Special Announcements:
OSMED MI Happy Hour– October 30th from 4-6pm
Join OSMED of MI for an informal networking reception on Friday, October 30th in the Leinweber Innovation Lab in the CSRB to meet and learn about Michigan’s space academia and industry. Contact Antony Hsu at Antony.HsuMD@osmed.org with questions.
Empowering the University of Michigan to Advance Its World Leadership in Space
The U-M Space Institute is the central focal point of space-related research across the entire University of Michigan campus, where stakeholders are encouraged to collaborate creatively and effectively with colleagues from a broad range of backgrounds.
We Advance Leadership in Space Activities:
- Scientifically (including fundamental and applied research)
- Technically (via engineering and project synergies)
- Socially (emphasizing society’s reliance on space)
- Commercially (through innovation, workforce education and corporate partnerships)
U-M Space News
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Designing Memory-centric Chips for Future Space Telescopes
An SRAM chip design could avoid data-movement bottlenecks, helping next-generation telescopes image Earth-like planets orbiting distant suns. […]Read More…
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From up on High: A View from Space for a Future for Small Farms
For decades, satellites have helped scientists observe Earth’s changing landscapes. Now, they could also help answer one of agriculture’s most pressing questions: How can the world produce more food while reducing its…
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NASA’s CYGNSS Transformed Earth Science by Creatively Tuning in to GPS Signals
When NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) launched into orbit in 2016, none of the University of Michigan Engineers who developed the system expected it to transform earth science. They certainly…
In the Media
Read more about the University of Michigan space community in the news
- “Former Astronaut from Michigan Breaks Down Artemis II Re-entry Plan & Risks”
- “NASA is Testing an AI Model to Protect Artemis II Astronauts from Solar Radiation”
- “Astronomers Discover Dozens of Stellar Streams in the Milky Way”
- “Google’s Proposed Data Center in Orbit Will Face Issues With Space Debris in an Already Crowded Orbit”
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