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, […]
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 […]
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: Space Studies
After months of meticulous restoration, the Saturn 1B rocket engine is on campus! It is the first artifact from the Apollo program to arrive in North Dakota. Watch this page for an announcement about the grand reveal of its display! #spacestudies #UND #undaerospace
Categories: Space Studies
UND’s Crew On Monday, Oct. 7, Commandar Jurie Visagie, Science Officer Haley Boles, Pilot Shriya Pedaparthi, and Mission Specialist Tate Few (MS’23) entered the Integrated Lunar/Mars Analog Habitat to start their 21-day analog mission. ILMAH provides an immersive and integrated environment that combines the habitat, the exploration rover, and the EVA suits, all constructed on […]
Dr. David Kugler contributed a chapter in a new book, The Final Frontier: Exploring the Militarization of Outer Space, which is about to be released by Adroit Publishers. His chapter is titled, “Militarization vs. Weaponization: Evolving Military Involvement in Space.” https://campus.und.edu/directory/david.kugler
Prof. Michael Dodge was a panelist at UND Law’s recent Lunch & Learn event: “South Africa v. Israel: the International Court of Justice & the Convention on the Prevention of Genocide.” This event took place on March 28th, at 12:00 p.m. He was joined by Drs. Urlacher and Sum, both from the Department of Political […]