Space
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact about Space.
Dr. Darren Hartl has partnered with NASA to design an adaptable radiator that combats the moon’s extreme temperatures as lunar exploration continues.
Texas A&M heeds Gov. Abbott’s call for space engineering degree
March 27, 2024 • 4 min. readNew engineering dean, key faculty members support the concept.
The U.S. Space Force awarded $37.6 million for the five-year project that will infuse new technologies into space research and operations.
Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University are joining a multi-university team to improve space domain awareness.
Texas A&M team wins Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge
July 6, 2023 • 4 min. readA team composed of freshmen from the College of Engineering recently won first place at the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge for creating a wearable device to track crew member location and orientation while in space.
A senior capstone team developed a solution to reduce the risk of injections in space for their final project.
The massive recovery effort helped NASA officials understand what caused the shuttle to break up, but the investigation also revealed workplace culture issues in NASA.
Researchers at Texas A&M University are building scents into virtual reality environments and looking at the effects of olfactory stimulation on behavioral health — specifically, how multisensory VR can support astronauts during future long-duration missions.







