Environment & Sustainability

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NASA’s Scott Tingle to Serve as Agency’s Chief Astronaut

NASA astronaut Scott Tingle NASA named astronaut Scott Tingle as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, effective Nov. 10. A decorated spaceflight veteran and former captain in the United States Navy, Tingle has…

Congo Basin nations roll out community payments for forest care

Congo Basin countries have announced the launch of a payments for environmental services, or PES, initiative at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, intended to encourage practices favorable to forest protection and restoration. The financial mechanism, announced Nov. 18…

Rajendra Bhatt

Rajendra Bhatt Deputy Project Scientist, CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF) Mission, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Dr. Rajendra Bhatt serves as the Deputy Project Scientist for the CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF) mission, leading the CPF Intercalibration Team in developing,…

Bruce Anderson

Bruce Anderson Distinguished Research Associate, Chemistry & Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Dr. Bruce Anderson is a Distinguished Research Associate (DRA) in the Chemistry and Dynamics Branch of the Science Directorate at NASA’s Langley Research Center. He…

Joshua Barnes

Joshua Barnes Program Manager, Disaster Response Coordination System, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Mr. Joshua Barnes serves as the Program Manager, Disaster Response Coordination System (DRCS) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Hampton, VA. In his…