FAIRMONT – Competitive Robotics in West Virginia has reached an all-time high with more teams across the state than ever before. The West Virginia Robotics Alliance, managed by the Education Resource Center (ERC) team at the NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, released new data for the 2023-24 Robotics Season that shows a peak in the
FAIRMONT – The NASA Independent Verification & Validation Program’s Orion Team received an award for their contributions to the Artemis I Mission during a ceremony hosted at the I-79 Technology Park, in Fairmont. The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Award Ceremony is an annual event recognizing employees and teams who have
On Aug. 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Katherine Johnson, a future hero to American space travel and exploration was born. She was the youngest of four children. Her mother was a schoolteacher and her father a lumberman, handyman, and farmer who also worked at West Virginia’s Greenbrier Hotel. Katherine’s aptitude for math
FAIRMONT – On Aug. 26, West Virginia and others celebrate Katherine Johnson Day, marking the NASA legend and NASA Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Facility namesake’s birthday. Katherine Johnson was born on Aug. 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and early on her intelligence and scientific curiosity was apparent. She skipped several grades
NASA’s Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Program Education Resource Center (ERC) partnered with WVU Tech to host a STEM celebration and tournament in Charleston recently, which was geared toward recruiting young women to participate in competitive robotics teams. The Competition of VEX Educational Robotics to Advance Girls Education (COVERAGE) event, held on Tuesday, May 24, inspired
FAIRMONT – In a matter of days, students all across the state will have the opportunity to select Robotics as a recognized co-curricular activity by the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Starting Nov. 1, students in high schools involved in the WVSSAC will be able to participate in robotics as part of a sanctioned
FAIRMONT – NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program’s Education Resource Center hosted a successful Digital Day in the Park STEM event for the second year in a row this week. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this STEM learning event took place in-person at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center. While organizers and students do
West Virginia native and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson would turn 103 this year on the same day as Women’s Equality Day, and many of those working at her namesake facility in Fairmont see a fitting connection. Today, NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility bears her name and legacy housing a program that assures
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