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NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety

2026-05-27 21:45

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A yellow and black bulldozer climbs a small dirt hill in a forest of tall green trees, driving from the left of the frame to the right. Past the bulldozer, a man in a tan shirt and green pants stands in the trees, holding a radio.
Alabama Forestry Commission wildland firefighter Jason Berry teaches NASA Wildland Fires Technology Program Manager Teresa Kauffman how to drive a fire bulldozer during a stakeholder event April 23-24 in Andalusia, Alabama. NASA FireSense scientists have been working with the AFC to integrate thermal sensors onto these dozers, which notify the dozer operator if the radiant heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous threshold.
NASA/Milan Loiacono

With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire.

In April, researchers and firefighters gathered in southern Alabama to discuss challenges and advances in firefighting, and to demonstrate the new technology. The event was part of a collaboration between NASA and the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC). The goal: to make firefighting safer and gather critical data on fire behavior.

“As we try to develop technologies that allow us to understand and respond to wildfires with our partners, ground observations are vital to provide context for what we are seeing from space,” said Ian Brosnan, program manager for wildland fires at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

The Alabama Forestry Commission tests the new thermal sensor developed by NASA’s FireSense project for their fleet of fire dozers, during the initial integration in September 2025. After FireSense scientists installed the sensor, AFC operators drove the dozer next to a test fire, at the distance the dozers normally operate on a fire line. The thermal sensors performed as planned and have since been deployed on active wildfires.
NASA/Ryan Wade

Dozers on the fire line

Firefighters nationwide use bulldozers, colloquially referred to as fire dozers, on the front line of a fire to clear vegetation and to create fire breaks, which slow or stop a wildfire’s spread. This often puts dozers and their operators within feet of the flames.

The AFC is switching its fleet to a model of bulldozer that has an enclosed cab called an “envirocab.” While envirocabs are safer for operators than open cabs, the enclosure makes it more difficult to gauge when radiant heat from the fire has reached a dangerous temperature.

A man in an olive green shirt, tan pants, a baseball cap, red sunglasses, and a black equipment vest stands next to a black and yellow bulldozer, gesturing at an open compartment of the dozer.
Alabama Forestry Commission fire analyst Ethan Barrett gives an overview of fire dozer operations to scientists and researchers from NASA’s FireSense project and other university and commercial partners during the April event.  
NASA/Milan Loiacono

“It’s not so much about what’s going to burn the tractor up as what’s going to shut the tractor down,” said Ethan Barrett, AFC fire analyst. The electrical wiring can short or even melt from high heat, stranding the operator in a dangerous environment.

That’s where NASA comes in. According to Brosnan, developing thermal sensors for the AFC was an opportunity to create technology that has immediate impact on firefighter safety, while also providing scientists with valuable information about what happens on the ground during a fire.

It’s not so much about what’s going to burn the tractor up as what’s going to shut the tractor down.

Ethan barrett

Ethan barrett

AFC Fire Analyst

How sensors work

The AFC’s requirements for a sensor were simple: it needed to be low-cost and easy to operate.

“We used commercial, off-the-shelf components to make this,” said Jennifer Fowler, science integration manager for the wildland fires program at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “The thermocouple that sits in the window to measure temperature, for example, is the same one used in an oven or a kiln.”

The frame is split in two: on the left, two people stand in a green forest smiling at the camera and holding a jumble of wires and plastic boxes, with the frame cut off at their waist. On the left is a woman in a black t-shirt, olive green pants, and wire-rimmed glasses. On the right is a man in a bright blue t shirt, tan pants, a white baseball cap, black glasses and a short beard. On the right,
Jennifer Fowler, NASA Wildland Fires science integration manager (left) and Ryan Wade, research scientist with the University of Alabama, Huntsville and NASA FireSense (right) hold a version of the low-cost thermal sensor they developed to install on fire dozers. The sensor uses an off-the-shelf thermocouple, found in ovens and kilns, to read the radiant heat coming in from a nearby fire. When it reaches an unsafe temperature, the sensor triggers a blinking LED light on the dashboard (right), signaling the operator to move away from the fire line.
NASA/Milan Loiacono

That thermocouple is wired to a simple LED light attached to the dashboard that’s directly in the operator’s line of sight. When the thermocouple senses an unsafe temperature, the LED starts blinking. The whole system is powered by AA batteries. 

