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Student-Designed, Student-Built Camera Closes Eyes after Successful Run Aboard Space Station
UND’s “eye in space” successfully completed a mission that took – from concept to reality – about 12 years. In that time, the student-designed and -built project known as ISSAC (International Space Station Agricultural Camera), ensconced in dedicated slot on the International Space Station (ISS), marked several milestones. ISSAC was launched into orbit on Jan. [...]
Al Palmer Attends Major UAS Conference in Turkey
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Al Plamer, “Mr. UAS” at UND, is spreading the word around the world about unmanned aircraft system training opportunities right here on the Grand Forks campus – and the world is listening. Check that. They’re doing more than listening. The world is lining up to send their aspiring UAS pilots to UND. Palmer, [...]
UND Observatory to Host ‘Transit of Venus’ Viewing June 5
The UND Observatory will host a special public viewing of the transit of Venus, a rare celestial event that will be clearly visible in our region (weather permitting). The public viewing will take place at a “Venus Transit” open house 3-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, at the UND Observatory. The facility will provide solar telescopes, glasses [...]
Space Studies Team Takes NDX Space Suit System to ‘Mars’
Two graduate students from Space Studies, Annie Wargetz and Timothy Holland, recently returned from a trip to the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) near Hanksville, Utah, for field testing of the NDX-1 (North Dakota eXperimental-1), the only university-developed space suit in the United States. The students were accompanied by Pablo de Leon, also from Space [...]
UND Citation Aircraft Participates in NASA-Sponsored GCPEX Field Campaign
The UND Citation aircraft is currently participating in the NASA-sponsored GCPEX field campaign. The aircraft is based at the Muskoka, Ontario, Canada airport (CYQA) (http://www.metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.jsp?lang=e&site=CYQA) for the period 16 January through 1 March. Participating crew members include Wayne Schindler (PIC), Jonathan Sepulveda (SIC), Roger Tilbury (reserve pilot/ground support), and graduate student Andrea Neumann (Instrument Operator/Data Technician). [...]
UND’s ISSAC Student-Built Ag Camera Captures Minot Flood Images from International Space Station
While still performing on-orbit engineering checkout activities, the UND-built International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) this weekend collected imagery of the Souris River flooding in Minot. The camera, which was designed and built and is operated by students and faculty at UND, ISSAC just began operations two weeks ago. “We are still learning the sensor’s [...]
UND Space Based Ag Camera Captures its First Successful Image
UND’s International Space Station Agricultural Camera (ISSAC) has successfully captured its first high-resolution image from space. The photograph–taken June 10 and depicting the western coastal region of Florida–is a milestone for the program and represents a decade-long development by UND students and faculty members. “This is a fantastic day for ISSAC and the culmination of [...]
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