Image UArizona Space Grant Interns and Mentors Publish Article! May 23, 2021 2018-20 Space Grant Interns, Reman Almusawi (right) and Ruby O'Brien-Metzger (left), are authors on a recently published article in collaboration with their Space Grant mentors. The article is titled "Outdoor/Indoor Contaminant Transport by Atmospheric Dust and Aerosol at an Active Smelter Site". Read more
Image "With eye on outer space, UArizona researchers test globetrotting balloons" April 2, 2021 Space Grant Intern, Josh Crest, interviewed by KOLD News 13 about his work on pico-balloon systems! Read more
Image Sian Proctor selected to fly on first SpaceX civilian mission to Earth orbit later this year! March 30, 2021 Dr. Proctor was the AZ Space Grant ASCEND (balloon payload design program) mentor at South Mountain Community College from 2007-2011. Image Credit: AZ Central. Read more
Image Phoenix College ASCEND Team Prepares for Launch Feb. 20, 2021 The Phoenix College team is gearing up for our statewide ASCEND program's Spring high-altitude balloon launch happening March 27th, 2021! Teams from 3 universities and 7 community colleges participate in this program, and data collected during flight is then shared at our AZSGC Symposium in April. Read more
Image ASU VELOS Team Finalist in NASA Big Idea Challenge Dec. 11, 2020 VELOS, short for Variable Exploratory Lunar Observation System, is a specially designed launcher and probe system. The VELOS team was one of eight awardees for the NASA Big Idea Challenge in Spring 2020. Read more
Image ASU Space Grant Intern, Elinor Sauer, awarded Dean's Medalist Dec. 2, 2020 "Without the space grant I am not sure I would have had the courage to reach out and find my mentor, and I certainly would have missed out on meeting some really interesting people in a wide array of majors...It ended up being the perfect mix of independent research and community, and I have no doubt the skills I gained will be very helpful after I graduate.” Read more
Image UArizona Space Grant mentor, Dr. Betül Kaçar, wins NASA Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research awards. Nov. 17, 2020 "Betül Kaçar's group explores the evolution of reconstructed ancient proteins and why life on Earth chose the chemical elements it did." Find out more in this article written by Space Grant mentor, Daniel Stolte, and congratulations to the team! Read more
Image "OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Asteroid Bennu in Sample Grab" Oct. 21, 2020 The Arizona Space Grant Consortium congratulates PI (and former UArizona Space Grant Intern), Dante Lauretta, and the entire OSIRIS-REx team on this major achievement! Read more
Image The Art of Planetary Science: A Virtual Odyssey Sept. 21, 2020 For International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, 9/26 this event will host a special live stream of the historical Moon documentary, Desert Mo on, followed by a live Q& A session with producer and former (2013) UA Space Grant Fellow, Jason Davis broadcast from the Flandrau Science Center & Eos Planetarium. Read more
