I think it is a real plus to have an experienced MIT professor as the agency’s second-in-charge. Dava Newman seems like a good technological innovator and should bring fresh new energy and ideas to ...

One day, moving around in outer space—and walking on Mars—could become a whole lot more comfortable for astronauts, thanks to the innovative techniques being developed by an aeronautics professor at ...

MIT professor Dava Newman tells how the form-fitting BioSuit will help give NASA a ready-to-wear outfit for the moon and Mars. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's worked since ...

Dava is an Aeronautics and Engineering Professor at MIT. She is currently working with NASA to develop a new, more efficient spacesuit for future space exploration. Meet aeronautics and engineering ...

MIT’s famous Media Lab, the multidisciplinary idea factory that produces many a fascinating invention and influential thinker, has found a new director in its backyard after scouring the globe for ...

When she was a kid, Dava Newman wanted to be an astronaut. "I loved space," NASA's new deputy administrator told us. "I was hugely influenced by the Apollo program. What it taught me was — I grew up ...