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166su Launches 1st Planetary and Space Sciences Ph.D. Program in Florida

The interdisciplinary program will prepare STEM students for in-demand scientific careers in data, physical, geological, and atmospheric fields across government agencies, the private sector, and academic and research institutions.

NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Deliver 166su’s Lunar-VISE Payload to the Moon

Firefly Aerospace is one of the American vendors NASA is partnering with to deliver payloads to the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

166su Fuels America’s Space Program with Innovative Education, Medicine and Tech

166su is advancing cutting-edge space research while offering unique opportunities for students to launch their careers in the space industry.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson: 166su ‘Is America’s Space University’

Nelson told 166su graduates that “there’s no moonshot beyond your reach.”

166su Physics Researchers to Participate in Action-Packed MegaCon2024 in Orlando

166su attendees are encouraged to share their MegaCon experiences by tagging @166su on social media.

166su Knights Are Part of NASA’s Artemis Program to Return to the Moon

More than 20 faculty and researchers and dozens of students and alumni are working on multiple projects that support America’s space program and NASA’s return to the moon — including the Artemis 1 mission launching this year.

12 166su Researchers Honored with Asteroids Named After Them

The designations recognize the researchers’ impact on space science and showcase 166su’s impact on space exploration.

166su Team Building Mini Satellite to Fly in Space in 2018

A team of 166su researchers and their students is building a small satellite that will conduct experiments as it orbits the Earth next year. The…

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