In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

	April 07, 2017  MEDIA ADVISORY In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Week of April 3-7, 2017     Puerto Rico Takes Top Spots at 2017 Human Exploration Rover Challenge NASA announced the winners of the 2017 Human Exploration Rover Challenge this week. Ramon Quinones Medina High School of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, won first place in the high school division, and the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Team 1 won the college/university division. See the link above for a full list of winners.   NASA’s New Spectrometer to Help Future Crews Cope with Cosmic Radiation One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high levels of radiation. NASA scientists have developed the Fast Neutron Spectrometer, a new device to monitor radiation exposure on the International Space Station. Understanding neutron radiation will help keep crews safe when NASA sends humans to Mars.   NASA’s Cassini Mission Prepares for 'Grand Finale' at Saturn NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story. On April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings as part of the mission’s grand finale.   NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Visits Marshall This week NASA astronaut Kate Rubins visited NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Rubins, a member of the International Space Station's Expedition 48/49 crew and the first person to sequence DNA in space, met with media, and spoke to Marshall team members and Space Camp students from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.   NASA Awards Multi-Center Protective Services Contract NASA has awarded a contract to Security Walls, LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee, to perform a wide range of protective services at Marshall and NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Work under this contract will begin May 1 and includes a one-year base period, followed by four one-year options. The total potential value of the contract, including all options, is approximately $45.3 million. For more information or to learn about other happenings at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, visit NASA Marshall. For past issues of the ICYMI newsletter, click here.
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