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In Search of the ‘Best and Brightest’ By, Conner Murphy Flanked by Dean of UND Aerospace Paul Lindseth and the Air Traffic Organization’s Deputy Chief Tim Arel, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., discussed his recent introduction of bipartisan legislation reforming the air traffic controller hiring regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND […]

Up, Up and Away By, Patrick C. Miller Balloons remain a critical component of how scientists observe and forecast weather. UND students receive hands-on experience in launching, tracking and monitoring data collection using this method, which dates back 80 years. Photo by Jackie Lorentz/UND Today. Not all Atmospheric Sciences students attending the University of North […]

Science, but no Fiction By, Patrick C. Miller Just west of Interstate 29 and the University of North Dakota campus, there’s a series of five white inflatable modules connected by tunnels. Antennas stretching skyward and the futuristic rover vehicle parked nearby give the area the appearance of a science fiction movie set. What happens at […]

Please join us by watching the live webcast of the Capstone and Space Studies Symposium (S3)  student presentations on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9, per the schedule below.  You’ll find the link for access at http://s3.space.edu/ Wednesday, May 8th CAPSTONE SESSION 1 8:00-8:35 am     Presentation – Team 1 – E-ExTRA “Europa Expeditionary Team for Research […]

Analog Mission VII of the Lunar/Mars Habitat is under way. Follow their blog here.

Pieces of fabric from the University of North Dakota-developed NDX-1 spacesuit was launched into space aboard a Northrup Grumman “NG CRS-11 Cygnus” Resupply Mission, on Wednesday, on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch took place at the Wallops Flight Facility in Greenbelt, Md. Wallops is operated by the NASA Goddard Space […]

A small sample of the UND-developed NDX-1 spacesuit fabric was launched on board the NG CRS-11 Cygnus Resupply Mission on its way to the International Space Station.  The launch took place at the Wallops Flight Facility in Greenbelt, Maryland. Wallops is operated by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA has selected five technologies for […]

Space Studies will launch Mission VII of the Inflatable Lunar/Mars Analog Habitat beginning Thursday, April 25th and running until May 7th. The three-member crew consists of Space Studies grad students Jared Peick and Peter Henson (Mission Specialists), and Stefan Tomovic (Mission Commander). This mission we will focus largely on Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), geology, microbiology, […]

Space Studies Master’s student, Kayla Daniels, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, April 25th at 2:00 p.m. (Central DST) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Thermal Performance Analysis of the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) with Respect to Tubing Geometry” About the topic: This thesis compares heat transfer rates between the EMU […]

Space Studies Master’s student, Katie McIntyre, will defend her thesis as follows.  Please show your support by attending. When: Tuesday, April 23rd at 2:00 p.m. (Central DST) Where: Ryan Hall, Room 111 Title: “Applying Machine Learning to Asteroid Classification Utilizing Spectroscopically Derived Spectrophotometry” About the topic: This thesis aims to further the understanding of the relationship between asteroid classification and […]