“While installing the second sensor, we realized we needed an extra piece, so we just ran out to the local hardware store to grab it,” said Ryan Wade, research scientist with the University of Alabama, Huntsville and NASA FireSense. “NASA’s expertise in this case comes not in the novelty of the instrument itself, but in figuring out how to solve the problem quickly and integrate that technology into their existing system.”

Fowler installed the first of these sensors in September 2025, and Wade installed the second in March 2026.

“Since their installation, we have run them on wildfires and prescribed burns and they’ve been effective,” Barrett said. “They work exactly as intended, and the operators have said it leads to better situational awareness. Based on the success of this pilot, we are looking at outfitting all the dozers in our fleet.”

Driving fire science forward

Co-developing these thermal sensors is the latest milestone in a relationship the two agencies have been building for more than a year. NASA scientists led training classes on weather and soil moisture with the AFC last spring and worked with AFC ground crews to test airborne instruments on active wildfires.

Moving forward, NASA FireSense and the AFC are planning to integrate the Fire Thermal InfraRed Spectrometer, or FireTIRS, which will measure temperature, spread rate, flame length, fire convection, and gas emissions.

A man in dark gray jeans, a blue checkered long-sleeve, black vest, and straw hat stands on the tread of a black and yellow bulldozer, holding a white sensor box the size of a lunchbox up to the roof in front of the cab. In the background is a green forest.
James Thompson, an assistant research professor at University of Texas at Austin and a principal investigator with NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office, tests out locations on a fire dozer where the FireTIRS thermal infrared imager could be mounted. Thompson was part of a stakeholder event held between NASA’s FireSense project and the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC), which included demonstrating thermal sensors on the AFC’s fire dozers.

Fowler is also evaluating anemometers and compact cameras for the dozers. Anemometers provide data on wind speed and direction, while compact cameras provide data on burn severity, rate of spread, and the type, volume, and consumption of fuels.

The data this suite of instruments can gather would fill an important gap in creating a well-rounded understanding of fire.

“This is the dataset that will get us to the next generation of fire models,” Fowler said. “It gives us the detailed understanding we need to create tools that can give firefighters more advanced notice of what a fire will do. On a wildfire, that extra time is everything.”

To view more photos from the FireSense campaign visit: nasa.gov/firesense

About the Author

Milan Loiacono

Milan Loiacono

Science Communication Specialist

Milan Loiacono is a science communication specialist for the Earth Science Division at NASA Ames Research Center.

Released: NASA Goddard Issues Draft Request for Proposal for the Landsat 10 Spacecraft

2026-05-27 20:40

Timeline of the Landsat program, beginning with the launch of Landsat 1 in 1972. Landsat 10 is expected to launch in 2031. As the tenth Landsat mission, it will continue the legacy of the Landsat program.
Timeline of the Landsat program, beginning with the launch of Landsat 1 in 1972. Landsat 10 is expected to launch in 2031. As the tenth Landsat mission, it will continue the legacy of the Landsat program.
NASA Landsat Project Science Support Team

The Landsat 10 Spacecraft Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is available for review via SAM.gov as of May 18, 2026. This solicitation marks a major milestone in continuing the decades-long partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to acquire, archive, and distribute multispectral imagery of Earth’s global landmasses and coastal regions.

Potential offerors may comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation by June 2, 2026. The final Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently expected to be released at the end of June 2026, with proposals due roughly 30 days thereafter.

The scope of work includes the end-to-end design and fabrication of the satellite bus, comprehensive observatory-level performance testing, development of high-fidelity simulators, launch vehicle integration support, and post-launch on-orbit commissioning. Beyond building the bus, the contractor will lead the mechanical and electrical integration of the government-furnished Landsat Instrument Suite (LandIS).

