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Led by Aroh Barjatya, Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, this mission aims to unravel the mysteries of how the sudden darkness during an eclipse impacts our upper atmosphere, called ionosphere.

NASA’s Office of Strategic Infrastructure said yes to a new master plan for Goddard Space Flight Center that cuts building square footage by 25%.

NASA officials say the rocket may be visible from parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia shortly after liftoff — scheduled for sometime between 7 and 10 p.m. Monday.

Alexandria Lin January 10, 2021 Senior Alexandria Lin has worked in UGA’s Small Satellite Research Lab since her freshman year at UGA. (Photo by Stephanie Schupska) Alexandria Lin, a senior Honors student majoring in computer systems engineering, was part of the team that put UGA’s first satellite in space. She’s been part of the Small Satellite Research Lab since her freshman year. She already has a job lined up after graduation as software developer for satellite missions. A problem-sol...

Launch sends UGA’s first research satellite into space October 2, 2020 The Antares rocket, which is carrying UGA’s first research satellite, launched at the Wallops Facility in Virginia. (Courtesy of NASA) A student-led effort to get the University of Georgia’s first research satellite into space is finally a success. It took a few delays, but the small satellite SPOC, short for Spectral Ocean Color, had liftoff aboard an Antares rocket from the Wallops Facility in Virginia on Friday nig...