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Dr. Paul Hardersen assisted in a two-day workshop held at Concordia College in Irving, CA, on June 9th – 10th titled, “Student Research and Robotic Telescopes.”  Dr. Hardersen is a co-organizer of the event and presented two talks, one will highlighted the UND Space Studies Observatory.

Dr. Vadim Rygalov participated in the International Workshop on Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems development in Turin, Italy, May 18th – 19th  with a paper and presentation titled, “BIOS-3: Russian Experience in Bio-Regenerative Life Support for Space.”  This presentation was given remotely from the newly complete Space Studies conference room, The Well.

The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC,) a statewide service based at the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences’ Department of Space Studies, was selected, for the first time, as one of the 14 candidates to move forward in the next stage of the Amateur Radio on the International Space […]

Dr. Santhosh Seeland and his wife Sharlette hosted the annual spring Capstone/Graduation picnic at their home on May 15th.  The weather was beautiful and everyone enjoyed dishes catered by UND Dining Services and special Indian dishes provided by our gracious hosts. Graduates pose for a photo with the cake!

The department of Space Studies faculty, staff and students were recently entertained with delightful and historical stories from the beginning of the department by original faculty member Dr. Grady Blount.  Dr. Blount taught remote sensing and planetary geology during his time at Space Studies.  He is currently a professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce where he […]

Space Studies master’s student, Lindsay Anderson, will give her thesis proposal presentation as follows.  All Space Studies students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. When:  Thursday, May 21st at 11 a.m. Where:  Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: A comparative analysis of the geology tools used during the Apollo Lunar Program and their suitability for future missions […]

The SpSt 595 Capstone Conference begins this weekend on campus!  This year’s Capstone topic focuses on the NASA Discovery Program–the development of a planetary science mission.   You are welcome to watch the live webcast of the two team presentations on Thursday, May 14th from 8:00 am to noon, Central DST.   The live webcast which […]

Please join us at a reception in honor of David Whalen, Associate Professor of Space Studies, 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in the Space Studies library on fifth floor of Clifford Hall.  Cake and refreshments will be served.  All are welcome to wish him well on his new mission: retirement. David J. Whalen will retire […]

Gordon Gartrelle , SpSt M.S. 2011,  has been published recently: Gartrelle, G. (2015). Unknown caller: can we effectively manage the announcement of discovery of extraterrestrial life? International Journal of Astrobiology. doi: 10.1017/S1473550415000075.   Abstract: The definitive discovery of another form of life from beyond Earth will answer one of our most fundamental questions: Are we […]