NLV company wants to build inflatable space station for NASA
Robert Bigelow has been waiting for an important phone call from NASA. On Friday, he got a visit, instead. While NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver’s stop at the Bigelow Aerospace facility in North...
View ArticleNASA Deputy Administrator Visits Nevada Innovation Sites
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver visited Las Vegas recently to meet with Nevada entrepreneurs and discuss innovations in space exploration and technology development critical to America’s future...
View ArticleSparks-based aviation company helping NASA design new space vehicle
Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corp. completed a successful test of its nose-landing gear as part of NASA’s attempts to develop and test a commercial space crew transportation system later this year. NASA...
View ArticleDigital Solid State Propulsion wins contract with NASA
Digital Solid State Propulsion was founded in 2005 by CEO Dr. Wayne Sawka. Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc. (DSSP) has won a new contract with NASA, its fourth with the national space agency and its...
View ArticleChallenger Learning Center fosters interest in STEM
By Mikalee Byerman, special to the RGJ The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that jobs in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — will grow 17 percent by 2018. Current students and...
View ArticleSierra Nevada company to supply International Space Station
By Agence France-Presse In this June 27, 2013 photo provided by NASA, Sierra Nevada Corp. engineers and technicians prepare the Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle for tow tests at NASA’s Dryden...
View ArticleNew University lab enables research of air traffic concepts for unmanned...
University of Nevada, Reno partners with NASA for nationwide management platform development Four small drones using powerful software developed by the University of Nevada, Reno’s autonomous systems...
View ArticleNational Automobile Museum Lands New Permanent Space Exhibit
Once celebrated as a rotating exhibit only to be off to the next great city, the National Automobile Museum, The Harrah Collection, is excited to announce the newest permanent exhibit to hit the space...
View ArticleState of Nevada chosen for drone TCL 4 operation
On February 15, 2019, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publicly announced the State of Nevada as an award recipient for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM)...
View ArticleNASA’s first-of-kind tests look to manage drones in cities
By SCOTT SONNER | AP In this May 21, 2019 photo, two drones fly above Lake Street in downtown Reno as part of a NASA simulation to test emerging technology that someday will be used to manage travel...
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