Tag: NASA
Speed School and rocket team supporter Clint Kelly goes into space
Clint Kelly, a longtime supporter of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering, became one of the oldest people ever to go to space when he...
NASA engineer on Artemis Mission is Speed School alumna
When Alora Mazarakis was a young girl, she didn’t play with Barbie dolls. Instead, she played with airplane toys and Pilot Mickey Mouse and Flight Attendant...
UofL Speed School hosts NASA team during international competition
With three weeks to go before its grand opening on October 11, Speed School’s brand new Louisville Automation & Robotics Research Institute (LARRI) is...
UofL astrosurgery device tested in space aboard Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo
An invention developed by UofL’s astrosurgery team made its first trip to space for testing in weightlessness as a payload aboard a suborbital space...
From UofL to Mars, alumnus finds passion in engineering
When Loay Elbasyouni was a 10-year old boy growing up on the besieged Gaza Strip in Palestine, he built his first antenna from kitchen parts and...
UofL researchers take flight, study way to rehydrate blood in space
A journey into space is inherently risky, so UofL researchers have been tapped by NASA to see if they can rehydrate blood in case...
UofL researchers help find 20-some worlds on hunt for Earth-like planets
University of Louisville researchers are part of a team that has identified more than 20 new planets outside of our solar system — some...
To mark 50th anniversary of the moon landing, here’s a look...
On July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon – the first successful lunar touchdown in history. Led by Americans Neil...
6-year-old is UofL planetarium space camp’s biggest fan
Every day during this summer’s weeklong Space Adventure Camp at Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium, Olivia Belicove arrived wearing space-themed clothing, much of...
UofL researching ways to keep astronauts healthier in space
Did you know astronauts lose bone density and muscle mass when spending more than a month in space, even if they routinely work out?...