Eagle Helps Hone Rover Design in NASA Internship
Michael Klooster, an Aerospace Engineering senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, knew he wanted to work in the space industry since fifth grade, and this past summer, he took…
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Embry-Riddle President Salutes Space-Bound Graduates
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler today sent best wishes to two graduates of the school – Jared Isaacman and Chris Sembroski– as they prepare…
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Sean Fuller of NASA’s Gateway Program Offers Career Advice for Eagles
When he graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1996, Engineering Physics major Sean Fuller had already lined up a job at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston,…
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Embry-Riddle Adds Six New Telescopes to Accommodate Growing Astronomy Program
The observation deck on the roof of the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS), at the entrance of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, is currently under…
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To Better Understand Earthquakes — Look Up
New research by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Department of Physical Sciences and Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR), the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
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Astronaut Scholar Program Taps Eagle Innovator
Through a combination of leadership, research excellence and a desire to change the world with science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University incoming senior Grace Robertson has been…
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Solar-Propelled Invention Designed to Clean Up Space Trash
A sail that unfurls itself to propel a cube satellite using the sun’s power — developed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers — suggests a sustainable…
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Undergraduate Featured at National Research Showcase
Aerospace Physiology junior John Veracka recently gave tips to a freshman biology class for how to get started on a research project. “Reach out! Ask questions! Set up a meeting…
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Blood Condition Only Fuels Eagle’s Dreams of Outer Space
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University freshman Maya Benson has always wanted to be an astronaut. Being diagnosed of sickle cell beta thalassemia shortly after birth, however, meant that…
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L3Harris Technologies, Eagles Send 3D Printed Devices to the International Space Station
When Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-15 vehicle rocketed skyward on Feb. 20, bound for the International Space Station (ISS), its 8,000 pounds of cargo included a 3D printed electronics experiment…
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Embry-Riddle Alumnus Jared Isaacman One of Two Eagles to Crew First-Ever Civilian Spaceflight
Later this year, the first-ever rocket crewed entirely by civilians will launch into outer space — and half of its crew will be made up of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
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Eagles’ Lunar Rover Design Published by National Journal
Because the moon spins almost perpendicular to the sun, craters at its polar regions receive no sunlight. Within these dark depressions may be enough water to help sustain manned lunar…
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Eagle Wins NASA Space Life Sciences Training Scholarship
Update, March 31: Since publishing this story, Aerospace Physiology junior Oliva Siu has also won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Of an estimated 5,000 total applicants, she was…
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Embry-Riddle Alumna Helps Unravel Key Mysteries of Rare Stars
Within the constellation Cygnus, an elderly star and its massive companion are having one last hurrah, flinging off mass at an incredible rate before they explode as supernovae and…
Eagle Rebuilds Her Life, Looks to the ‘Beauty’ of Numbers
Space Physics senior Sydni Bond never set out to be a role model. After all, she had struggles of her own to deal with. She’s been homeless more than once, lived in poverty, survived…
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