About the Science Research and Projects Division
The mission of the Science Research and Projects Division at Marshall Space Flight Center is to expand scientific knowledge and explore the Earth and our universe in support of National and Agency goals. We are comprised of NASA civil servants and colleagues working in alliance with academia, US federal agencies, and international partners to develop space, airborne, and ground-based capabilities to better understand our home planet and its space environment.
The Science and Research Projects Division (SRPD) web based Large Budget Proposal Tool went live Friday, 7/21/23. The automated budget tool was created to increase efficiencies and reduce errors in preparing multiple budget scenarios of large flight proposal opportunities, and …
The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science, and is a part of NASA’s (Open-Source Science Initiative) OSSI. …
Walter Petersen has been selected to receive the Outstanding Alum award this year from the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. Petersen received his MS (1992) and PhD (1997) from the department, studying with Steven Rutledge. …
SRPD Division Manager, Walt Petersen, Selected as Outstanding Alum of the Year Read More »
Phil Stahl (ST10) gave two Zoom lectures on the Webb Space Telescope. One lecture was to the OSA Student Chapter of University of Bucharest, Laser Systems Department within the Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) department. The other Zoom …
Direct imaging of planetary systems around other stars to detect and characterize Earth-like planets that could sustain life requires telescopes that are larger and more stable than any previous telescope. Because an Earth-like planet is 10 billion times fainter than …