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Dr. Marcos Fernández-Tous and GRA Bailey Carlson attended the Tripoli Rocketry Association’s BALLS 31st experimental rocket launch event in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, September 21-24, 2023. Dr. Fernández-Tous built and launched an Aerotech prototype at the event. The experience was incredible, and the surrounding scenario was astounding. Space Studies is already planning next year’s participation […]

The PopSci.com article is written by Jon Kelvey, and is titled “India had an impressive year in space—and it’s just getting started”.  The link is here: https://www.popsci.com/science/india-space-exploration-gaganyaan/

Dr. Sherry Fieber-Beyer was interviewed by Science News about growing crops in space. The article is titled “Astronauts might be able to use asteroid soil to grow crops” and may be read at this link: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/asteroid-soil-crops-food-space

Dr. Sherry Fieber-Beyer was recently interviewed for The Independent regarding the DART mission and its implications for the future of mitigating impacts. Two separate articles were born from the interview: What size asteroid would cause an extinction event – and how Nasa has a plan to protect us: https://www.independent.co.uk/space/size-asteroid-extinction-event-nasa-dart-b2175626.html How Nasa’s Dart mission could save […]

Prof. Michael Dodge, J.D., LL.M. was interviewed for his thoughts on the FCC’s recent efforts to expand and tighten orbital debris regulations, including whether or not there are more regulations to come, and if other nations around the world will be following the FCC’s lead.  The article, “Sped-Up Deorbiting Order Seen as Getting 4-0 Approval; […]

The NASA Offices at UND are hiring! The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) and ND NASA EPSCoR Offices at UND are hiring a part-time office manager to assist with administrative tasks (e.g. mailing, invoicing, processing stipends/reimbursements, etc.). Details: Part-time, 19 hours/week Skills: Organization, Communication, Technology Pay: $18/hr Applications due: Oct. 5th Link to Flyer […]

New frontiers for UND at Kennedy Space Center

The Department of Space Studies at UND is working with the University of Florida on an experiment that can bring insights into how the conditions on Mars will affect spacesuit fabrics. Dr. Andrew Schuerger from the University of Florida developed a Mars environmental chamber that simulates the pressure, temperature, atmospheric composition, and radiation on the […]

That’s the Big Dipper. That’s the Little Dipper. And not so long ago, that’s about as deep as Lake Region State College graduate Liz Deckert wanted to dip into space science. But that was before the kinesiology major and future chiropractor transferred this fall to the University of North Dakota, where she landed a NASA-funded Bridge Fellowship through […]