Sentences with phrase «federal space agency»

NASA turned 59 on Sunday, and while that may not be the most significant of anniversaries, it feels like the federal space agency has never been more relevant in fashion than it is now.

Along this line, NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos, are planning to send astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko to the International Space Station for one - year stays.

As the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) launched a space probe early this morning from the Russian Kosmodrom in Baikonur, Kazakhstan to study trace gases in the Martian atmosphere, a planetary scientist from Western University eagerly watched online from his home in London, Ont.

Two veteran spacefarers, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko, have been selected by NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and their international partners for a yearlong mission aboard the International Space Station in 2015.

The commission is expected to inform the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos Vladimir Popovkin of the preliminary results of the investigation on January 20.

Details have been passed to engineers at the Russian Federal Space Agency.

Before the crash, Russia's Federal Space Agency, known as Roscosmos, released a map that estimated a potential crash zone in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean sometime between 12:50 p.m. and 1:34 p.m. EST (1750 - 1834 GMT) on Sunday.

LEND was supplied by the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos.

Not exact matches

The Federal Aviation Administration and Space Florida, the state agency tasked with promoting interstellar tourism, predict suborbital flights alone could generate up to $ 1.6 billion in revenue during their first 10 years of operation.

It also gives the federal Department of Transportation regulatory power over space mining flights — yes, the same agency that keeps the airline industry running on time.

Eyeris, another company in this space, has already sold its flagship software, EmoVu, to federal law - enforcement agencies for use in interrogations.

Aside from the Marshall Space Flight Center, which employs around 6,000 people and has an annual budget of $ 2.5 billion, Hunstville is also home to the Redstone Arsental, a major army base that has offices for more than 60 federal agencies on its «campus.»

One of the difficulties in breaking into this lucrative space is knowing which of the thousands of federal agencies to target, and who to specifically target within an agency for your firm's goods or services.

Tuesday's federal budget will deliver $ 50 million in «seed funding» to finally establish a dedicated Australian space agency and establish a presence in the industry.

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Its optimal location already hosts a federal agency, has vacant space, and has abundant access to mass transit.

Individual laboratories within each of these federal agencies specialize in everything from parasitic diseases to space robotics and offer postdocs hands - on experience at state - of - the - art facilities.

Like every government agency, NASA faces sharp cutbacks as part of the larger effort to tame the federal deficit; this was underscored in July, when the House Appropriations Committee stripped funding for the high - priority (and over-budget) James Webb Space Telescope.

As Congress develops public policy, I will continue to engage and seek counsel from our world class scientists and technicians working at the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute on Standards and Technology, and other federal agencies.

Sonic Boom «Last year Congress appropriated $ 11 million for the Federal Aviation Agency to begin the development of a prototype supersonic transport, with technical support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The delay also jeopardizes the next decadal survey, a once - every -10-years strategic plan produced by the National Academies that assesses the research landscape and makes recommendations to federal agencies and Congress about developing and funding future generations of ground - and space - based telescopes.

But he says it was the culmination of a soul - sapping and ultimately unsuccessful battle with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on how to accommodate the rising cost of the James Webb Space Telescope within an overall agency budget being squeezed by efforts to reduce federal spending and shrink the deficit.

But amid this governmental turmoil, another, longer - term development is under way that will affect the lives of everyone in the U.S. and take its toll on others around the world — the loss of critical expertise and capacity in the science agencies of the federal government, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, among many others.

Congress» failure to reach an agreement on a stopgap spending measure before a midnight deadline marks another setback for the nation's scientific enterprise, interrupting activities of the nation's federal health, science and space agencies, according to a statement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The discussion followed the familiar lines expressed by committee chairman Lamar Smith (R - TX) and others at least since 2013 that 13 federal agencies are involved in climate change / earth science research, while NASA uniquely is responsible for space exploration.

The Federal agencies involved in PECASE include: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation.

While we are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), we can also provide letters of collaboration for proposals to other federal scientific research agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Energy (DoE), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

In addition to requiring more spending for special - education programs, the agreement reached in late July between the district and the federal agency calls for the timely and appropriate placement of some 3,500 students who are awaiting spaces in special - education classes.

Working closely with the appropriate OERI staff as well as with several influential members of Congress, they managed within the space of only a few years to create an organization that is now acknowledged as a distinguished and effective federal statistical agency.

Green Strides - Webinar Series This webinar series, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools initiative, features experts from the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other federal programs.

While transition is nothing new in this space, this particular transition is causing uncertainty as educational professionals face complete redefinition of their standards and outcomes, and redefined roles of federal, state and local education agencies.

He has guided the work of numerous multifaceted teams on projects supporting government, industry, and academia, including the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Park Service, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Academy of Sciences.

The findings were presented to the technical steering group which represents the seven federal agencies that make up the Space - Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Executive Committee.

In response to Soviet successes, President Eisenhower signed a public order creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a federal agency dedicated to space exploraSpace Administration (NASA), a federal agency dedicated to space exploraspace exploration.

The CSSR Federal Science Steering Committee (SSC) has representatives from three agencies (NOAA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA], and the Department of Energy [DOE]-RRB-; USGCRP; and three Coordinating Lead Authors, all of whom were Federal employees during the development of this report.

Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist and director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which studies the changing atmosphere, says that it won't be simple for Trump to purge federal agencies of climate researchers during his presidency.

More than 95 percent of funding for conventional climate research comes from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, NASA, NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency, according to climate scientist Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

From AllGov.com with lots of spin (h / t to reader Dennis) Judge Orders NASA to Release Climate Change - Related Documents A climate change denial group once funded by oil giant ExxonMobil (2012 revenues: $ 453.123 billion) won a legal victory last week over NASA when a federal judge ordered the space agency to turn over more documents related...

By directly engaging the American public in NASA's plans for future space missions, the project breaks new ground in increasing citizens» understanding of and engagement in the work of a federal agency.

This research will also link missions supported by multiple federal agencies, like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment missions and the DOE Next - Generation Ecosystem Experiment Arctic project, according to Biraud.

It is made up of representatives from more than 20 federal agencies, departments and offices, including the Department of Commerce, the National Intelligence Council, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Pentagon.

The intent for the program's three - person team, all of whom previously worked at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) at Columbia University, is to continue science, outreach, and advocacy work on climate change but without the limitations that come with a federal job, like working on agency priorities, managing a big lab, or avoiding political activities during work.

The following departments or agencies provided loan repayment assistance to one or more attorneys: Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Regulatory Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Government Accountability Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Postal Regulatory Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Surface Transportation Board.

In some cases, your employer may be required to obtain a written permit to require work in a confined space and comply with guidelines established by OSHA, the federal agency responsible for ensuring safe workplaces for Americans.

«Substantially related» positions include executive or managerial jobs that involve the direction of a business unit or responsibility for financial operations of certain kinds, or involve contracts with federal agencies including defense, intelligence, national security, or space.

Federal Government agencies, primarily the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, provided about 1 out of 7 jobs.

Without clarity on agency budgets, federal tenants were forced to delay space decisions or execute short - term renewals to ride out the uncertainty.

The push by institutions into the single - family housing space began in earnest early in 2012 as a result of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's program to sell foreclosed residential properties in bulk so investors could convert the housing into rentals.

As the deadline arrives today for all federal agencies to submit reduced real estate plans, the continued office space freeze, consolidations and teleworking have combined for a historic event: an almost complete halt to national government office growth.