Archived Features: January 2009 |
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES | January 21, 2009 |
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As Ames Research Center approaches its 70th anniversary in 2009, the Center recently announced nine new inductees into the NASA Ames Hall of Fame (HoF). The Ames HoF formally recognizes those people "whose contributions have had the most sustained and far-reaching influence on the direction and mission of NASA Ames, and/or whose work at NASA Ames has generated fundamental advancements in either a scientific or engineering field." Four of the new inductees, all now retired, earned their fame primarily through research conducted in the Science Directorate. These honored scientists are: John Billingham (Ames tenure: 1965 - 1994), who became Division Chief for Life Sciences; Estelle Condon (1980 - 2006), Associate Center Director for Programs and Space Projects; Emily Holton (1973 - 2007), Senior Staff Scientist in the Life Sciences Division; and Alvin Seiff (1948 - 1986), Senior Scientist in the Space Sciences Division. For more on the contributions of these, and the other, honorees visit the Ames Hall of Fame.
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A BUSY 2009 | January 21, 2009 |
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 The first six months of 2009, the 'platinum year' for Ames Research Center will be filled with newsworthy launches and deployments. The Kepler mission, a Discovery-class telescope designed to detect habitable terrestrial planets around other stars, is scheduled to launch in early March. The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), designed to detect water in a permanently shadowed region near the lunar pole, is co-manifested with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Launch is anticipated in late April, with lunar impact (visible from Earth) scheduled for late summer. With much anticipation, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), an airborne observatory featuring a 2.5-meter diameter IR telescope, will conduct its first science flight as soon as late May.
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