Image Former Space Grant Intern, Chris Lewicki, Leads Planetary Resources to First Launch Oct. 16, 2014 Planetary Resources, a company headed by 1993 Space Grant Intern, Chris Lewicki, is taking its first steps towards mining asteroids by setting its launch for October 24th. The satellite will Read more
Image Space Grant ASCEND! Team Aug. 7, 2014 Teams from UA, ASU, ERAU, SMCC, PCC and GCC celebrate the 16th successful launch and recovery of the AZSGC ASCEND! (BalloonSat) Program on November 23, 2013. Read more
Image UA's First Associate Director and Long Time Mentor Chris Impey Receives $1M Grant July 29, 2014 Congratulations to Space Grant Mentor, Chris Impey, for receiving a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support him in improving education for undergraduates. Dr. Impey is Read more
Image Space Grant Managers and Students Attend "Desert Moon" Premier at Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center June 29, 2014 A wonderful evening at the premiere of "Desert Moon," created by FY 2013 UA/NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellow Jason Davis, and narrated by retired astronaut Mark Kelly. It was an Read more
Image UA Space Grant Graduate Fellow Jason Davis' "Desert Moon" Video Premiers in June 2014 June 26, 2014 A new documentary tells the story of how the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab was founded and its groundbreaking work that helped the U.S. win the space race Read more
Image Space Grant Mentor Ken Johns Receives Prestigious Award June 12, 2014 Congratulations to UA professor and Space Grant mentor, Dr. Ken Johns, for being the recipient of the Professor Leon and Pauline Blitzer Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Physics Read more
Image UA Space Grant Associate Director Barron Orr Picked for UN Panel that will Translate the Science of Desertification into Potential Policy Changes! June 9, 2014 Congratulations to Dr. Barron Orr, Arizona Space Grant Associate Director, who was chosen as a member of a United Nations panel that will translate the science of desertification into potential Read more
Image Space Grant Intern John Hottenstein's Presentation Places 1st! May 6, 2014 Congratulations to FY 2012 Space Grant Intern and FY 2013 Space Grant Intern Advisor, John Hottenstein, for his presentation, "Complex Response of Grassland Soil Moisture to Extreme Precipitation Patterns", at Read more
Image Congratulations to Leah Edwards for Winning a 2014 Pillars of Excellence Award! Feb. 25, 2014 Congratulations to FY2012 Space Grant Intern and FY2013 Space Grant Intern Advisor, Leah Edwards, who has been honored with a Pillars of Excellence Award! The Pillars of Excellence is awarded Read more
