Eberly College of Science

Q&A: How Penn State’s interdisciplinary strengths drive leadership in space science

Penn State’s strength in space science comes from the depth of our long-standing scientific leadership and the breadth of ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside the Box

As discussed previously, CubeSats were first conceived as a hands-on education tool allowing students to design and test small satellites and develop space missions. This teaching tool has now spread ...
University of California

Protecting NASA funding ensures breakthroughs in space science and benefits in daily life continue

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Thriving in Space: Ensuring the Future of Biological and Physical Sciences Research: A Decadal Survey for 2023-2032

This activity was supported by Contracts NNH17CB02B and 80HQTR22DA001 with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this ...

Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved

Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility and cloud-computing provider of the emerging space economy ...
Purdue University

Purdue launches new online major in space systems engineering

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is launching a new online major in space systems engineering, offered as part of the online Master of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering ...