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 NASA Selects Arizona Proposal “ASCENDing Further” to Increase STEM Education at Community and Technical Colleges Aug. 13, 2014 One of the most effective vehicles for engagement of community college students in STEM activities in Arizona has been AZSGC’s ASCEND (Aerospace STEM Challenges to Educate New Discoverers) statewide workforce Read more
Image PCC NW Team Brings Innovative and Dynamic Payloads to AZSGC ASCEND! Program Aug. 11, 2014 PCC was one of the first two community colleges in Arizona to join the ASCEND! program in 2008. Most of our students are volunteers, and balance the demands of academics 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 Tim Frank’s leadership of SMCC ASCEND! Team Benefits College's Engineering Program and Students Aug. 4, 2014 Since joining AZSGC in 2008, SMCC has been phenomenally successful at using their involvement in the AZSGC ASCEND! (balloon sat) program to engage students, and ultimately reshape the college’s engineering 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
