Kennedy employees Stephanie Martin, Skyler Kleinschmidt and Jennifer Lane, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, moderates a panel discussion with, Senior Director of the Space Engineering Department, MBRSC, Amer Al Sayegh, left, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, and Director of Space Missions Department, UAESA, Mohsen Al Awadhi, right, during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Jennifer Kunz, director of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, addresses Kennedy employees on Oct. 10, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute during the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. 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 second session was collaboration, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Skyler Kleinschmidt and Stephanie Martin, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

Kennedy Space Center’s Mac Russo introduces event speakers for the second in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 10, 2019, inside the Florida spaceport’s 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 second session was collaboration, and speakers included Kennedy employees Stephanie Martin, Skyler Kleinschmidt and Jennifer Lane, with a skill-building section on networking in the digital age by Madison Tuttle.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers opening remarks during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

An artists concept of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, spacecraft is seen on a screen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy answers a question during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Advanced Science and Technology, Omran Sharaf, left, NASA associate administrator Jim Free, National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations Karen Feldstein, Director General, UAE Space Agency Salem Al Qubaisi, UAE Ambassador to the US and Minister of State His Excellency Yousef Al Otaib, UAE astronaut and Minister of Youth, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Director General, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Salem AlMarri, and UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri, right, pose for a group photograph during an event celebrating UAE-US collaboration in space, Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, are seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, are seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Steve Howe, former director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research at the Idaho National Laboratory, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, are seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, are seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Steve Howe, former director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research at the Idaho National Laboratory, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, are seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Steve Howe, former director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research at the Idaho National Laboratory, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, are seen during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

An artists concept of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, spacecraft is seen on a screen as Steve Howe, former director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research at the Idaho National Laboratory, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, and Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, participate in a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), right, answers a question alongside Steve Howe, former director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research at the Idaho National Laboratory, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, during a fireside chat announcing a new collaboration on nuclear thermal propulsion at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will partner on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, project to develop and demonstrate in-space a nuclear thermal engine. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

This artist concept of a proposed NASA and European Space Agency collaboration on proposals for a Mars sample return mission portrays a series of six steps in the spacecraft landing on Mars.

Isac Mata, engineering technician at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, attends to the interior of the DC-8 aircraft at Building 703 in Palmdale, CA. The DC-8 aircraft is prepared for its last mission, ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality), that will collect detailed air quality data over several locations in Asia to improve the understanding of local air quality in collaboration with local scientists, air quality agencies, and government partners

Alan Hills fills liquid nitrogen in the Trace Organic Gas Analyzer (TOGA) instrument onboard the DC-8 aircraft at Building 703 in Palmdale, CA. This instrument measures volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere.
The DC-8 aircraft is prepared for its last mission, ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality), that will collect detailed air quality data over several locations in Asia to improve the understanding of local air quality in collaboration with local scientists, air quality agencies, and government partners

DC-8 aircraft conducts test flights at Building 703 in Palmdale, CA.
The DC-8 aircraft is prepared for its last mission, ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality), that will collect detailed air quality data over several locations in Asia to improve the understanding of local air quality in collaboration with local scientists, air quality agencies, and government partners

Kat Ball, Chemical Engineering Ph.D candidate at Caltech, attends to the Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) rack onboard the DC-8 aircraft at Building 703 in Palmdale, CA.
The DC-8 aircraft is prepared for its last mission, ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality), that will collect detailed air quality data over several locations in Asia to improve the understanding of local air quality in collaboration with local scientists, air quality agencies, and government partners

DC-8 aircraft conducts test flights at Building 703 in Palmdale, CA. The DC-8 aircraft is prepared for its last mission, ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality), that will collect detailed air quality data over several locations in Asia to improve the understanding of local air quality in collaboration with local scientists, air quality agencies, and government partners

Scientists Ryan Boyd (left) and Vladislav Sevostianov (right) attend to the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) instrument on the exterior the DC-8 aircraft at Building 703 in Palmdale, CA.
The DC-8 aircraft is prepared for its last mission, ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality), that will collect detailed air quality data over several locations in Asia to improve the understanding of local air quality in collaboration with local scientists, air quality agencies, and government partners

This image shows one of the NASA detectors from the BICEP2 project, developed in collaboration with the NSF. The sensors were used to make the first detection of gravitational waves in the ancient background light from the early universe.

