Lori Waters, current SPST M.S. student, has been accepted to the position of Crew Operations Officer for the HI-SEAS Selene IV Moon analog mission from March 13 to March 27, 2021. During this mission at HI-SEAS, she will be conducting plant research as part of the ground trials for the ExoLab-8 mission, which launches to the […]
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Colloquium Series Continues with Dr. Louis Carfagno on Feb. 22nd
Categories: Space Studies
The Space Studies Spring 2021 Colloquium Series features several leading experts in various space-related fields. Please join us for our next remotely offered presentation in this series as outlined below. This presentation will feature Dr. Louis Carfagno, Former Air Force Life Support Systems Engineer, and Spacesuit Engineer working for United Space Alliance supporting the Space […]
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Colloquium Series Continues on February 1st Featuring Miguel San Martin of JPL
Categories: Space Studies
The Space Studies Spring 2021 Colloquium Series features several leading experts in various space-related fields. Please join us for our second remotely offered presentation in this series as outlined below. This presentation will feature Miguel San Martin, Guidance & Control Section Chief Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Presentation Title: ““From Airbags to Wheels: The […]
Colloquium Series Begins January 25 Featuring Major James Franciere
Categories: Space Studies
The Space Studies Spring 2021 Colloquium Series features several leading experts in various space-related fields. Please join us for our first remotely offered presentation in this series as outlined below. This presentation will feature Major James Franciere, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Space Force. AFROTC Det 610. Presentation Title: “Semper Supra: U.S. Space Force Operations and […]
Meet our new Dean! A Q&A with Robert Kraus, UND’s new aerospace dean
UND Poised to Become Center for Space and National Security Research
Categories: Space Studies
Just as North Dakota has become a UAS hub, so, too, can it become a center for space and national security research, UND leaders say. Read UND Today article here.
Dr. de León, an Argentine aerospace engineer, came to UND in 2004 from the Kennedy Space Center. He has helped create an international platform for spaceflight and exploration through the nation’s only university-based Lunar Mars Habitat. A link to the article is found here.
UND Astronomers Discover Source of Many Meteorites
Categories: Home Page News, Space Studies
Drs. Sherry Fieber-Beyer and Mike Gaffey of the Space Studies faculty may have found a key to the origin of many meteorites. Read the full UND Today article here.
Space Studies M.S. candidate, Curt Holmer, will defend his thesis as follows. All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to show your support by attending. When: Monday, November 30th at 2:30 pm (Central) Where: via Zoom Title: Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems Functional Stability and Limitations, a Theoretical Modeling Approach About the Research: Experiments such as Russia’s BIOS series, NASA’s LMLSTP, […]