News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
Categories: Space Studies
Space Studies hosted tours of its facilities for NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, General Mike Guetlein, and Senator John Hoeven on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The dignitaries visited Dr. Pablo de León’s Human Spaceflight Lab and Integrated Lunar/Martian Analog Habitat (ILMAH) as well as Space Studies displays on Clifford Hall’s second floor. While on an EVA, […]
Categories: Home Page News, NSF-NRT
Training the Future At our most recent National Research Traineeship (NRT) student meeting, we brought the trainees together for a session focusing on breaking down academic jargon and fostering collaboration. The Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration The major highlight from our discussion was focused on the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. We explored the value of stepping […]
Congratulations to MS Student Jessica Jelke and Tate Few (MS’23) on being selected for the National Space Society’s inaugural “30 under 30” class of emerging leaders who have demonstrated “their ability to contribute, lead, innovate, and help move the space community forward.” Jessica is a NASA Pathways Intern. Since graduating, Tate has founded the non-profit […]
Categories: Space Studies
Congratulations to Dr. Francisco Del Canto Viterale on being named a Higher Education Ambassador to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). HE is the first CFR Education Ambassador selected to represent the state of North Dakota. Dr. Del Canto Viterale teaches space policy and history to both undergraduate and graduate students at UND. Story in […]
For the next 3 years, UND will be testing NASA’s waste-processing facility during Integrated Lunar/Mars Analog Habitat analog missions. Developed by NASA, this cutting-edge waste-processing module was attached to ILMAH in early May in time for ILMAH Mission XXVIII. This research will provide NASA with real-world operational results for a future lunar base waste collection […]
Dr. Pablo de León and Dr. Keith Crisman recently visited the construction site of the new Altru Sports Complex to observe the progress of the Neutral Buoyancy Facility (NBF). The new sports complex will include a specially designed deep-water section that will support UND Aerospace training and research activities in extravehicular activity (EVA) operations. Using […]
Space Studies’ next big adventure is one step closer to beginning. The final beam of the Neutral Buoyancy Space Operations Facility has been installed! Stakeholders were invited to sign the beam. Included here are Dr. Keith Crisman’s “Doc C” signature and Dr. de Leon’s, who signed via Bluetooth! The red shape is a Diver Down […]
Categories: Space Studies
Dr. Pablo de León, Dr. Keith Crisman, and Dr. Jesse Rhoades were honored at Founders Day with the UND Award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research and Creative Activity. From the award presentation: “…By synthesizing Dr. de León’s vast experience in spacesuit design, Dr. Crisman’s skill in risk mitigation and human-in-the-loop testing, and Dr. Rhoades’ expertise […]
Categories: Atmospheric Sciences, Aviation
Fred Remer, Meteorology and Aviation professor retires after 33 years of service at the University of North Dakota. From teaching every aviation student’s favorite class, Aviation Meteorology, to flying UND’s Citation research jet, there’s almost nothing Associate Professor Fred Remer hasn’t done during his time at the University of North Dakota. Having taught at UND […]
Categories: Earth System Science & Policy, Home Page News
Dr. Morgan Burke earned his MS in Geography and his Ph.D. in Earth System Science and Policy at UND. Morgen is remembered as a kind and gentle person who gave freely of his time to assist faculty and fellow students overcome technical issues related to research projects. This Fellowship will support graduate students in Geography […]