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Satellite designed by Missouri S&T students launches into space
A Missouri S&T student-designed satellite is now in space and revolving around the Earth — thanks to some help from a SpaceX rocket.
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Missouri S&T’s student-designed satellite ready for launch
A satellite developed by Missouri S&T’s student-run Satellite Research Team will soon be launched into space on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket during the upcoming Transporter-10 mission.
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35 faculty honored for outstanding teaching, service, experiential learning
Missouri S&T celebrated faculty excellence at an awards banquet Dec. 6 on campus. Honorees include:
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Missouri S&T student-designed satellite to launch in early 2024
Students from Missouri S&T’s Satellite Research Team have taken steps for years toward having a satellite orbit the Earth, and their efforts will soon pay off with a giant leap.
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S&T spacecraft design expert discusses the viability of interstellar travel
Researchers at NASA recently announced the discovery of another planet about 95% the size of Earth that is 100 light-years away and could potentially sustain life. Could this new discovery lead to humans one day traveling to planet TOI 700 e and enjoying its resources, such as the potential for liquid water? This is a […]
Read More »Engineering society honors UMR professor for outstanding teaching
Dr. Hank Pernicka, associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected to receive the 2006 Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section.
Read More »UMR students ready to depart for Houston flight
As NASA prepares the Discovery shuttle for blast-off, a group of University of Missouri-Rolla students are prepping themselves for their own flight mission set for July 21-30 in Houston. The eight-member team is one of 20 NASA has selected from more than 100 proposals to conduct reduced-gravity experiments this summer aboard the agency’s famous “Weightless […]
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