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Tag: space alumni

NASA Flight Surgeon Speaks to Unique Career Caring for Astronauts

Posted on March 19, 2025 (April 29, 2025) by U-M Space Institute
Natacha Chough Space Medicine
The University of Michigan Space Institute welcomed its first seminar speaker to Ann Arbor, Michigan during the 2024-2025 academic year to present "Caring for Astronauts, One Mission At a Time." An alumna of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Natacha Chough spoke about her role as a NASA Flight Surgeon for an audience of students, alumni and guests.

“NASA Engineer Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators”

Posted on December 20, 2023 (February 22, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Clare Luckey, a 2017 alumna of the University of Michigan Department of Climate & Space, has been named to Forbes’ 30 under 30 in the Class of 2024, in the category of science. She was featured in the article “NASA Engineer Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators.” | December

Jim McDivitt Memorial Symposium Held by Michigan Aerospace

Posted on November 9, 2023 (January 25, 2024) by U-M Space Institute
Jim McDivitt
Experts in space gathered to honor Michigan Aerospace alumnus, Jim McDivitt, to reflect on the Department's history, and look forward to the future of space exploration.

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.

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