Early Career Researchers Invited to Present at ExoPAG 35
NASA's Exoplanet Program Analysis Group Executive Committee and the Exoplanet Exploration Program Office have invited early career scientists to participate in the upcoming hybrid ExoPAG 35 meeting. Selected researchers will have the opportunity to deliver short presentations highlighting their upcoming American Astronomical Society presentations. The sessions are intended to help early career scientists share their work on exoplanet formation, evolution, and characterization with a broad audience of researchers and technologists while learning about NASA program goals.
Main-Belt Asteroid Honors Planetary Defense Official
Main-belt asteroid 120208 has been officially renamed Brentbarbee in honor of Brent Barbee, the Planetary Defense Officer for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. The naming recognizes his contributions to asteroid mission design, planetary defense applications, and his service on the investigation and flight dynamics teams for missions including the Double Asteroid Redirection Test and OSIRIS-REx, alongside his role in shaping national near-Earth object preparedness strategies.
Ground Systems Operations Shape Artemis Lunar Preparations
Allison Mjoen, operations manager for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program, continues to coordinate vehicle processing and integration for the Artemis program at Kennedy Space Center. Drawing on her extensive experience supporting the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs, Mjoen oversees critical ground operations and booster integration. Her work supports the broader agency infrastructure designed to prepare hardware for future crewed missions returning astronauts to the lunar surface.
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