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Bev Fetter

The Space Studies Spring 2021 Colloquium Series has featured several leading experts in various space-related fields.  Please join us for our final presentation in this series as outlined below.  This presentation will feature Ted Southern, President of Final Frontier Design. Presentation Title:  “Advanced Topics for Extravehicular Activities” Date:  Monday, May 3, 2021 Time:  5:00-7:00 p.m. (Central […]

You are invited to attend the thesis defense for Space Studies M.S. candidate Steven Russell, scheduled for Thursday, April 29th at 10:00 am Central DST.  See live stream link below. Research Title: “An Evaluation of CI Asteroid Regolith as a Plant Growth Medium for Space Crop Production” Research Description: Asteroids have had researchers interested in […]

Congratulations to Dr. Pablo de León who recently chaired the 11th Argentine Congress on Space Technology held April 7-9, 2021.   This annual event aims to bring together Argentine professionals, and professionals from other parts of the world who work in the space sector, to exchange experiences of the different projects that are carried out, such as deepening […]

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter made history recently, becoming the first vehicle to demonstrate controlled, powered flight on another planet.  Dr. Mike Gaffey of the Space Studies faculty was interviewed on how this successful flight opens up a whole new range of possibilities for exploring Mars.  See more of this article here.

Most people know how to navigate to a travel site and book a plane ticket for their next vacation. But how many know how to book a trip to an asteroid? Paul Abell, a 1993 graduate of UND’s Space Studies program, is one. Read the full UND Today article here.

Space Studies M.S. candidate Justin Germann, will defend his thesis on  Thursday, April 8th at 1:00 pm Central DST. Research Title: “VNIR Spectral Properties of Five G-class Asteroids: Implications for Mineralogy and Geologic Evolution.” Research Description: G-class asteroids are a relatively small group of ~30 asteroids. Ceres is the most prominent member as well as […]

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. Paul A. Abell, Chief Scientist for Small Body Exploration at NASA Johnson Space Center. Presentation Title:  “Near-Earth Objects as Possible Destinations […]

Dr. Louis Carfagno recently participated in the Space Studies Colloquium Series.  An extensive interview by UND Today is found here.

Organic-layered asteroids could bear fruit – or wheat, or other crops – for future space exploration, UND researcher Dr. Sherry Fieber-Beyer says. Check it out here

Chris Fabian, a 2019 Space Studies M.S. alum, had had an article based on his M.S. thesis research published in the inaugural issue of the Space Force Journal.  Check out the article here. Failure to recognize the effects of unmotivated biases and the unwillingness to correct cultural misunderstandings amplify a structural security dilemma and create crisis […]