Researchers floating while performing experiments.
Research

The ups and downs of space research

Nov. 18, 2025 • 3 min. read

Researchers participate in microgravity parabolic flights to study spaceflight associated health risks.

An illustration of an astronaut whose tether turns into a heartbeat line.

Researchers are investigating how blood flow responds at different levels of gravity.

A group of Texas A&M, NASA and Aegis Aerospace officials pose for a photo.

The ceremonial signing at Space Center Houston marked the formal announcement of the first university-dedicated space research facility aboard the International Space Station.

An illustration of the robot RoboBall on the moon.

Graduate students Rishi Jangale and Derek Pravecek work to improve the novel RoboBall.

Various engineering buildings on campus

The new programs will strengthen the university’s role in national innovation and workforce development.

A cartoon astronaut holding a phone with a rocket in the background.
Research

Hey Siri, fix my spacecraft!

June 27, 2025 • 3 min. read

Researchers are testing a virtual assistant that may help astronauts solve unexpected problems during space travel.

A drawing of an astronaut walking past a house on Mars.

Dr. Congrui Grace Jin and team have pioneered an out-of-this-world technique to build an extraterrestrial synthetic community.

Three people standing in a lab.

As space travel becomes more common, the need to reuse spacecraft will rise. The solution may be spacecraft that sweat.

A man standing in front of a Firefly Aerospace banner featuring Blue Ghost lunar lander.

Aerospace engineering student Garrett Stevenson interned with Firefly Aerospace. Now his name is on the moon.

An asteroid in space.

Two asteroids with intersecting orbits have been named for two Texas A&M professors with intersecting careers.