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Space Dynamics Lab to Support NASA's Solar Sail for Deep Space Missions Demonstration
Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced Thursday that it has been awarded a contract to build two…
Series: Utah ‘Space’ University
Space exploration has captured the imagination of humans since the dawn of time, and USU is leading research and innovation in the ever-evolving field. The synergy of the Space Dynamics Laboratory and top-notch science and engineering programs, provide Utah “Space” University an infinite future.
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Marooned Spacecraft Yields Rich Data for USU Undergrad Researcher
Remnants of an unmanned, school bus-sized spacecraft, marooned in space for nearly six years, are providing a rich…
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USU Get Away Special Team Prepares CubeSat for December Space Launch
After 20-year gap, student space research team prepares for out-of-this-world experiment.
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Cool It: USU Electrical Engineers to Test Satellite Cooling Technology in Space
USU researchers will receive $5.4 million in NASA funding to develop and flight-test a new satellite cooling technology.
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Eye to the Sky: USU Physics Alum Named 2021 NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador
High school teacher Milo Maughan, BS'11, MEd'13 to fly on aircraft observatory and develop specialized physics…
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Space Dynamics Laboratory Celebrates 25 Years as a Government Research Center
In May 1996, SDL and five other university research centers were designated as DOD University Affiliated Research…
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162 and Counting: How the College of Engineering Supports Undergraduate Research
Founded by engineering professors Laurie McNeill and Barton Smith in 2009, EURP has a simple mission: to involve…
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Space Dynamics Lab Aides in Historic Asteroid Touch Down
On a clear fall evening in September 2016, NASA launched a spacecraft to a distant asteroid to help answer questions…
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SDL to Provide Constellation of SmallSats Enabling NASA Unprecedented Views of the Sun
Once launched, the constellation of six CubeSats will fly in a loose formation acting as a single radio telescope to…
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NASA's SDL-Built Space Telescope Discovers Comet: Now Viewable with the Naked Eye
A comet discovered by a space-based telescope built by Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory can be seen…
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New NASA Projects with USU Ties to Grow More Greens in Zero-G
Food has taken on new appearances, new properties, and even new functions in the 21st century, but plants continue to…
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Farming Mars
Bruce Bugbee recalls that on July 20, 1969, his mother called him and his friends to come inside because Apollo II…