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New Laboratory To Support Research and Mission Planning

Posted on January 10, 2023 (June 28, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

A new laboratory is coming to the U-M Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, slated to be completed by 2024. Named the Leinweber Space Innovation Laboratory, the lab will support space research, mission planning and learning.

New from JWST: An Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before

Posted on November 22, 2022 (June 28, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

NASA’s JWST has scored another first in its release of stunning images: a molecular and chemical portrait of a distant world’s skies.

Student-led Cubesat Project Being Deployed from the International Space Station

Posted on November 16, 2022 (June 28, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

An upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 resupply mission to the International Space Station will carry more than Tang for the astronauts. The November launch also carries a cubesat created by University of Michigan Master’s students.

Pursuing Passion-based Electives During Medical School

Posted on November 9, 2022 (July 25, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Three former and current medical students discuss the unique courses they helped develop for their peers and future generations of physicians-in-training.

U-M Alumnae Aisha Bowe Goes to Space

Posted on November 4, 2022 (October 17, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

Aisha Bowe will make history when she boards an upcoming Blue Origin flight that will cross the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. She will be the first female U-M alum and sixth Black woman to do so.

U-M BLiSS Teams Win Two NASA Projects

Posted on September 21, 2022 (July 25, 2024) by Melissa F. Priebe

Expanding the potential ways humans can operate in space, NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation have selected two University of Michigan student teams to develop advanced and innovative design ideas that could solve Artemis mission challenges.

Matula Brings Career Experience to Spaceflight Course

Posted on September 7, 2022 (July 25, 2024) by jrbolt

From algae to astronauts, Matula’s NASA experience and research helps build space curriculum in the College of Engineering.

Studying Earth’s Defenses against Solar Storms

Posted on September 5, 2022 (September 9, 2022) by Melissa F. Priebe

NASA undertakes a comprehensive look at a critical atmospheric buffer between Earth and the Sun, with work from University of Michigan researchers and alumni.

Science Team Meets to Discuss NASA’s CYGNSS Mission

Posted on August 25, 2022 (September 9, 2022) by Melissa F. Priebe

Artist rendering of CYGNSS courtesy of NASA

The CYGNSS Science Team held its annual summer meeting at U-M's Climate and Space Research Building in August.

New Course Offered on Supporting Human Spaceflights

Posted on August 23, 2022 (September 9, 2022) by egourgou

A fascinating new course on Supporting Human Spaceflights is now available to students in the University of Michigan College of Engineering.