Space Race: Georgia Tech’s Aspiring Astronauts
Jud Ready always wanted to be an astronaut. “From first grade forward, that’s what I planned to do,” said Ready, principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and adjunct professor in the School of Materials Science and...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: A Halloween Visitor from the Oort Cloud
The comet made a close approach to Earth around Halloween, offering a rare and spectacular celestial event. Read the article by Dr. James Wray, Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology...
Georgia Tech College of Sciences’ Dr. Frances Rivera-Hernandez’s path to research was literally written in the stars
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Spacefunk! Building Futures in Full Color at Georgia Tech, Across Atlanta, and Around the World
Lisa Yaszek, Regents’ Professor of Science Fiction Studies, shares her insights on Georgia Tech’s recent event, Spacefunk! A Science Fiction Reading Meet ‘N’ Greet....
How might the outcome of the upcoming presidential election shape the future of space policy?
Thomas G. Roberts, a postdoctoral fellow in International Affairs at Georgia Tech explained it to The Conversation. ...
School of Physics Announces Two New Academic Programs
Minor in Quantum Sciences and Technology (Available Now!) In response to the explosion of research, development, investment, and employment opportunities in quantum information science taking place across academia, national labs, and private industry, the Georgia Tech...
In Georgia Tech Visit, Future of Conflict Expert Brings His Perspective on Modern Warfare
The conflict in Ukraine is showing the world a lot about the future of warfare, and it’s not all satellites and AI, conflict scholar Tim Sweijs told students and faculty during a recent Georgia Tech visit. “The war in Ukraine has punctured the visions that...
Want to Become a Space Policy Expert? Liberal Arts Offers a Good Start, Nunn School Graduate Tells Students
When it comes to space, policy is where it’s at, Ivan Allen College alum Kaitlyn Johnson, International Affairs 2014, told a room full of aspiring aerospace sector employees in the first of a new series of presentations on careers in space policy. “There’s policy for...
Research Centers Supported by the Space Research Initiative
Across Georgia Tech, researchers are exploring the universe — its origins, possible futures, and humanity and Earth’s place in it. These investigations are the efforts of hundreds of astrobiologists, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers, astronomers, and experts in...
Space missions are getting more complex
“Most space mission systems historically have used one spacecraft designed to complete an entire mission independently. Whether it was a weather satellite or a human-crewed module like Apollo, nearly every spacecraft was deployed and performed its one-off...