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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 […]

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

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.

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.

Who is your Women in STEM Role Model? Attention ND students! March is Women’s History month, and we invite you to get involved. Did you know that female students are underrepresented in the majority of STEM fields? It’s time to bring visibility to our fields: let us know who your female STEM role model is! […]

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, […]

U.S. Space Development Agency director shows interest in University’s UAS and space prowess. See UND blog article at http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2020/10/uas-lessons-could-drive-satellite-defense-system/

Stefan Tomović, current student in the Space Studies M.S. program, is a Design Engineer at the NASA Kennedy Space Center.  He has been designing the electronics for the MSolo experiment to detect water on the moon.  See more details here.  Stefan is pictured on the left.