Tag: space
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 […]
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Missouri S&T to host Space Week events Nov. 18-23
Missouri S&T’s Mars Rover Design Team will host a week filled with guest speakers, observatory viewings and a movie screening this November.
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Missouri S&T Observatory begins semester with Mars viewing
The public is invited to view Mars through Missouri S&T’s 16-inch-diameter telescope on Friday, Feb. 8.
Read More »Going places
From the deserts of Utah to the moons of Jupiter, Katelyn Brinker advances the future of space exploration When the European Space Agency launches its mission to explore Jupiter’s moons in 2022, the ambitious effort will stay connected to Earth thanks in part to the work of Missouri S&T student Katelyn Brinker.
Read More »Environmental engineering student studies space pollution
Most environmental engineering students are concerned about conditions on Earth. Nicholas Jarnagin, a senior in environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is worried about pollution in space.
Read More »S&T grad to blog from space
NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate, is scheduled to launch into orbit aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on Nov. 14. The space shuttle will drop Magnus off at the International Space Station for a four-month stay, during which time she will be contributing to a Missouri S&T blog aimed at getting more kids interested in science.
Read More »Reaching for the stars
It’s become an American cliche, the familiar answer to a question asked of American schoolkids everywhere in the 1960s and ’70s. What do you want to be when you grow up? the teacher would ask. The less inspired among us would recite the usual answers: firefighters, doctors, police officers. But there were always other children […]
Read More »UMR-developed technique may guide future space launches
A new flight-control method created by UMR researchers to launch missiles and aircraft may one day send unmanned space vehicles on voyages to the moon, Mars or beyond.
Read More »Students create tethered satellite to research distributed systems
Call it a match made for the heavens: MR SAT and MRS SAT, a pair of microsatellites created by UMR engineering students, will tie the knot before they launch into space.
Read More »Professor studies NASA insulation materials
A UMR researcher who uses a relatively new technique to detect subtle defects in materials is now using that method to study foam samples similar to the insulation used on NASA’s space shuttles.
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