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Embry-Riddle researchers are testing next-generation spacesuits, calculating the cost of rocket launches to airlines, unraveling complex atmospheric events that affect satellites, and pioneering new technology to keep astronauts safe in space. From designing autonomous `asteroid-hopping’ spacecraft to exploring the legal implications of space business, Embry-Riddle is supporting a new era of exploration.
Eagles to Land First Student Project on Moon to Snap Selfie of Lunar Landing
Embry-Riddle is partnering with NASA commercial payload provider Intuitive Machines to send a camera to space that will capture the first-ever selfie of a spacecraft touching down on…
Posted In: Engineering | Space
Understanding Auroras: Faculty Research Opens New Doors for Students
A key discovery about the complex interactions that drive brilliant auroras will mean new hands-on research opportunities for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students in Prof.…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Space
Business Students Partner with Space Florida to Boost Spaceport Revenues
Graduate students in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s David B. O’Maley College of Business are taking a hands-on role in the exciting but complicated process of transforming…
Space Workers: ‘Run Toward Difficult Problems’
For husband-and-wife duo Kathy and Dillon Rice, the latest guests to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Aviation Outlook webinar series, success is not a state of being. It’s…
Students Engineer Their Way to NASA Design Development
When Lea Miller was a little girl growing up in Pearl River, New York, she used to watch Star Trek, dreaming that she would one day be able to explore other worlds like they did on…
Posted In: Applied Science | Engineering | Human Factors | Research | Space
Undergraduate Research Earns Funding for Astronaut Safety Equipment, Innovative Sports Injury Prevention, More
Research by Embry-Riddle senior Haleema Irfan will help create a sensor for detection of a serious problem encountered by astronauts on long-term spaceflights: hydrocephalus, or an…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Space
Scientific 'Red Flag' Reveals New Clues about Our Galaxy, Embry-Riddle Researcher Says
Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way — a discovery reported in the July 3 edition of the journal Science Advances — could yield new clues to…
First Optical Measurements of Milky Way's Fermi Bubbles Probe Their Origin
Embry-Riddle faculty member Dr. Matt Haffner, working with lead researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently co-authored an important advancement in astronomy –…
Acting Responsibly Shows Respect, Compassion, President Butler Says
I am sure you shared my excitement to witness two U.S. astronauts soar into space aboard the SpaceX Dragon and successfully dock. This success story was a collaboration by countless…
Posted In: Space
‘New Space’ Company Lands at Embry-Riddle’s MicaPlex
A company that has been supplying the space industry for more than 30 years has selected Volusia County, Florida, as the site from which it will serve its global markets. Printech Circuit…
Posted In: Institutional News | Space
Embry-Riddle Receives NASA Grant to Inspire Space Exploration
Established to inspire and educate the next generation of space explorers, NASA’s Artemis Student Challenge recently awarded a grant to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to…
Posted In: Space
Is Bacteria the Key to Growing Food in Space? Eagles See Potential
A half-cup of bacteria may not sound like the ideal ingredient to add to a home garden, but for astronauts in space, a cyanobacteria called Arthrospira platensis could provide a source…
Posted In: Applied Science | Engineering | Research | Space
Professors Adapt Coursework around Pandemic, Creating Valuable Learning Opportunities for Students
Students in associate professor Patrick Currier’s Manufacturing Processes Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are tackling a unique academic challenge this semester that…
Posted In: Institutional News | Research | Space
Wastewater Recycling Project Could Someday Improve Human Space Flight
When Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student John Trzinski was a sophomore, he took two classes that cross-pollinated, resulting in an idea that won the first-place prize for individual…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Space
NASA, Capitol Hill Headline Recent Internship Destinations for Spaceflight Operations Students
For Spaceflight Operations undergraduate students Nicholas Lopac and Kirsten Bauernschmidt, classroom learning is only one part of their college experience at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…
Posted In: Applied Science | Space