Awards
Dr. Natasha Schatzman Receives Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Award
Dr. Natasha Schatzman Receives Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Award Dr. Natasha Schatzman, an aerospace engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, received the inaugural Alex M. Stoll Award from the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) in May 2025. The award honors Dr. Schatzman’s exceptional commitment to advancing vertical flight and enhancing the well-being of her colleagues. Dr. […]
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NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences NASA Earth Scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work on tracking the planet’s changing vegetation from space. Tucker’s research, spanning nearly 50 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, involves identifying wavelengths of light absorbed or reflected […]
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Jack Kaye Retires After a Storied Career at NASA
Jack Kaye Retires After a Storied Career at NASA Jack Kaye, NASA’s Associate Director for Research, Earth Science Division, has retired after 42 years of service to the agency. Kaye’s career at NASA spans multiple roles, including researcher, program scientist, and deputy director, where he focused on helping early-career investigators secure their first awards and […]
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NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Science
NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Science NASA videographer Jacob Shaw has won first place in NASA’s 2024 Videographer of the Year Awards for his film “Reflections,” which chronicles the Airborne Science mission PACE-PAX. The award recognizes Shaw’s ability to capture the human side of science through his storytelling approach and […]
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NASA Wins Six Webby Awards, Six Webby People’s Voice Awards
NASA Wins Six Webby Awards, Six Webby People’s Voice Awards NASA has won six Webby Awards and six Webby People’s Voice Awards at the 29th Annual Webby Awards, recognizing its dedication to innovation and creativity in digital presence. The awards honor excellence in eight major media types, including websites, video, advertising, social media, podcasts, artificial […]
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NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees
NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees NASA’s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight. Stennis Space Center employee Melissa Wagner of Pass Christian, Mississippi, is presented with the NASA Space Flight […]
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NASA Receives 10 Nominations for the 29th Annual Webby Awards
NASA Receives 10 Nominations for the 29th Annual Webby Awards 2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This ultra high-definition video featuring an orange tabby cat named Taters, was streamed from nearly 19 million miles away via laser by NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment, marking a historic milestone for […]
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