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Hunter-gatherers at Poverty Point may have built its massive earthworks not under the command of chiefs, but as part of a vast, temporary gathering of egalitarian communities seeking spiritual harmony in a volatile world. New radiocarbon data and reexamined artifacts suggest far-flung travelers met to trade, worship, and participate inContinue Reading

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Lisa Yoakum Deputy Director for Program Planning & Control , Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Ms. Lisa Yoakum currently serves as the Deputy Director for Program Planning & Control (PP&C) supporting NASA Langley Research Center’s (LaRC) Science Directorate (SD). In this role, she is responsible for oversight of SDContinue Reading

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The Soyuz rocket is raised vertical, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at site 31 launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 74 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27. NASA/Bill Ingalls AContinue Reading