Research team members Grace Chesmore (left) and Katie Harrington (right) open the front of the tester used to analyze the receiver optics of the Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope. CREDIT Grace Chesmore, University of Chicago Some of the largest and most sophisticated telescopes ever built are under construction at the Simons Observatory in northern Chile. …
Thomas H. Marshburn, MD Nasa Sierra Space, a leading space company building the first end-to-end commercial and technology platform in space, today announced Thomas H. Marshburn, MD, as Medical Director of the Human Spaceflight Center and from the company’s Astronaut Training Academy. Dr. Marshburn will report to Sierra Space President and former NASA astronaut Dr. …
Note from the SpaceRef editor: an extension (listed below) extends the maturity date to December 31, 2022: “DATES: Interested individuals and organizations are invited to submit comments by 5:00 p.m. ET, December 31, 2022 to be considered.” SUMMARY: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input to help develop a …
