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Mar 20, 2026

Sew NASA in Curriculum

When we think of NASA, we often envision high-tech control rooms, roaring rocket engines, and complex lines of code. We don’t always think of a needle and thread. Yet, for Jean Wright, a former NASA Aerospace Composite Technician (more affectionately known as a "Sewing Knight"), the fabric of space exploration was literally in her hands.
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Dec 15, 2025

Bryce Abbott

Bryce Abbott first learned about North Carolina Space Grant from a university newsletter calling for applications for their Undergraduate Research Award. Abbott took initiative and contacted professors. His interview with…
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Nov 20, 2025

Industry Day at Collier Aerospace

Fellows, scholars, and interns supported by NC Space Grant had the unique opportunity to visit Collier Aerospace, with its engineering services office located in Raleigh, North Carolina. “Collier is seeking…
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Sep 18, 2025

Mapping the Invisible Sky

A Brief History of Radio Astronomy When we look into space at night, most people see a lot of stars, but those stars do not capture the full story of…

Jul 30, 2025

Zena Cardman to Lead SpaceX Crew 11

Astronaut Zena Cardman, keynote for NC Space Grant Symposium in 2021 and NC Space Grant supported scholar, will launch this week as mission commander for SpaceX Crew 11. Liftoff is…
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Jul 29, 2025

NC Space Grant Announces 2025-2026 Faculty Research Recipients

North Carolina Space Grant is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 Faculty Research Grants. The selected faculty members will make research contributions in engineering, atmospheric science, astrobotany, and…

Jul 7, 2025

A Star is Born

Read about star formation research by Sophia Kressy, an NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellow

Jun 13, 2025

NC Space Grant Welcomes Crew 5 to the Space Education Ambassadors Program

NC Space Grant proudly announces the selection of 15 outstanding educators from 14 counties across North Carolina as members of the fifth cohort—Crew 5—of the North Carolina Space Education Ambassadors…

Jun 6, 2025

An NC Space Grant Funded Project Goes to Space

The students in Dr. Rafael Loureiro’s astrobotany lab launched an experiment on the recent Blue Origin’s all-female mission. Loureiro, head of the Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Astrobotany Lab, received a…

May 15, 2025

NC Space Grant Scholar, David Warren, Earns First Place at 2025 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference