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Bev Fetter

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 rocket launch pad for blasting satellites into orbit.  Read the entire article at https://www.seattletimes.com/business/after-9-years-and-10m-georgia-spaceport-nears-faa-approval/  

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 be accompanied by the ashes of dozens of others, including Star Trek legends Gene Roddenberry, […]

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 to fill the full-time administrative secretary position created by Bev’s departure.  She has most recently […]

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

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!  

Space Studies M.S. student Curt Holmer has been notified that his thesis research has been accepted for an oral presentation at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 25-29, 2021.  His research, “Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems Functional Stability and Limitations, a Theoretical Approach” will be included in the Advanced Systems, Technologies, […]

Mission IX of the Inflatable Lunar/Mars Analog Habitat (ILMAH) will begin on Tuesday, May 4th with a four person crew. They will be completing a 2-week mission focusing on EEG based cognition performance and other neuroscience studies. They will also be spending a fair amount time in the space suits, caring for plants and operating drone […]

You are invited to attend the thesis defense for Space Studies M.S. candidate Brittany Zimmerman scheduled for Friday, April 30th at noon Central DST.  See Zoom details below.   Research Title: “Closing the Loop in Life Support Systems for Spaceflight and Habitation: Reutilization of Human Excrement through Recovery of Potable Water and Reclamation of Waste […]