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NASA’s Earth-Observing Mission, PACE, Releases First Set of Data to Public

On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its newest Earth-observing satellite, the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first of the mission’s data was just made available to the public. 

Exploring Earth from Space: North Carolina Space Symposium Emphasizes Importance of Open Science and Student Research

On March 22, North Carolina Space Grant hosted its annual NC Space Symposium at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Highlighting open science and exploring Earth from space, the signature event brought together over 200 attendees, with 75 percent being students, from across the state and beyond to learn from one another and celebrate student research. 

Doctoral student awarded NASA Graduate Research Fellowship

MAE doctoral student, Noah Agata, has been selected to receive the NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity (NSTGRO) fellowship award for his proposal on novel,...

BIRO group publishes in pediatric exoskeleton research

A research group from NC State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently published new research on the optimization of pediatric exoskeletons Mechatronics, a...