The space agency has revealed the names of the people who will take part in its independent UFO/UAP investigation team.
Back in June, NASA announced that it would begin a new study that would focus on analyzing existing astronomical data for anomalies that cannot be scientifically explained.
Now, the study has finally begun, and NASA has since revealed more details — including the identities of the 16 individuals who will undertake the study.
“Exploring the unknown in space and the atmosphere is at the heart of who we are at NASA,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate.
“Understanding the data we have around Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) is critical to helping us draw scientific conclusions about what’s happening in our skies. The data will be proven by scientists and make the inexplicable explainable.”
The study, which will last 9 months, according to the press release, will “lay the foundation for future study of the nature of the UAP for NASA and other organizations.”
The findings, whatever they are, will be made available to the public in mid-2023.
The members of the research team are:
Chairman David Spergel – President of the Simons Foundation.
Annamaria Berea is an associate professor of computer and data science at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Federica Bianco – Associate Professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Physics and Astrophysics.
Paula Bontempi – Biological Oceanographer.
Reggie Brothers – Operating Partner at AE Industrial Partners in Boca Raton, Florida.
Jen Buss – CEO of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Arlington, Virginia.
Nadia Drake is a freelance science journalist and National Geographic contributor.
Mike Gold – Executive Vice President of Civil Space and External Affairs at Redwire in Jacksonville, Florida.
David Grinspoon is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tuscon, Arizona.
Scott Kelly (pictured above) is a former NASA astronaut, test pilot, fighter pilot, and retired US Navy captain.
Matt Mountain – President of the Association of Universities for Research and Astronomy (AURA).
Warren Randolph – Deputy Executive Director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Division of Aviation Safety Accident Investigation and Prevention.
Walter Scott – Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Maxar in Westminster, Colorado.
Joshua Semeter is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Center for Space Physics at Boston University.
Carlin Toner – Acting Executive Director of the FAA’s Office of Aviation Policy and Plans.
Shelly Wright is an associate professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego Center for Astrophysics and Space Studies.
