Four dedicated explorers—Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara—just returned from a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, testing the boundaries of human endurance and teamwork within NASA’s HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Their groundbreaking work on HERA’s Campaign 7 Mission 2...
FSARC to become ARC and expand focus on resiliency of U.S. energy sector
After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations. Swarms of satellites may one day be used in deep space exploration. An autonomous network of spacecraft could self-navigate, manage scientific experiments, and...
National Academy of Public Administration Completes Review of Veterans Benefits Administration Efforts to Eliminate Disability Claims Backlog Post Date: November 09, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has made progress in reducing its disability claims backlog, but needs to fundamentally transform both its claims and appeals processes in...
National Academy of Public Administration Panel Completes Review of U.S. Maritime Administration Post Date: November 28, 2017 A panel of experts at the National Academy of Public Administration has completed its review of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports the U.S. maritime industry. The Academy...