John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

Pam Nielsen has joined the staff at the Department of Space Studies to replace Bev Fetter who is retiring on June 30th.  Pam worked in the Space Studies office several years ago as a part-time assistant and is currently training to fill the full-time administrative secretary position created by Bev’s departure.  She has most recently […]

Dr. Pablo de León was recently interviewed for a UPI.com article titled NASA’s new $23 million space commode system is more than just a toilet. Read the entire article at https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/06/07/space-station-toilet-nasa/2941622557461/

Dr. Michael Dodge has had published a Law Review article with the North Dakota Law Review, entitled “Regulating Orbital Debris: the Federal Communications Commission Tackles Space Junk”, found at https://law.und.edu/law-review/issues/96/2.html

The NDSGC is now accepting proposals for the 2021-2022 Affiliate Synergistic and Collaborative Engagements across ND (ASCEND) program   What: The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) is soliciting applications for the Affiliate Synergistic and Collaborative Engagements across ND (ASCEND) program, which is designed to promote, develop, and expand NASA research and projects within North […]

Pablo de León and Sherry Fieber-Beyer along with eight other UND faculty visited the Cavalier Air Force Station last month to discuss potential research, workforce development opportunities, and Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces, established in December 2019. The article is published in UND TODAY.

NASA-in-the-Classroom Professional Development Workshop Registration Closed Please join us for a VIRTUAL hands-on professional development workshop open to all ND educators! Stay at home and participate in this 100% virtual NASA-in-the-Classroom professional development workshop. Open to all North Dakota K-12 educators and education majors, participants will receive a free PurpleAir atmospheric sensor for the workshop […]

Space  Studies M.S. student Stefan Tomović has been featured in UND’s “Leader in Action” series.  See the article at https://und.edu/leaders/the-limit-is-beyond-the-sky.html

Jonathan Thorvilson, Space Studies M.S. graduate May 2021, has been featured at BeyondEarth.org.  His article is titled “Space Law is All Law.”  Congratulations Jonathan!  

Space Studies M.S. student Curt Holmer has been notified that his thesis research has been accepted for an oral presentation at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 25-29, 2021.  His research, “Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems Functional Stability and Limitations, a Theoretical Approach” will be included in the Advanced Systems, Technologies, […]

Mission IX of the Inflatable Lunar/Mars Analog Habitat (ILMAH) will begin on Tuesday, May 4th with a four person crew. They will be completing a 2-week mission focusing on EEG based cognition performance and other neuroscience studies. They will also be spending a fair amount time in the space suits, caring for plants and operating drone […]