Recently re-architected as a single-observatory, Landsat 10 will fly in a 653-kilometer sun-synchronous, near-polar orbit with a repeating ground track every 18 days. Key technical specifications of this Class C mission require the spacecraft to support a maximum launch mass of 4,000 kilograms, feature advanced onboard autonomy and fault management, and ensure a minimum 5-year design life plus commissioning. Landsat 10 operations will ultimately transition to the USGS following its on-orbit checkout.

Landsat 10 provides improvements in both spectral and spatial capabilities compared to its predecessor missions, Landsats 8 and 9, all while guaranteeing critical data continuity with the legacy archive at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. The mission will ensure that researchers, resource managers, and policymakers worldwide continue to receive consistent, freely available data to monitor natural and human-induced environmental changes for years to come.

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La NASA ofrece información actualizada sobre rovers, módulos de alunizaje y misiones de Base Lunar

2026-05-27 19:17

Current image: From left to right, models of the Blue Origin Mark 1 Lunar Lander, Astrolab Crewed Lunar Rover, Lunar Outpost Pegasus rover, and the Firely Elytra Dark orbiter are seen at the conclusion of a news conference to discuss Moon Base, a long-term lunar exploration and infrastructure initiative designed to enable sustained human presence and expanded scientific and commercial activity at the lunar South Pole, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
De izquierda a derecha, se observan los modelos del módulo de aterrizaje lunar Mark 1 de Blue Origin, el rover lunar tripulado de Astrolab, el rover Lunar Outpost Pegasus y el orbitador Firefly Elytra Dark al término de una rueda de prensa para hablar sobre Base Lunar, una iniciativa a largo plazo de exploración e infraestructura lunar diseñada para permitir una presencia humana sostenida y una mayor actividad científica y comercial en el Polo Sur lunar, el martes, 26 de mayo de 2026, en el edificio de la sede de la NASA Mary W. Jackson, en Washington.
Crédito: NASA / Aubrey Gemignani

Durante una sesión informativa sobre el programa Base Lunar, celebrada en la sede de la NASA en Washington, la agencia anunció nuevos contratos para el desarrollo de vehículos lunares con capacidad para transportar tripulación y módulos de aterrizaje de carga no tripulados con destino a la Luna. Directivos de la NASA también dieron a conocer los plazos de lanzamiento previstos y los próximos hitos para las primeras misiones de infraestructura de Base Lunar y de exploración a la región del Polo Sur de la Luna, como paso previo a la llegada de los astronautas del programa Artemis.


“La Base Lunar será el primer puesto de avanzada de Estados Unidos y de la humanidad en otro mundo celeste”, dijo el administrador de la NASA, Jared Isaacman. “Cada misión, tripulada o no, será una oportunidad de aprendizaje a medida que regresemos a la superficie lunar, construyamos la infraestructura necesaria para permanecer allí y dominemos las destrezas necesarias para vivir y trabajar en uno de los entornos más exigentes y peligrosos que se pueda imaginar. Iremos en busca de la ciencia, por todo lo que tenemos que ganar desde una perspectiva económica y tecnológica, por las innovaciones que mejorarán la vida aquí en la Tierra y para prepararnos para el próximo destino al que inevitablemente nos dirigiremos a continuación. Agradecemos el liderazgo del presidente Trump, el compromiso bipartidista del Congreso, a nuestros socios de la industria e internacionales, y a la dedicada fuerza laboral de la NASA, cuya pericia nos permite lograr lo casi imposible”.

La NASA anunció las tres primeras misiones de Base Lunar para comenzar a establecer operaciones sostenidas.

