Dr. Michael Dodge was recently interviewed for an AP article titled After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval. Since 2012, Camden County on the Georgia-Florida line has doggedly pursued plans to build and operate the 13th licensed U.S. commercial […]
The founding chairman of UND Space Studies, Dr. David Webb, passed away in October 2016. He and his late wife Liliane will have their ashes sent into space on a Celestis Memorial Flight currently scheduled for June 2022. They will […]
Pam Nielsen has joined the staff at the Department of Space Studies to replace Bev Fetter who is retiring on June 30th. Pam worked in the Space Studies office several years ago as a part-time assistant and is currently training […]
Dr. Pablo de León was recently interviewed for a UPI.com article titled NASA’s new $23 million space commode system is more than just a toilet. Read the entire article at https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/06/07/space-station-toilet-nasa/2941622557461/
Dr. Michael Dodge has had published a Law Review article with the North Dakota Law Review, entitled “Regulating Orbital Debris: the Federal Communications Commission Tackles Space Junk”, found at https://law.und.edu/law-review/issues/96/2.html
The NDSGC is now accepting proposals for the 2021-2022 Affiliate Synergistic and Collaborative Engagements across ND (ASCEND) program What: The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) is soliciting applications for the Affiliate Synergistic and Collaborative Engagements across ND (ASCEND) program, which is […]
Pablo de León and Sherry Fieber-Beyer along with eight other UND faculty visited the Cavalier Air Force Station last month to discuss potential research, workforce development opportunities, and Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces, established in December 2019. The article […]
NASA-in-the-Classroom Professional Development Workshop Open seats: 7 Please join us for a VIRTUAL hands-on professional development workshop open to all ND educators! Stay at home and participate in this 100% virtual NASA-in-the-Classroom professional development workshop. Open to all North Dakota K-12 educators and […]
Space Studies M.S. student Stefan Tomović has been featured in UND’s “Leader in Action” series. See the article at https://und.edu/leaders/the-limit-is-beyond-the-sky.html
Jonathan Thorvilson, Space Studies M.S. graduate May 2021, has been featured at BeyondEarth.org. His article is titled “Space Law is All Law.” Congratulations Jonathan!