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Aug 29, 2018

Lee Cannon Joins NC Space Grant, WRRI and NC Sea Grant Teams

Lee Cannon has joined North Carolina Space Grant as the new communications specialist in charge of crafting messaging and sharing outcomes of the program research, education and outreach to audiences across…
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Aug 14, 2018

NC Space Grant and NC Sea Grant Announce 2018 Joint Fellowship Opportunity

North Carolina Sea Grant and North Carolina Space Grant are inviting applications for their third joint Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

Jun 6, 2018

NC Pre-Service Educators Participate in 5-day MUREP Educator Institute at NASA Langley Research Center

During the week of June 4th, 2018 funding from NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) provided the opportunity for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to participate in a 5-day…

May 24, 2018

Former NC Space Grant Student Awardee is Going to Space!

NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch has been assigned to spaceflights scheduled to launch in 2019. According to a recent NASA announcement, Astronaut Koch has been assigned to Expedition 59/60, which is set…

May 18, 2018

UNC-Charlotte Astrobotics Robotic Team Takes 3rd Place in NASA Robotic Mining Competition

The UNCC Astrobotics Robotic Team, the 49er Miners, took third place in the Caterpillar Autonomy Award at the 2018 NASA Robotic Mining Competition at Kennedy Space Center on Friday May…

Apr 30, 2018

Winners Announced from the 2018 Community College High Altitude Ballooning Team Challenge and Competition

It was a cloudy day but that didn’t stop our six community college teams from launching    at the 4th Annual Community College Team Challenge and Competition Launch Event sponsored…

Apr 26, 2018

Three Teams from North Carolina Launch at the NASA Student Launch Initiative – One Comes Up Big

The NASA Student Launch is a research-based, competitive, experiential exploration activity. It strives to provide relevant, cost-effective research and development of rocket propulsion systems. This project offers multiple challenges reaching…