  • Base Lunar I: Su lanzamiento está previsto para no antes del otoño [boreal] de 2026; para ello, se utilizará el módulo de aterrizaje Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance de Blue Origin con el fin de transportar cargas útiles de la NASA. El equipamiento incluirá el instrumento Cámaras estéreo para el estudio de los penachos y la superficie lunar, diseñado para estudiar la interacción de los propulsores con la superficie de la Luna, y el Conjunto retroreflectivo láser, el cual ayuda a las naves espaciales en órbita a determinar su ubicación con mayor precisión utilizando luz láser reflejada. La misión alunizará en la cresta de conexión de Shackleton para demostrar capacidades que permitan reducir riesgos en anticipación a las futuras misiones tripuladas de aterrizaje del programa Artemis, previstas para el año 2028.
  • Base Lunar II: Con un lanzamiento programado para más adelante este año, transportará más de 500 kilogramos (1.100 libras) de carga a bordo del módulo de aterrizaje Griffin de Astrobotic, incluyendo el rover FLIP de Astrolab, con el fin de madurar los sistemas de movilidad que servirán para orientar las futuras operaciones de vehículos para terreno lunar (LTV, por sus siglas en inglés).
  • Base Lunar III: También programada para este año, esta misión transportará la primera carga útil seleccionada con la iniciativa Cargas Útiles e Investigaciones de Exploración en la Superficie de la Luna de la NASA. Su investigación central, Lunar Vertex (Vértice Lunar), viajará a bordo del módulo de alunizaje Nova-C Trinity de Intuitive Machines y estudiará los remolinos lunares —las manchas claras en la superficie— con el fin de mejorar nuestra comprensión sobre la evolución de la superficie y el comportamiento de los materiales en condiciones extremas. La misión incluirá cargas útiles de la ESA (Agencia Espacial Europea) y del Instituto Coreano de Astronomía y Ciencias Espaciales, lo que refleja la participación comercial e internacional en las actividades de la Base Lunar.

Estas misiones son las primeras de más de una docena de misiones que serán anunciadas este año; cada una está diseñada para producir datos operativos y reducir riesgos en anticipación a las actividades en la superficie de las misiones tripuladas de Artemis.

La NASA ha adjudicado contratos a Astrolab por 219 millones de dólares y a Lunar Outpost 220 millones de dólares para la construcción y entrega de la primera fase de los LTV. Adjudicados en el marco de las órdenes de trabajo de la Fase 1 de la Misión de Alta Viabilidad del contrato de Servicios de Vehículos de Terreno Lunar, estos hitos de costo fijo y basados en el desempeño permitirán a la NASA desplegar sistemas de movilidad, tanto tripulados como no tripulados, en la superficie lunar para 2028, mediante la iniciativa de Servicios Comerciales de Carga Útil Lunar (CLPS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la agencia. La movilidad inicial en la superficie es un componente fundamental en las prioridades de la política espacial nacional de establecer una presencia lunar duradera.

El Vehículo Lunar Tripulado (CLV 1) de Astrolab, adaptado a partir de la arquitectura FLEX de esa compañía, es un rover diseñado para transportar astronautas, trasladar suministros y dar apoyo en operaciones remotas; cuenta con una configuración compacta en estiba (en estado replegado), tiene una masa de aproximadamente 907 kilogramos (2.000 libras) y la capacidad de alcanzar más de 9,6 kilómetros por hora (6 mi/h) en terreno llano.

Como complemento a esta capacidad, el Pegasus de Lunar Outpost es una evolución de su rover Eagle más ligera y lista para la misión, y está diseñado explícitamente para cumplir con los requisitos actualizados para LTV de la NASA. Con una autonomía operativa de hasta un año y capaz de conducir de forma manual, autónoma o teleoperada a velocidades superiores a los 14 km/h (9 mph), Pegasus incorpora tecnologías heredadas del programa Apolo y se basa en una amplia experiencia en prototipos y vuelos para ofrecer una movilidad confiable y centrada en el ser humano, esencial para el establecimiento de una base lunar sostenida.

El despliegue de múltiples LTV en las etapas iniciales del desarrollo de Base Lunar acelerará las demostraciones tecnológicas, orientará la planificación de los emplazamientos y reducirá los riesgos operativos en anticipación de las misiones tripuladas de Artemis, lo que permitirá a la NASA caracterizar los peligros del terreno, transportar materiales, posicionar de antemano los recursos y madurar los sistemas necesarios para la exploración lunar de larga duración.

