WHAT SCOTT KELLY & MORE BIG NAMES IN NASA UFO STUDY HOPE TO FIND
Scott Kelly, a former Navy captain and astronaut, and 15 other researchers will be spending the next nine months studying UFOs for NASA. This research comes amid an increase in UFO sightings. Through this study, researchers hope to examine which UFO sightings can and can’t be explained. Suggested read:Sorry USSF, NASA Is Crashing The International Space Station
Scott Kelly, David Spergel, and the Team
The team will consist of 16 leading aerospace experts, scientists, and data and artificial intelligence practitioners to study UFOs. The members of the team include:
- Scott Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain, a retired astronaut, and a former military fighter pilot and test pilot. During his time in the Navy, he achieved over 250 carrier landings and flew over 8,000 hours. He holds the record for having spent the most days in space. He was also the pilot for the third Hubble Servicing Mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
- David Spergel, leader of the NASA UFO study team, astrophysicist, and president of the Simons Foundation, which is focused on the advancement of scientific research. He’s interested in searching for stars and planets and was an important figure in creating the standard model of cosmology.
- Federica Bianca, a scientist who focuses on data science to study the universe. She’s a professor at the University of Delaware teaching Physics and Astrophysics and will start the Legacy Survey of Space and Time study in 2023 in an effort to find new stars and galaxies.
- Anamaria Berea, a professor at George Mason University teaching Computational and Data Science. At Blue Marble Space Institute of Science in Seattle, she serves as a research affiliate, where she’s interested in communication in living systems and using data science in astrobiology.
- Paula Bontempi, a biological oceanographer who served 18 years at NASA and has led research in ecosystems, biochemistry, the carbon cycle, and ocean biology.
- Jen Buss, previous NASA worker who explored planning processes for astronaut medical and health care. She is currently the CEO of the Potomac Institute of Policy Studies and is a key figure in trends analysis and policy solutions in her field for science and technology.
- Nadia Drake, a science journalist who focuses on writing about astronomy, astrophysics, planetary sciences, and jungles. She’s won multiple awards in National Geographic, including the David N. Schramm Award.
- Mike Gold, previous worker for NASA in the Artemis Accords, which created the norms of behavior in space. He led the negotiation of binding international agreements for the lunar Gateway. He received NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal for his work in 2020.
- David Grinspoon, a scientist at the Planetary Science Institute who’s also involved in interplanetary spacecraft missions, such as the DAVINCI mission to Venus. He focuses on comparative planetology and is a professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Science.
- Joshua Semeter, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. His research focuses on interactions between Earth’s ionosphere and the space environment. His lab focuses on radar experiment design and signal processing.
- Karlin Toner, previous director of the Airspace Systems Program at NASA Headquarters. She also received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and is an associate fellow for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
- Shelley Wright, a professor of Astrophysics and Space Studies. She is interested in galaxies and supermassive black holes.
- Reggie Brothers, a partner at AE Industrial Partners. He was also the executive vice president and chief technology officer of Peraton. He used to work as the undersecretary for Science and Technology at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- Matt Mountain, president of the Association of Universities for Research and Astronomy. He oversees 44 universities across the nation and serves as a telescope scientist.
- Warren Randolph, who has experience in aviation safety and is currently responsible for creating safety management system principles and informing the assessment of future emerging risks.
- Walter Scott, executive vice president of Maxar, a space technology company focusing on space infrastructure. Back in 2021, he was inducted into the David W. Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce.
NASA’s Mission and What They Hope To Achieve
In June, Congress held a hearing about UFOs for the first time in over 50 years. In July, the Pentagon also announced that they would be increasing one of their offices to track UFOs. The reason this study came about was due to the recent national interest in alien existence and because people also believed that the government was not being transparent about this field of interest. In June 2021, a Director of National Intelligence found that there were over 140 UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) encounters from 2004 to 2021 near military bases and coastlines. In this mission, the group of 16 researchers will construct a roadmap for UAP data analysis. This project has received funding of about $100,000, and although NASA has stated that UAPs don’t have extra-terrestrial origins, the purpose of the study is to reveal more about them. The team has already started their project by reviewing previous findings on UAPs, and these findings will help lay the groundwork for future UAP data analysis within this study. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said, “Exploring the unknown in space and the atmosphere is at the heart of who we are at NASA… Understanding the data we have surrounding unidentified aerial phenomena is critical to helping us draw scientific conclusions about what is happening in our skies. Data is the language of scientists and makes the unexplainable, explainable.”
When Can We Expect Results?
Scott Kelly, David Spergel, and his NASA UFO team of researchers will publish their findings in the middle of 2023. Through this study, NASA and the Pentagon hope to reduce the misinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding UFOs. Read next:Inquiries Grow as Navy Withholds UAP Footage
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