RCRA Permit Modification – NASA

NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers. The Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract is a firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a value not to exceed $200 million during a five-year ordering period. The performance period begins April 1, 2025. Contracted work will take place in six NASA centers and facilities, including Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and the White Sands Test Facility in…

As NASA plans future human exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, new and unique challenges emerge — like communication delays and limited return-to-Earth options — so enhanced medical care capabilities are critical. Crews will need non-invasive imaging technology to diagnose medical conditions, like broken bones or dental injuries.   Scientists at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are testing portable, handheld X-ray systems for use during future extended space missions. Having portable X-ray capabilities aboard spacecraft would allow astronauts to immediately assess and treat potential injuries or identify equipment issues without having to disassemble the gear.  “Technological innovations…

Audio collage begins. MIKE LEVESQUE “Follow the Sun.” It’s appropriately named, I think. SUSANA VILLALBA The complex is mostly surrounded by mountains. It’s a beautiful country area with a lot of oaks, junipers, and pine trees… BOB HAROLDSSON What does it look like? It looks like desert. Lots of desert. Sand and dirt. RICHARD STEPHENSON On the way to work, we’re avoiding kangaroos, wombats, emus. As I said, it’s very stereotypical Australia. Audio collage ends. NARRATOR Last season of The Invisible Network podcast, we took a tour of the U.S., visiting ground stations for the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration,…