North Carolina Space Grant Scholar Launches to ISS
By Katelyn Vause Christina Hammock Koch, an NC State alumna, NASA astronaut and recipient of a North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarship, will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 14 at...Continue reading "North Carolina Space Grant Scholar Launches to ISS"
Second Statewide Star Party Event Coming to Eastern NC
The second Statewide Star Party event will take place Thursday, March 7 in Windsor, NC, as part of NC Science Festival and Lift Off NC: Apollo + Beyond....Continue reading "Second Statewide Star Party Event Coming to Eastern NC"
New Mapping Tool Identifies Sites for Re-establishing Oyster Reefs
By Tracey Peake, NCSU News North Carolina Space Grant, North Carolina Sea Grant, the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and the National Science Foundation provided funding for this research. Photo by Stopher Slade. Researchers from North...Continue reading "New Mapping Tool Identifies Sites for Re-establishing Oyster Reefs"
NC’s Outer Albemarle Peninsula Offers an Ideal Nightscape
Astronomer Brian Baker (above) will participate in the Nightscape project’s first free public Star Party on Feb. 5, 6 to 9 p.m., at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. Photo courtesy of A Time for Science. Guest post writer...Continue reading "NC’s Outer Albemarle Peninsula Offers an Ideal Nightscape"
Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots
Above photo: David Drive Middle School students and members of the local FIRST LEGO League team, the Space Invaders: Back row, left to right: Advisor Hemlata Kothawale, Navya Alva, Arya Pathare, Shrusti Gandas, Vatsal Bhakar....Continue reading "Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots"
NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant 2019 Fellows Selected
The 2019 North Carolina Sea Grant – NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellows will identify early warning signs of “ghost forests” forming, using drones and remote sensing technology. Melinda Martinez of North Carolina State University...Continue reading "NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant 2019 Fellows Selected"
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 the state and beyond. She...Continue reading "Lee Cannon Joins NC Space Grant, WRRI and NC Sea Grant Teams"
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 to launch to the International...Continue reading "Former NC Space Grant Student Awardee is Going to Space!"
