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Research portals, build-it yourself spacecraft and 3D craniums
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Smartphones in space
NASA is sending the next generation of Google smartphones to the International Space Station with the goal of easing some of the workaday load for astronauts.
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You can lead a horse to data . . .
The goal of a NASA lecture and lab series is to lower the point of entry for people trying to access data, and to teach them how to use it.
People
Learning to innovate like NASA
Start by thinking big. "There is always time later to rein in ideas to fit budget and schedule parameters," author Rod Pyle says.
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The technology taking NASA to Mars
The space agency showcases some of its innovations, big and small.
People
'The critical link is giving people ownership'
Author Rod Pyle discusses what other agencies can learn from the culture and systems that have driven NASA's accomplishments.
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NASA's new view of asteroids
NASA is partnering with Slooh, which has a global network of web-connected telescopes, to engage citizen scientists in helping track asteroids that might pose a threat to Earth.
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Exit interview: Joseph Klimavicz
The outgoing NOAA CIO says that of the many innovations he has led at the agency, a recently unveiled big data plan is the "most out of the box" -- and he is sorry he won't be around to see it through as he heads to the Justice Department.
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NOAA on target for polar satellite launch, says agency chief
A gap in polar satellite coverage could still occur, and there is no agency estimate on how long it might last.
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Video: Are you smarter than a dinosaur?
NASA's newest crowdsourcing initiative seeks better algorithms for identifying humanity-threatening asteroids.
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White House launches climate data website
The aggregation of climate info and tools is designed to help foster application development and entrepreneurial opportunities.
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NOAA budget boost focused on data
The largest request for NOAA's five offices is the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, which would get an increase of about $165 million over fiscal 2014.
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Budget requests for science, research mostly flat
One big winner is likely to be NOAA, which is gearing up to launch new weather satellites in 2016-17.
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Weather satellite program appears back on track
Four of six instruments designed for NOAA’s next-gen system are ready for integration on the spacecraft, which is scheduled for launch in 2016.
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NOAA satellites helped save 253 lives in 2013
The orbiting craft are part of a network that detects and locates distress signals from emergency beacons.
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Commercial aerospace up, defense down
“Government customers of global defense companies continue to be challenged with affordability and competing domestic priorities,” says a new report from Deloitte.
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Four instruments for next-gen weather satellite finished
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager is one of four space-weather instruments that will be aboard NOAA’S GOES-R satellite.
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Latest GOES-R instrument ready for installation
SEISS is the third of six major instruments that will fly with GOES-R when it is launched in early 2016.
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GAO: NASA needs to reflect IT investments in EA
NASA officials said their failure to comply with the PortfolioStat directive does not translate to a lack of oversight.
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