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Nikki Hart — Soaring High with an Internship at NASA
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Through a very selective, three-semester internship at NASA in Houston, Nikki Hart ’24 is launching her career in aerospace engineering.
aerospace engineering
Cornell Alpha CubeSat Project to Set Sail into Space
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A student team at Cornell is working to create a spacecraft that will test cutting-edge hologram and light sail technology in low earth orbit and expects to launch the craft within the year via a NASA program.
Science
Student Team Awarded NASA Grant for 3D Printing Acoustic Sensor
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A Cornell team led by Adrita Dass grad, who studies mechanical and aerospace engineering, is developing technology that could revolutionize the manufacturing industry.
Astronomy
Juno Mission Produces Significant Insight on Early Solar System, Continues Mission Through 2025
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Juno, a spacecraft that has contributed to unshrouding the mystery surrounding the gas giant Jupiter since 2016, will have its mission extended until 2025.
Aaron Stehura
Big Red Alumni Lead Perseverance Landing
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In an engineering achievement that awed the world, Cornelian alumni lead Perseverance project carrying on U.S. space exploration legacy.
Cornell Space Systems Design Studio
Student Spotlight on Sruti Vutukury ’21: Collaboration With NASA to Launch Nanosatellites
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In this ambitious and novel project, NASA is awarding launch opportunities to a small fraction of competing schools and organizations. Along with other researchers, undergraduate mechanical engineer Sruti Vutukury ’21 is working on one of the sponsored projects at Cornell.
Opinion
FOX | Look Up
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Cornell will lose a giant this week. In only a few days, Steve Squyres ’78, Ph.D. ’81, James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, will depart from the helm of the astronomy department to assume the role of chief scientist at Blue Origin, a space exploration company. Having led NASA’s Mars exploration efforts, Squyres continued to teach at Cornell for over 40 years. His classes garnered acclaim among students, with Arts & Sciences Dean Ray Jayawardhana said, “He brought Mars to campus and gave us all a chance to see another world close-up. His infectious enthusiasm for exploration will continue to stimulate planetary scientists at Cornell for years to come.” Squyres’ years of service to the University and his dedication to the dual pursuits of discovery and its emotional conveyance have made Cornell history.
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Cornell Astronomers Identify Thousands of Stars that Could Support Other ‘Earths’
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By using powerful space telescopes, they have already made — and continue to make — progress in spotting and learning more about such exoplanets. These researchers are specifically focusing on studying rocky planets that orbit relatively closer stars to Earth.
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Weill-Cornell and NASA-Led Twins Study Reveals the Effects of Living in Space Long Term
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For 340 days, astronaut Scott Kelly lived in the International Space Station, while his identical twin brother Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, lived a regular life on Earth. Both collected physiological and cognitive data about themselves, hoping to find out what space would do to a human’s body.
NASA
NASA InSight Lander Provides Weather Reports from the Red Planet
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The NASA InSight lander will be providing weather reports from Mars’ surface while it gathers seismological data about Mars’ interior.