Durante los próximos dieciocho meses, los proveedores seleccionados finalizarán el diseño de los rovers, llevarán a cabo evaluaciones con tripulación y certificarán las unidades de vuelo para su operatividad. Los LTV resultantes darán apoyo a desplazamientos autónomos, la preparación del terreno, investigaciones científicas, demostraciones de tecnología y el transporte de astronautas.

A medida que avancen los esfuerzos para el establecimiento de la Base Lunar, la NASA ampliará las oportunidades para proveedores adicionales mediante concursos de acceso por etapas, fomentando un enfoque sólido y sostenible para la movilidad lunar y fortaleciendo las prioridades nacionales en materia de capacidades espaciales.

Para la entrega de estos rovers en la región del Polo Sur de la Luna, la NASA adjudicó a Blue Origin un contrato de 188 millones de dólares, con una opción de prórroga por un valor de 280,4 millones de dólares para dos órdenes de trabajo, lo que incluye una opción de prórroga en función del desempeño en la fase inicial. La NASA puede optar por extender la orden de trabajo para la entrega de la carga útil.

Esta contratación competitiva, ejecutada en el marco de la fase de entrega indefinida y cantidad indefinida de CLPS 1.0 con la orden de trabajo CX-2, representa una inversión estratégica en la exploración lunar y desempeñará un papel fundamental para posibilitar la movilidad y el desarrollo de infraestructuras para operaciones lunares sostenidas, marcando un paso significativo hacia el establecimiento de una presencia humana permanente en la Luna.

Sobre la base de los éxitos y las lecciones aprendidas en CLPS 1.0, la agencia también detalló cómo la próxima generación de módulos de aterrizaje de carga en el marco de CLPS 2.0 continuará con la entrega de cargas útiles tanto en la superficie lunar como en la órbita de la Luna, respaldando de esta manera los ambiciosos objetivos de la NASA para sus operaciones lunares sostenidas. Esta nueva fase introduce una mayor flexibilidad, permitiendo a la NASA contratar servicios de entrega “llave en mano” —completamente construidos, integrados, probados y listos para usar de inmediato— o comenzar a recibir el hardware de CLPS para integrarlo en sus propias misiones. La solicitud de propuestas definitivas para CLPS 2.0 fue publicada el 15 de mayo de 2026, y el plazo para la presentación de las respuestas se vence el martes 30 de junio de 2026.

Actualización sobre la misión MoonFall

La agencia también compartió nuevas actualizaciones sobre MoonFall, una misión que enviará cuatro drones para hacer vuelos cortos sobre la superficie lunar mientras inspeccionan posibles lugares de aterrizaje para los astronautas de Artemis. El Laboratorio de Propulsión a Chorro (JPL, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA, con sede en el sur de California, ha estado desarrollando el diseño y haciendo pruebas con prototipos de hardware, y ha seleccionado a Firefly Aerospace para construir la nave espacial que transportará los drones desde la órbita terrestre hasta la Luna. El lanzamiento de esta misión está programado para 2028.

Los drones aterrizarán de forma autónoma en la superficie lunar y, a lo largo de un único día lunar, recopilarán imágenes de alta resolución de terrenos de difícil acceso. Tras el último vuelo de cada dron, su carga útil para la supervivencia nocturna seguirá funcionando durante varios meses, lo que supondrá una presencia estadounidense continuada en el Polo Sur lunar.

Otras misiones robóticas en camino

Por último, la NASA anunció que en las próximas semanas dará a conocer una selección de adjudicaciones de trabajos adicionales de CLPS 1.0 —otorgadas durante el evento “Ignition” (Encendido) de la agencia— para cargas útiles y demostraciones de tecnología de Base Lunar. Asimismo, en los próximos meses también habrá nuevas oportunidades para licitar por las órdenes de trabajo de CLPS 1.0 y 2.0, a medida que se definan y planifiquen las demostraciones tecnológicas de la Fase 1 para las misiones de la Base Lunar.

Durante su sesión informativa, el liderazgo de la NASA reiteró que el establecimiento de una presencia lunar sostenida está alineado con la estrategia de exploración más amplia de la agencia, la cual se sustenta en una mayor frecuencia de lanzamientos, la ampliación de sus asociaciones con la industria y una coordinación a nivel de toda la agencia.

