Sally Ride is best known as the first American woman in space. Following her death on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61, she also is being remembered as a
NASA in 1989 to join the faculty at the University of California, San Diego, as a professor
In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at NASA Ames, was recognized by TIME Magazine as a “Top Invention of 2024”! TIME
Yewon Kim, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business.
USRC Students Sees Success with Crowdfunding NASA Grants
first started working on robotic 3D printing in Virginia Tech’s DREAMS Lab, led by Professor
Robert T. “R. T.” Jones (1910 – 1999) independently identified the benefits of swept-back wings for high-speed aircraft, regarded as one of the most important
After retiring from Ames in 1981, he became a consulting professor at Stanford University
Six months after their return from the harrowing Apollo 13 mission, astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise, accompanied by Lovell’s
Lovell, Swigert, and Haise met with scientists at the University of Bern, including Professor
The team behind that novel idea is one of five external organizations getting money from NASA because their ideas have already shown great promise, but still
Led by Yu Gu, an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University, the team also will
This week marks the anniversary of two significant events in the history of space exploration-the flight of Valentina Tereshkova 50 years ago on June 16 and
Stanford University and, in 1989, joined the University of California-San Diego as a professor
With support from NASA, university researchers have made advances towards developing advanced fuel cells and electricity-conducting technology to generate
future electric aircraft,” said Phillip Ansell, CHEETA’s director and assistant professor
NASA selected a new team of four research volunteers to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) at the
Alternate Crew Jason Staggs Jason Staggs is a cybersecurity researcher and adjunct professor
For some students, the concept of space exploration can feel light-years away. Fortunately, informal education institutions such as science museums, planetariums, libraries, and others help bring the excitement of spaceflight closer to home. This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting the important role of informal education in inspiring students who may otherwise have few opportunities to engage with NASA STEM.
For Lanika Ruzhitskaya, SFU assistant professor of physics, it’s all about making
