In an area best known for backwoods lifestyles, a space propulsion startup headed by a University of Michigan alumnus Lyon (Brad) King is thriving.
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Lyon (Brad) King pictured with the plasma thruster his company designed to move small satellites around in orbit. Photo credit: Michigan Photography.
Our own Jamie Cutler, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and U-M Space Institute Associate Director for Education and Curriculum, is featured in this news article as the researcher who helped pioneer the CubeSat, and with it, a new era in space exploration.
Kudos, Jamie!
Cutler in his home office. Photo: Levi Hutmacher/Michigan Engineering (photo as Continue Reading »
Are you a biologist seeking interaction with engineers to design your ideal experiment? Are you a payload developer looking for insight into how to support the next generation of space experiments? Are you a platform/lunar lander provider interested in learning more about Continue Reading »
Check out the latest announcements from NASA.
Fridays, February – April
The University of Michigan Space Institute is convening a weekly discussion group around the presentations from the latest NASA PI Launchpad Workshop. We welcome interested faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and senior PhD students to join in this conversation. The meetings will be held on Fridays from February through April.
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The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Care (MICHR), in collaboration with the Space Institute, hosts a Research Jam to spur discussions and collaborations on Space Medicine. Read the call and take the survey!
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