by John M. Crisp Last week NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will crew Artemis II, a 10-day mission planned for November 2024. The expedition will boost […]
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Our space junk problem just got a cheap solution
by Adam Minter This month, a hunk of space junk hurtled toward the International Space Station, putting the safety of astronauts and their orbiting outpost at risk. Fortunately, the cosmic […]
Sen. Joe Manchin announces $748K for NASA research
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $748,564 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for a […]
WVU engineering school to host ‘Girls’ STEM Day’ next month
Framed as such, it could have been the premise of a science-fiction novel. The day Katherine Johnson and Anna Brusoe constructed a time-bridge, that is. Anna, we’ll get to. Johnson, […]
Return to the moon could spur science, renewed national purpose
NASA’s Artemis program is edging toward a return to the moon — this time to stay — with its successful launch this week of an uncrewed rocket. Some Americans looking […]
Good news: NASA proves there’s a defense against killer asteroids
The stock market is dipping, inflation is on the rise and there is no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. But not all the news is bad: Our […]
Science is humanity’s hope
NASA this week successfully did what it normally tries to avoid, and destroyed one of its own spacecraft — by ramming it into an asteroid. It was the first step […]
West Virginia Small Satellite Center of Excellence promises job diversification within the state
BY ERSHAD KAMOL West Virginia University has teamed up with NASA to develop West Virginia Small Satellite Center of Excellence at WVU’s Statler College of Engineering, with the aim to […]
WVU’s Davis College hosting youngsters from Baltimore for energy camp
If you’re traveling on Interstate 79 around South Fairmont and you time it right, you’ll see it: The Katherine Johnson IV&V NASA facility, at I-79 Technology Park. A highway glimpse […]
Longtime IV&V Program director to retire at end of ’21
Blaney worked for NASA for decades Newsroom@DominionPost.com FAIRMONT — After decades of service to NASA and leadership of the Independent Verification and Validation Program, Director Gregory Blaney will retire at […]