Como parte de una edad de oro de innovación y exploración, la NASA enviará astronautas de Artemis en misiones cada vez más difíciles para explorar más de la Luna con fines de descubrimiento científico y beneficios económicos, y para continuar sentando las bases para las primeras misiones tripuladas a Marte.

Para obtener más información sobre la Base Lunar, visita el sitio web (en inglés):

https://www.nasa.gov/moonbase
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Girl Scouts Event Brings Space Science to the Next Generation

2026-05-27 18:27

A young Girl Scout stands facing away from the camera, wearing her Junior Girl Scouts vest. The back of the vest is filled with a number of colorful and intricately embroidered patches. The upper right is the PUNCH Ancient and Modern Sun Watching patch earned at this event
An example of the Ancient & Modern Sun Watching patch can be seen at the top right corner of this Girl Scout’s vest
Credit: NASA/Nicholeen Viall-Kepko

In early May 2026, NASA employees, contractors, and volunteers helped to bring Heliophysics to girls of all ages in a fun-filled weekend of hands-on science activities and experiments. The event took place from May 1-3 at Camp Conowingo, a Girl Scouts of Central Maryland camping property on the Susquehanna River north of Baltimore, and brought together participants from across the region.

With support from the Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) and the outreach program from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, NASA heliophysicist Nicholeen Viall led a camping trip on which 165 Girl Scouts earned their Space Science badge and Ancient and Modern Sun-Watching patch.

The badge and patch were earned over the course of the weekend through a series of activity stations that included hands-on examples of how scientists study the Sun, Heliosphere, Moon, planets, and stars. In particular, these creative experiments allowed attendees to learn about space weather and see firsthand how the Sun impacts our lives, which is a cornerstone of HEAT education goals.

The activities were set up in seven stations. Girl Scout troops were split into 7 groups, plus an 8th group of high school seniors who ran the stations. Each group was named after a constellation (Ursa Major, Leo, Orion, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Cygnus, Lyra, and Canis Major).

On the morning and afternoon of Saturday May 2, each group spent about 45 minutes per station doing activities to earn a space science badge.

  • Station 1 helped Girl Scouts learn about the different career possibilities available in Space Sciences and at NASA
  • Station 2 gave Girl Scouts the opportunity to  play with polarized sun glasses and try out the ultraviolet beads activity
  • Station 3 involved learning more about the Sun and the PUNCH mission through key vocabulary terms and role-playing activities
  • Station 4, the Solar System Walk, was a path with planet markers spaced out to scale to help campers identify all the planets in our solar system
  • Station 5 demonstrated the phases of the Moon and why different constellations appear in the night sky during the year
  • Station 6 taught the Girl Scouts about NASA missions; and
  • Station 7 gave Girl Scouts the opportunity to practice shooting a bow and arrow, which is a tradition at Camp Conowingo.

On Friday and Saturday evenings, the groups participated in a star and Moon gazing nighttime astronomy activity and were able to find Jupiter. 

These activities were made possible in part thanks to time contributed by members of NASA Solar System Ambassadors and the National Capitol Astronomers. Station 3 from the daytime events also had Sunspotter telescopes for the Girl Scouts to try out, which were provided by HEAT with help from team member Carolyn Ng.

Fellow HEAT team member Laura-Ashley Alegbeleye was also onsite leading activities, where  her expertise in classroom education really shined. Laura-Ashley attended as a representative of HEAT, which allowed her to share HEAT resources and educational content with the Girl Scout attendees at several stations, including Station 1.

Viall describes the Space Science Career station by pointing out that the event coordinators leveraged HEAT educational materials, as well as activities designed for the Ancient and Modern Sun Watching patch by the PUNCH team, to show that even a NASA mission requires many different skill sets. “It’s not just scientists and the engineers,” says Viall. “It is financial analysts, it’s communications people, it’s good writers, it’s good artists. All of these different people have to be a part of the team.”

