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Engineering powers nearly every part of modern life — and at Texas A&M’s College of Engineering, we’re driving that impact forward. Our faculty and students are tackling global challenges and improving lives through innovative research and real-world solutions.
Human space research gets a boost from retired NASA centrifuge
Texas A&M University is preparing for a new era of space research with the launch of a research centrifuge at the Anthony Wood ’87 Artificial Gravity Lab, supported by the WoodNext Foundation. Set to become one of the most advanced human centrifuge facilities in the United States, the lab can simulate lunar and Martian gravity for extended periods of time, allowing researchers to test how changes in gravity affect the human body.
Learn moreReopening the centrifuge at Texas A&M provides the U.S. an essential research capability. We’re positioning Texas A&M to be a centerpiece for space health research at a time when the nation is returning to the Moon and planning for future exploration of Mars.”
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Texas has always been at the heart of space exploration — and the next frontier is just beginning. Texas A&M professor and NASA astronaut Dr. Nancy Curie Gregg reflects on the legacy of human spaceflight and the expanding opportunities ahead — from renewed lunar missions to future journeys to Mars. Through advances in research, technology and workforce development, Texas A&M Engineering is preparing students and researchers to contribute to humanity’s next giant leaps.
Texas A&M is uniquely postured to support the future of space-related activities, research and development because of the vast resources here on campus.”
Leading in the next frontier
A NASA centrifuge finds a new home at Texas A&M’s Anthony Wood ’87 Artificial Gravity Lab, enhancing research on health impacts of human space travel.
Researchers participate in microgravity parabolic flights to study spaceflight associated health risks.
Researchers are investigating how blood flow responds at different levels of gravity.