WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Beige Book on April 23, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Sixth District economy grew slightly, on balance, over the reporting period. Labor markets were little changed, but some firms noted plans for slight reductions in headcount amid softening demand or rising cost pressures. Wages, nonlabor costs, and firms' prices rose modestly. Consumer spending fell slightly, and travel and tourism activity decline  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Harvests Lettuce for Space Station Study Inside a laboratory in the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a payload implementation team member harvests 'Outredgeous' romaine lettuce growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat ground unit on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The harvest is part of the ground control work supporting Plant Habitat-07, which launched to the International Space Station  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Invests in Future STEM Workforce Through Space Grant Awards NASA is awarding up to $870,000 annually to 52 institutions across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico over the next four years. The investments aim to create opportunities for the next generation of innovators by supporting workforce development, science, technology, engineering and math education, and aerospace collaboration nationwide.  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Rocket Upper Stage Integrated as Preparations for Artemis II Continue Engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida successfully integrated the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket's upper stage May 1, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, marking another key step toward preparing to launch the agency's Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Technicians with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program stacked the upp  more