FAIRMONT – TMC Technologies of Fairmont is playing a key role in NASA’s development of its first all-electric experimental airplane, the X-57 Maxwell. TMC Senior Systems Engineer […]
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Lesson of a little helicopter on Mars
The little helicopter weighs only 4 pounds, and its first flight lasted a mere 30 seconds and reached an altitude of only 10 feet. But it did […]
ETAM Earth Station sold to Deep Space Network
Duke Jordan, a sales professional with Great Expectations Realty Commercial division in Charleston, said Etam Earth Station was sold to Deep Space Network LLC for about $1.5 […]
New Space Age hampered by old tech
by Andrew Holland and Stephane Lintner The world is entering an exciting new Space Age. Where once the superpowers competed in a space race to the moon, […]
Prepare for Takeoff
BY ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPostWV With the exciting success of NASA’s rover Perseverance landing on Mars this past week, this is the perfect time to engage (with or without […]
A mission to Mars — by way of Marion County
Almost heaven … definitely Mars. NASA’s “Perseverance” rover successfully touched down on The Red Planet’s surface Thursday afternoon. The space agency is now hoping for an equally […]
WVU event discusses legacy of Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was an icon of endurance and resilience in the face of adversity, biases and restrictions. While breaking barriers in space exploration, she was […]
WVU to honor ‘Hidden Figures’ pioneer, female accomplishment for Black History Month
When John Glenn said to “get the girl,” everyone knew exactly who he meant. It was 1962, and NASA, America’s then-fledgling space agency, was still finding its […]
NASA’S IV&V Program celebrates ISS 20th anniversary
Newsroom@DominionPost.com FAIRMONT — The International Space Station is marking its 20th anniversary of continued human presence in space, and many folks across NASA and the team at […]
Fairmont State University’s partnership with NASA IV&V Educator Resource Center continues to expand opportunities for students and educators
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Fairmont State University’s College of Science and Technology and NASA’s Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Program Education Resource Center continues to provide opportunities to young students, […]
