Parker Solar Probe

NASA Administrator Selects New Head of Science

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Monday, February 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Dr. Nicola Fox will serve as the associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective immediately.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Dr. Nicola Fox will serve as the associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective immediately.
  • "We're all grateful for the interim leadership of Sandra Connelly, who has done an incredible job keeping the mission moving forward over the last couple months."
  • Throughout her career, Fox has authored numerous scientific articles and papers, in addition to delivering science presentations worldwide.
  • Learn more about NASA's science missions at:
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Revolve Announces Sale of 1,250MW of Utility Scale Solar and Storage Projects

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The sale of the Projects was completed pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated January 10, 2023.

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  • The sale of the Projects was completed pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated January 10, 2023.
  • The total consideration payable by ENGIE is within the range of guidance previously provided by the Company for the sale of utility scale development assets.
  • Steve Dalton, CEO of Revolve commented: "We are delighted to announce the sale of our Bouse and Parker solar & storage projects to ENGIE.
  • This is a significant transaction for the Company and marks the sale of our first utility scale projects from our US development portfolio.

Revolve Issues Year End Shareholder Update and Reports Q1 Financial and Operating Results

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

We expect these announcements to act as a catalyst for accelerated growth in the sector in the near and longer term.

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  • We expect these announcements to act as a catalyst for accelerated growth in the sector in the near and longer term.
  • Full Financial and Management's Discussion and Analysis for Q1 2022 are posted on the Company's website, https://revolve-renewablepower.com/financials/ as well as on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ).
  • Revolve Renewable Business Solutions currently has an operating portfolio of 2.85MW with an additional 6.2MW under construction phase.
  • Revolve does not undertake to update this information at any particular time except as required in accordance with applicable laws.

Revolve Provides Development Progress on its 250MW Parker Solar & Storage Project in the US

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Revolve Renewable Power Corp. (TSXV: REVV) ("Revolve" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing development activity of its 250MW Parker Solar & Storage project (the "Parker Project").

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Revolve Renewable Power Corp. (TSXV: REVV) ("Revolve" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing development activity of its 250MW Parker Solar & Storage project (the "Parker Project").
  • Revolve is active on several utility scale solar, battery storage and wind projects in the US.
  • Considerable progress has been achieved on the Parker Project over the last eighteen (18) months and it is now moving towards the mid-stage of development.
  • Revolve develops utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects in the US and Mexico with a portfolio of c.3,600MW under development.

Redwire Technology Enables NASA Planetary Defense Test Mission

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, is providing critical navigation components and Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) technology for NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the worlds first planetary defense test mission, which is set to impact the binary asteroid system Didymos on September 26, 2022, at 7:14 p.m. EDT.

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  • Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, is providing critical navigation components and Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) technology for NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the worlds first planetary defense test mission, which is set to impact the binary asteroid system Didymos on September 26, 2022, at 7:14 p.m. EDT.
  • Redwires ROSA and digital sun sensor technology will continue to power and guide DART until the spacecrafts moment of impact.
  • Redwire is proud to have provided critical systems to APL and NASA for this historic endeavor to advance planetary defense capabilities, said Andrew Rush, President and COO of Redwire.
  • As the first planetary defense test mission, DART will demonstrate critical technology that could one day be used to protect Earth from a dangerous asteroid or comet.

NASA Goddard Center Director Shares Plans to Retire

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Monday, July 25, 2022

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Dennis Andrucyk, director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has announced his intent to retire after more than 36 years of federal service, including multiple leadership roles at NASA and as Goddard's director since January 2020.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Dennis Andrucyk, director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has announced his intent to retire after more than 36 years of federal service, including multiple leadership roles at NASA and as Goddard's director since January 2020.
  • Andrucyk will continue to serve as Goddard center director while NASA conducts a nationwide search and open competition for a new director.
  • Once a new director is selected, and following a short transition period, Andrucyk will retire; at this time, there is no set date for his retirement.
  • Since then, he has been a recipient of the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Goddard Outstanding Leadership Honor Award, and Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award in Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity.

Rocket Lab selected by Ball Aerospace to Power NASA’s GLIDE Spacecraft

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a leading launch and space systems company, has been selected by Ball Aerospace to manufacture the Solar Array Panel (SAP) to power NASAs Global Lyman-Alpha Imager of Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) mission spacecraft planned to launch in 2025.

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  • Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a leading launch and space systems company, has been selected by Ball Aerospace to manufacture the Solar Array Panel (SAP) to power NASAs Global Lyman-Alpha Imager of Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) mission spacecraft planned to launch in 2025.
  • The GLIDE spacecraft will launch with another Rocket Lab-powered spacecraft, also built by Ball Aerospace, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAAs) Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1).
  • Rocket Lab has become the go-to provider of space solar power and space systems products throughout the space industry, including for ambitious heliophysics missions like GLIDE, said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck.
  • I am grateful to our partners at Ball Aerospace for selecting Rocket Lab and excited to be working with them to support NASAs Heliophysics missions to deliver advanced science.

NASA Mourns Passing of Visionary Heliophysicist Eugene Parker

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Eugene N. Parker, visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, has passed away.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Eugene N. Parker, visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, has passed away.
  • "The field of heliophysics exists in large part because of Dr. Eugene Parker," said Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's associate administrator for science.
  • NASA's Parker Solar Probe continues its mission today in pursuit of the pioneering questions Parker first envisaged more than a half century ago.
  • "Anyone who knew Dr. Parker, knew that he was a visionary," said Nicola Fox, director of the Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

NeuroNexus Launches Fully Integrated Research Framework for Electrophysiology Data Capture, Management and Analysis

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

NeuroNexus, a pioneering neurotechnology company, today announced the launch of an innovative framework with fully integrated electrophysiology tools in an inexpensive, ready-to-go package for streamlined, cloud-enabled data collection, and foundational and applied science experiment management.

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  • NeuroNexus, a pioneering neurotechnology company, today announced the launch of an innovative framework with fully integrated electrophysiology tools in an inexpensive, ready-to-go package for streamlined, cloud-enabled data collection, and foundational and applied science experiment management.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220202005248/en/
    NeuroNexus launched an innovative neuroscience research framework with fully integrated electrophysiology tools in an inexpensive, ready-to-go package for streamlined, cloud-enabled data collection, and foundational and applied science experiment management.
  • By integrating each phase of the workflow from data streaming, collection and monitoring through data analysis and publication scientists can now focus on their research rather than building and managing an electrophysiology technology stack.
  • Radiens Curate is a user-programmable interface for data file management, file conversion and batch processing of large data sets.

NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting

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Monday, December 6, 2021

Topics of discussion include upcoming NASA Earth science launches and future observations; new insights into the Sun and an update on NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission; the scientific discoveries Perseverance's investigations have made to date on Mars;and an update on Jupiter's cyclones from the Juno mission.

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  • Topics of discussion include upcoming NASA Earth science launches and future observations; new insights into the Sun and an update on NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission; the scientific discoveries Perseverance's investigations have made to date on Mars;and an update on Jupiter's cyclones from the Juno mission.
  • In addition to NASA's hyperwall, learning area, and exhibit space which will be socially distanced onsite in New Orleans the agency will host a virtual exhibit for AGU, which will feature a science theater, live chat opportunities, downloads of the NASA Science 2022 calendar, specially curated resources, and more.
  • The exhibit will be open to the public throughout the week of the meeting.
  • For a complete and up-to-date schedule of briefings and media participation information, visit:
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