Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Will Collaborate On Earth Science, Agricultural Research
NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden signed an interagency agreement on Thursday at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA.
The signing event formalizes collaboration between NASA and the USDA and establishes a framework for enhanced cooperation in the areas of Earth science research, technology, agricultural management, and the application of science data, models and technology in agricultural decision-making.
The agencies also seek to better collaborate on education and communication activities that inspire youth in America to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Following the signing, Newman and Harden will be available for questions, and members of the media may accompany the deputies during a demonstration highlighting NASA and USDA research data at Ames' hyperwall. The hyperwall is a 23-by-10 foot liquid crystal display composed of 128 screens, totaling 245 million pixels, used to display and analyze science and engineering results from NASA’s high-fidelity modeling and simulation projects.
(NASA image. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Harden and 4-H'ers observe plant growing experiments at NASA's Space Life Science Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL) serves as the primary gateway for payloads bound for the International Space Station)
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