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STUNNING DISCOVERY OF COLLIDING NEUTRON STARS

USRA was a key collaborator in the new gravitational wave discovery—the first
detection by multiple space and ground-based observatories.


STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA)

SOFIA is the an observatory which conducts observations that are impossible for
even the largest and highest ground-based telescopes.


HERTS PROJECT

The USRA Heliophysics Group supports the HERTS project—a development and testing
effort for a system of electric wires that will exchange momentum with ions in
the solar wind.


EXPLORING THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE

To explore the sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will travel closer to
the sun than any other spacecraft. It will have to survive extreme environments
that can affect its electronics and materials.


GRAIL OBSERVATIONS REVEAL STRUCTURE OF LUNAR IMPACT BASINS

Results from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission is
providing insights into the huge impacts that dominated the early history of
Earth’s moon and….


LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE (LPI)

For 50 years, under USRA’s management, the LPI has provided leadership to the
scientific community for research in lunar, planetary and solar system sciences…


OPERATION ICEBRIDGE

Operation IceBridge is an ongoing airborne mission to assess the state of the
Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets. USRA contributes in the operation of Digital
Mapping System cameras and precision alitutude reference systems. 


AIRBORNE TEST OF INSTRUMENT TO MONITOR WORLD’S ECOSYSTEMS

USRA operates Ames Airborne Sensor Facility to support  NASA with sensor
development, data collection, instrument engineering services and remote sensing
instruments.


QUANTUM COMPUTER ADVANCES WITH EACH GENERATION PROCESSOR

USRA operates a Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab with NASA and Google
resulting in research papers by USRA, NASA, Google and the University community.


RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE

Research staff undertake collaborative projects with research groups at NASA and
elsewhere integrating computer sciences with other disciplines to support NASA.


HELPING PILOTS “SEE” THROUGH THE STORM

Visual cues that help pilots see during takeoff and landing are challenged
during stormy or dusty conditions. USRA is developing technology that helps
pilots see through storms.


FLIGHT HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT & INSTRUMENTATION

USRA scientists play key roles in the development for orbital and sub-orbital
missions, deep space systems, and aircraft and high altitude platforms to
support research.


COOL FLAMES IN SPACE

In September 2017, the Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) culminated
8 1/2 years of operations in the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) onboard the
ISS with the completion of the final in-space operations of the Flame
Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX) series of investigations.


FLUID PHYSICS AND COMPLEX FLUIDS

Advanced Colloids Experiments (ACE) Growing Large Single Defect Free Colloidal
Crystals in Space

USRA’s Dr. William Meyer (USRA) is the Project Scientist for the Advanced
Colloids Experiments (ACE) family of investigations that were flown on the ISS
over the last decade.  When removing the sedimentation and gravitational jamming
seen on Earth, these experiments can use a 3D microscope to capture images that
bridge the understanding of colloidal particle behaviors and colloidal
engineering.


ELECTRICITY AND HEAT FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION

USRA teams worked on a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, an enabling
technology for many planetary missions, that keeps electronic circuits and
mechanical joints functional.


CRYOGENIC FLUID MANAGEMENT IN SPACE

USRA and its collaborators supported the development of reliable cryogenic fluid
storage for use in propellant or life support systems necessary in space and
planetary expeditions.


QUANTUM COMPUTER ADVANCES WITH EACH GENERATION PROCESSOR

USRA operates a Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab with NASA and Google
resulting in research papers by USRA, NASA, Google and the University community.


STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA)

SOFIA is the an observatory which conducts observations that are impossible for
even the largest and highest ground-based telescopes.


STEM EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

Throughout the past five decades, USRA has offered innovative learning
opportunities for students, educators and the general public.


UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT

USRA institutes and programs engage the university community in various
ways–from research collaborations to advocacy on issues important to university
space-related research.



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