Nasa scientist researching mission to Mars still in prison a year on from failed Turkey coup, Telegraph “It was only eight days after last year’s failed coup attempt against Turkey’s […]
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Bob Ryan
Robert Samuel “Bob” Ryan “Mr. Ryan worked as an aerospace engineer for the Army Ballistic Agency. He worked on Redstone, Jupiter, and Pershing missiles and then the Explorer, JUNO satellites […]
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NASA Speaks About Harassment in Space Science and Astronomy
NASA Administrator Communicates Harassment Policies to Grantees (link fixed) “The following is a letter from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to grantee institutions running NASA-funded programs regarding harassment policies: As a […]
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Stan Schmidt
Stanley Schmidt Former Ames Aerospace Engineer Dies “In 1959, even before President Kennedy had announced that we choose to go to the Moon, Stanley F. Schmidt was developing a midcourse […]
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Stopping Sexual Harassment In The Space Science Community (Update)
Berkeley astronomer in sexual harassment case to resign, Nature “Astronomer Geoffrey Marcy is stepping down as a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, following revelations that a university […]
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Claudia Alexander
Claudia Alexander “The passing of Claudia Alexander reminds us of how fragile we are as humans but also as scientists how lucky we are to be part of planetary science. […]
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NASA Family Loses 5 Over The Holidays
The NASA family lost 5 of its members over the holidays. James Hsiu-Kai Chi Larry Vogel Sam Keller Thomas McMurtry Owen Glenn Morris Ad astra.
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Owen Glenn Morris
Owen Glenn Morris “Owen Glenn was hired by NACA in Langley, Virginia to design and operate a supersonic wind tunnel. In 1958, NACA became NASA and Owen Glenn joined the […]
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Thomas McMurtry
Keith’s note Thomas C. McMurtry passed away at 6:40 AM, Saturday, January 3, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 10th at 12:30 at Father Serra Parish in Quartz […]
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Bill Escher
Bill Escher, AIAA Associate Fellow, and AIAA Member Emeritus, passed away at his Huntsville, Alabama, home on the morning of May 12. Escher was 82. Escher received the 1988 AIAA […]