One of the standout moments of the weekend was the campfire at the end of Saturday, which is a tradition for Girl Scout camping events, according to Viall. “One of the traditions of the campfire is that we all sing songs and the Girl Scouts put on skits,” explains Viall. “I want to say about half of the skits that the Girl Scouts made were about space, the Sun, astronauts, or about exploring Mars.”

Viall also pointed out that the event offered a chance for older girl scouts to gain mentoring experience by leading five of the seven activity stations. “I went to those troops over a month ahead of the event,” says Viall. “I met with them and taught them the activities, sent them all the materials, and brainstormed with them about the best way to teach the younger Girl Scouts.” The event taught these older Girl Scouts how to be great leaders themselves by sharing the knowledge with the younger Girl Scouts which Viall helped to impart on them. “That part was really cool, to see the older girls teaching the younger girls the [science] concepts.”

As a final note, Viall points out that after the 165 Girl Scouts signed up, which was the maximum capacity of the campground, there were still three more troops who had wanted to participate. “We had so much interest that I visited an additional 30 girls at their troop meetings to do a quick Space Science/PUNCH lesson event,” says Viall.

Girl Scouts of the USA have offered the Space Science badge series for kindergarten through twelfth grade students since 2019. The Ancient and Modern Sun-Watching patch leverages the PUNCH Public Outreach products, curated for the Girl Scout experience.Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas convened a prototype patch-earning event in 2024. Now, two years later, the Girl Scouts who participated in the Camp Conowingo event officially earned the Ancient and Modern Sun-Watching patch. Viall is the PUNCH Mission Scientist, which helped establish the connection that made the whole event possible. Together with collaborators from NASA HEAT, this event certainly helped to activate a love for science in a new generation of learners.

La NASA anunciará la tripulación de Artemis III e informará sobre el progreso de la misión

2026-05-27 16:01

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Crédito: NASA

La NASA informará sobre los avances de la misión Artemis III de la agencia y anunciará los astronautas asignados a este vuelo de prueba durante un evento en vivo a las 11 a.m. EDT (hora del este) del martes 9 de junio en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia en Houston.

Siga la rueda de prensa en vivo a través de la aplicación NASA+ y el canal de YouTube de la agencia. Descubra cómo ver el contenido de la NASA en diversas plataformas en línea, incluidas las redes sociales (información ofrecida en inglés).


Tras el evento, la tripulación de Artemis III estará disponible para un número limitado de entrevistas presenciales y virtuales.


Las solicitudes de entrevista deben enviarse a la sala de prensa del centro Johnson antes de las 5 p.m. del 4 de junio. Los periodistas que no son ciudadanos estadounidenses interesados en asistir deben comunicarse, en inglés, con la sala de prensa de Johnson mediante correo electrónico (jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov) antes de las 5 p.m. del jueves 28 de mayo. Los periodistas estadounidenses deben comunicarse con la sala de prensa antes de las 5 p.m. del jueves 4 de junio. Los medios registrados recibirán la confirmación y detalles adicionales del evento por correo electrónico. La política de acreditación de medios de la NASA está disponible en línea.

Artemis III lanzará a cuatro astronautas desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy de la NASA en Florida en la nave espacial Orion, la cual viajará a bordo del cohete SLS (Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial, por sus siglas en inglés). La misión pondrá a prueba las capacidades críticas de encuentro y acoplamiento entre Orion y los sistemas comerciales de aterrizaje humano necesarios para llevar a los astronautas a la superficie lunar. Basándose en el exitoso vuelo de prueba tripulado de Artemis II en abril, Artemis III allanará el camino para futuras misiones a la Luna.

Como parte de una edad de oro de innovación y exploración, la NASA enviará astronautas en misiones cada vez más complejas para explorar más de la Luna con fines de descubrimiento científico y beneficios económicos, y para continuar sentando las bases para las primeras misiones tripuladas a Marte.

Para más información sobre el programa Artemis, visite:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis  (inglés)

https://ciencia.nasa.gov/artemis  (español)

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Rachel Kraft / María José Viñas
Sede central, Washington
+1 202-358-1600
rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov  / maria-jose.vinasgarcia@nasa.gov

Anna Schneider
Centro Espacial Johnson
+1 281-483-5111
anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov

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