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

	August 03, 2018  In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Week of July 30 – Aug.3, 2018   ‘Show-Me State’ Students Talk with Astronaut, Celebrate NASA Anniversaries More than 200 students in St. Louis had an “off-planet experience” as they spoke with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, observed Moon rocks and viewed the historic Apollo 11 lunar capsule currently on display at the St. Louis Science Center in Missouri.   Jody Singer Named NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Acting Director NASA has named Jody Singer acting director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as the agency seeks a permanent director. Todd May, who had served as Marshall director since February 2016, retired from the agency effective July 27.   NASA, Commercial Partners Progress to Human Spaceflight Home Stretch NASA and commercial industry partners The Boeing Co., headquartered in Chicago, and SpaceX, of Hawthorne, California, are making significant advances in preparing to launch astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle’s retirement in 2011. As part of the Commercial Crew Program’s public-private partnership, both companies are fine-tuning their designs, integrating hardware, and testing their crew spacecraft and rockets to prepare for test flights.   First SLS Core Stage Flight Hardware Complete, Ready for Joining The first major piece of core stage hardware for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has been assembled and is ready to be joined with other hardware for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). The forward skirt will connect the upper part of the rocket to the core stage and house many of the flight computers, or avionics.   I Am Building SLS: Leeann Clayton Engineer Leeann Clayton of The Boeing Co. became interested in engineering by working at her family gas station. Now, she helps advance space exploration by testing the world's most powerful rocket, SLS. 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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