Take a tour of the cleanroom where NASA prepared InSight for launch. The early programs laid the foundation for a nuclear rocket engine; Nasa’s next step was to develop the hardware needed to take the engine from theory to reality. NASA’s 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Program (RLV) is part of the agency’s long-term Space Launch Initiative, a multibillion-dollar effort to design a safer and more efficient space transportation architecture by 2005. The Department of Defense is a key partner in the effort because of its interest in the RLV program’s applicability to military satellite programs and future military space plane designs. But what was once a new design style has now become a vintage classic, not quite old enough yet to be strictly defined as antique. Some people just can’t get enough of their jobs. According to PolitiFact, a long-standing urban legend has convinced many people over the years that rank-and-file members of the House of Representatives only have to serve for two years in order to receive $174,000 annually for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately for members of Congress, the legend is, well, a legend. Members of Congress can also enjoy other retirement benefits thanks to FERS: Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

A report on “Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress” stipulates that no member of Congress is eligible to receive pension until they’ve served for at least five years (senators serve six-year terms, but members of the House have to seek reelection every two years). According to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), basic pension plans depend on their years of service and the representative’s “high-3” average (i.e. their three highest-paid consecutive years of service). They’re being offered similar health insurance and 401(k) plans to those given to salaried employees. This year, the Intelligent Health Track will supposedly play a crucial role at the meeting. He enjoyed meeting the public, and was reluctant to accept the security available to his office. Writing secure code has become ever more crucial over the last few years due to the growth of data privacy laws as well as worries about security for individuals. If a government employee is covered by FERS, they pay into their Social Security fund at the same rate as private employees. One possibility contemplated by physicists is that the conventional universe could have an invisible doppelganger made of dark matter, which is made up of mirror versions of the subatomic particles known to exist; mirror dark matter would have all the same properties as regular matter, but would interact with it only weakly.

No matter your interests, NASA has a newsletter for you. JUAN GONZALEZ: Yes. Well, President Obama defended his new space exploration policy to NASA employees at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday. The SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon also sent astronauts to space from the U.S. As part of the programme known as Mars Sample Return, a separate mission will be sent to land on Mars to pick up the tubes using a “fetch” rover. When an atom is sent through this accelerator, it slams into a target, creating particles. Along with being a former president (and his or her spouse) comes a lot of perks, including lifelong Secret Service protection. The Former Presidents Act of 1958 (FPA) was enacted to “maintain the dignity” of the office of the president. Fox News reported that in 2017, former President Barack Obama was approved for $536,000 for office space in D.C., while Bill Clinton received $518,000 for his New York City office and George W. Bush got $497,000 for his space in Dallas.S. The FPA also provides former U.S. But former presidents also receive a pension that is equal to the annual salary for cabinet secretaries; in 2017, that amount was $207,800.

There’s some other math that goes into figuring out the final number, but, for example, a rank-and-file member who’s served for 25 years can expect to take home about $67,250 per year in pension. Lawn-mowing robots, for example, depend on buried border markers to define the limits of their yard. The Martian sky, for example, appears to have a butterscotch tint to it because of the permanent haze of dust in its atmosphere. In technology start-ups, for example, there’s a culture of working extraordinarily long hours. Some salaried workers are heavily influenced and motivated by the work culture at the office. The mind of the pop culture collective is fickle like that. Congress, annual pay is pretty cut and dry: Salary for most is $174,000 per year (though those in leadership positions like the Speaker of the House make more). So while a hefty paycheck may not be the most impressive piece of a politician’s profile, aren’t you a little curious what some government officials make? They think about their jobs all the time, constantly looking for ways to improve their performance, make more money and contribute to the success of the company. If their hard work is making more money for a company, they’re entitled to share in the profits and receive public recognition for it.