News and information from the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
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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
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 […]
Lawrence DeLucas, scientist and former astronaut, speaks at UND about the demanding environment of spaceflight Lawrence DeLucas, now a principal scientist at the Aerospace Corporation, came to UND campus on Monday for tours, interactions with students and an evening presentation on the physiological effects of long-duration spaceflight. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. Though not commonly […]
Knowledge gained about bioluminescence in microgravity will complement ongoing research Blue Origin’s rocket, named “New Shepard” for astronaut Alan Shepard, launched Dec. 11 in Texas. The suborbital, reusable rocket is designed to send payloads past the boundary of space. UND Space Studies students sent a payload up with the latest launch. Image courtesy of Blue […]
Categories: Space Studies
UND, ND Space Grant hosts video chat between girls’ STEM camp and NASA astronaut in space Middle-schoolers from the Grand Forks recently came to UND to receive a call … from space! The North Dakota Space Grant Consortium hosted a live downlink with NASA astronaut Christian Koch, currently aboard the International Space Station, on Aug. […]