Apr 13 2016
From The Space Library
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-036 International Hacking Challenge Comes to California for Main Event
Media are invited to attend the global main stage event for NASA’s fifth annual International Space Apps Challenge, April 22-24 at Cross Campus in Pasadena, California, with NASA Astronaut Doug Wheelock, Chief Information Officer Renee Wynn, Deputy Chief Scientist Gale Allen, and Chief Technology Officer for IT Deborah Diaz.
Media who wish to attend the Pasadena event can contact Eldora Valentine no later than 5 pm EDT Wednesday April 20 at eldora.valentine-1@nasa.gov or 202-358-3968.
Throughout the event, questions can be asked on Twitter using the hashtag #spaceapps. The events also will stream live online at: [1]
With events in more than 179 locations in 71 countries, this year’s challenge will include a Data Bootcamp on April 22, and a 48-hour hackathon April 23 and 24. More than 200 data sources, including data sets, services and tools will be available for the Space Apps challenge. This year, NASA is offering 25 challenges in six mission-related categories: Aeronautics, Earth, International Space Station, Journey to Mars, Solar System and Beyond, and Space Technology.
This event brings together techy-savvy citizens, scientists, entrepreneurs, educators and students to help solve problems and questions relevant to space exploration and broader subjects that impact life on Earth.
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-040 NASA Announces Earth Day #24Seven Social Media Event
This Earth Day, April 22, NASA is inviting people around the world to share on social media what they are doing to celebrate and improve our home planet, while the space agency shares aspects of a “day in the life” of NASA’s Earth science research.
The Earth Day #24Seven campaign will give the world a glimpse at the various efforts NASA undertakes to protect and understand our home planet. NASA will post time-stamped snapshot “moments” throughout the day on numerous Earth-related social media accounts to collectively paint a picture of NASA Earth science.
NASA uses the vantage point of space to improve our understanding of the most complex planet we’ve seen yet. The agency’s Earth-observing satellites, airborne research and field campaigns are designed to observe our planet’s dynamic systems – oceans, ice sheets, forests and atmosphere – and improve our ability to understand how our planet is changing and could change.
CONTRACT RELEASE C16-010 NASA Awards Contract for Safety Reporting Systems
NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. in McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs, as well as continuing research and development to improve current and future systems.
The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and Related Systems contract, managed by the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. It includes a two-year base period, followed by a one-year and a two-year option. The potential total value of the contract is approximately $33.9 million. This marks the 40th year that NASA has managed the aviation reporting system.
The contract will support the ASRS, the railroad reporting system, C3RS, as well as development of related systems by providing maintenance and operation of voluntary, independent, confidential incident reporting programs. Research and development using incident reports will support improvements in the performance and safety of the current and future domain systems. While these safety reporting systems currently encompass aviation and railroad, the contract supports the potential for other domains in the future. The work will be performed at Booz Allen Hamilton's facilities in Sunnyvale, California.
CONTRACT RELEASE C16-010 NASA Awards Contract for Safety Reporting Systems
NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. in McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs, as well as continuing research and development to improve current and future systems.
The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and Related Systems contract, managed by the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. It includes a two-year base period, followed by a one-year and a two-year option. The potential total value of the contract is approximately $33.9 million. This marks the 40th year that NASA has managed the aviation reporting system.
The contract will support the ASRS, the railroad reporting system, C3RS, as well as development of related systems by providing maintenance and operation of voluntary, independent, confidential incident reporting programs. Research and development using incident reports will support improvements in the performance and safety of the current and future domain systems. While these safety reporting systems currently encompass aviation and railroad, the contract supports the potential for other domains in the future. The work will be performed at Booz Allen Hamilton's facilities in Sunnyvale, California.