This artist concept of a proposed NASA and European Space Agency collaboration on proposals for a Mars sample return mission portrays a series of six steps A through F in the spacecraft landing on Mars.

Researchers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, and Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, collaborated to construct a prototype of a solar panel array that folds up in the style of origami, to make for easier deployment.

A team of engineers and technicians from the Indian Space Research Organisation and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California pose in June at ISRO's U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru, India, after working together to combine the two main components of the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Set to launch in early 2024 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, NISAR is being jointly developed by NASA and ISRO to observe movements of Earth's land and ice surfaces in extremely fine detail. As NISAR observes nearly every part of Earth at least once every 12 days, the satellite will help scientists understand, among other observables, the dynamics of forests, wetlands, and agricultural lands. The radar instrument payload, partially wrapped in gold-colored thermal blanketing, arrived from JPL in March and consists of L- and S-band radar systems, so named to indicate the wavelengths of their signals. Both sensors can see through clouds and collect data day and night. The bus, which is shown in blue blanketing and includes components and systems developed by both ISRO and JPL, was built at URSC and will provide power, navigation, pointing control, and communications for the mission. The team combined the payload and the bus with the help of a crane. NISAR is an equal collaboration between NASA and ISRO and marks the first time the two agencies have cooperated on hardware development for an Earth-observing mission. JPL, which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, leads the U.S. component of the project and is providing the mission's L-band SAR. NASA is also providing the radar reflector antenna, the deployable boom, a high-rate communication subsystem for science data, GPS receivers, a solid-state recorder, and payload data subsystem. URSC, which is leading the ISRO component of the mission, is providing the spacecraft bus, the S-band SAR electronics, the launch vehicle, and associated launch services and satellite mission operations. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25867

Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Intership Program (LERCIP)

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COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

Federal Library of the Year Award and Open House at the Goddard Information and Collaboration Center

Federal Library of the Year Award and Open House at the Goddard Information and Collaboration Center

COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

COllaborative Modeling for Parametric Assessment of Space Systems, COMPASS, Laboratory

NASA's ARIA team, in collaboration with the Earth Observatory of Singapore, used satellite data to map the extent of likely damage following a massive explosion in Beirut. Dark red pixels represent the most severe damage. Areas in orange are moderately damaged, and areas in yellow are likely to have sustained somewhat less damage. Each colored pixel represents an area of 30 meters (33 yards). https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23692

The InSight Team at Lockheed Martin Space in May 2017 The InSight team is comprised of scientists and engineers from multiple disciplines and is a unique collaboration between countries and organizations around the world. The science team includes co-investigators from the U.S., France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22235

Federal Library of the Year Award and Open House at the Goddard Information and Collaboration Center. Robin Dixon and Center Director Chris Scolese

Kevin Peterson Dryden Flight Research Center Director meets with Dr Harry McDonald on collaborative research programs

New summer of ISU exhibits at the NASA Ames Exploration Center )designed by Planners Collaborative, Inc.)

Kevin Peterson Dryden Flight Research Center Director meets with Dr Harry McDonald on collaborative research programs

Kevin Peterson Dryden Flight Research Center Director meets with Dr Harry McDonald on collaborative research programs

New summer of ISU exhibits at the NASA Ames Exploration Center )designed by Planners Collaborative, Inc.)

NASA - Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship Program, LERCIP High School Student at worksite

New summer of ISU exhibits at the NASA Ames Exploration Center )designed by Planners Collaborative, Inc.)