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World Space Week, October 4-10, was declared by the United Nations in 1999, “for the yearly celebration at the international level of the contribution that space science and technology can make to the betterment of the human condition”. It is now the biggest annual space event of humanity, and was celebrated last year in 63 […]

Fortune 100 Company Seeking Candidates to Join Their Team General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a trusted provider of space solutions that support strategy, planning and missions for customers in the intelligence, defense and civil space communities. These communities have long relied on General Dynamics to provide flexible, reliable and secure solutions that support their […]

Alex Diaz, a space studies online master’s student and an employee of Boeing, is the 2011 receipient of the Great Minds in STEM Most Promising Engineer-Masters Degree award. For twenty-three years, HENAAC has recognized the achievements of America’s best and brightest engineers and scientist within the Hispanic community.  More details and all other 2011 winners […]

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The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation in Washington DC Vacancy Announcement for  Transportation Industry Analyst, AST-100, FV-I/J. Position:       Transportation Industry Analyst Announcement Number: AWA-AST-11-MR63944-22749 Opening Date: Sep 20, 2011 Close Date: Oct 14, 2011 Series: 2110 Business Component: Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Space Transportation Development Division, AST-100 Duty Location(s): Washington, District of […]

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The first Brown Bag Seminar series will feature graduate student Nicole Thom who will give a presentation describing her Lunar and Planetary Science Academy experience this summer.  Please meet us at noon in the space studies library tomorrow, September 14th.  Lunch will be provided. Topic:  Lunar and Planetary Science Academy Experience Date:  Wednesday, September 14th […]

Al Palmer, director of the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research, Education and Training, has been appointed by Sen. Kent Conrad, Sen. John Hoeven, Rep. Rick Berg, and Gov. Jack Dalrymple to serve on the just-launched North Dakota Airspace Integration Team. This team will be the interface between the state and the Federal Aviation […]

The UND Observatory now has a Skype and Twitter account to go along with its Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-Of-North-Dakota-Observatory/141528632581876). Search for UND_Observatory on Skype and UNDObservatory on Twitter to follow the goings-on at the observatory.

Students must now apply for graduation online. If you are planning a December graduation and haven’t applied yet, go to the one stop student services webpage to find a link to the online form—–located under forms>space studies forms>application for graduation.