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New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA's next Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer mission.

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  • The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA's next Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer mission.
  • This will enable it to capture the explosions that follow bursts of gravitational waves caused by merging neutron stars.
  • The telescope also will carry an ultraviolet spectrograph to study stellar explosions and massive stars.
  • The UVEX mission was selected for a two-year mission and will cost approximately $300 million, not including launch costs.

NASA Announces Future Launch for USU-Led Space Weather Mission

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Friday, March 17, 2023
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The NASA-funded instrument will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station.

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  • The NASA-funded instrument will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station.
  • AWE Principal Investigator Dr. Michael Taylor from USU’s College of Science leads a team of scientists that will provide new details about how the weather on Earth interacts with, and affects, space weather.
  • Impacts from atmospheric gravity waves and space weather can adversely affect satellites that provide seemingly ubiquitous services across the globe and for human spaceflight missions.
  • “The mesopause is our porthole to space weather, through which Earth’s atmospheric gravity waves that affect space weather must pass,” said Taylor, professor in USU’s Department of Physics.

Space Dynamics Lab Completes Space Environment Tests for AWE

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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North Logan, Utah, Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory announced that it has successfully completed critical space environment tests for NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, known as AWE.

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  • North Logan, Utah, Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory announced that it has successfully completed critical space environment tests for NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, known as AWE.
  • “AWE is a highly sensitive, precise science instrument designed to be fitted on the International Space Station and operate in the harsh space environment.
  • These tests were successfully completed using a shaker table that simulated the predicted launch vibration that AWE will experience.
  • Thermal vacuum testing was conducted to demonstrate the performance and operation of the AWE instrument in a simulated flight environment.

Space Dynamics Laboratory-Built Small Satellite Completes Mission Beyond Expectations

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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North Logan, Utah, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A small satellite built and operated by Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory to provide NASA with vital climate information completed its mission and performed more than 22 months beyond its mission requirement.

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  • North Logan, Utah, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A small satellite built and operated by Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory to provide NASA with vital climate information completed its mission and performed more than 22 months beyond its mission requirement.
  • Designed for a NASA mission lasting 90 days, the HARP CubeSat deployed from the International Space Station into low Earth orbit on February 19, 2020.
  • CubeSats and other small satellites' size limits the volume and mass of science payloads that can be deployed on them.
  • In August 2020, HARP was named the Small Satellite Mission of the Year by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which presents the award to the mission that has demonstrated significant improvement in small satellite capability.

Space Dynamics Lab President H. Scott Hinton Announces Retirement – Dr. Jed Hancock Named Successor

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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North Logan, Utah, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Utah State Universitys Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that President H. Scott Hinton will retire effective June 30, 2021.

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  • North Logan, Utah, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Utah State Universitys Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that President H. Scott Hinton will retire effective June 30, 2021.
  • SDL and industry veteran Dr. Jed Hancock will succeed Hinton as SDL President.
  • Scotts resolute leadership coupled with his steadfast commitment to the 1,000 employees of SDL will leave an indelible mark on the Laboratory.
  • Hinton joined USU in 2002 as Dean of the College of Engineering and was subsequently elected to SDLs Board of Directors the same year.

Space Dynamics Lab-Built Spacecraft Wins Small Satellite Mission of the Year Award

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Friday, August 7, 2020
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NORTH LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Space Dynamics Laboratory-built Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter satellite has been awarded the Small Satellite Mission of the Year award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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  • NORTH LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Space Dynamics Laboratory-built Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter satellite has been awarded the Small Satellite Mission of the Year award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
  • The Small Satellite Mission of the Year Award is presented annually by the AIAA Small Satellite Technical Committee to the mission that has demonstrated a significant improvement in the capability of small satellites.
  • The Small Satellite Mission of the Year award is a major honor to the HARP team, and a testament to the success of this collaboration."
  • The engineers, technicians, spacecraft operators, and other professionals at SDL remain resolute in helping to ensure HARP meets its mission objectives.

In Response to COVID-19, Space Dynamics Lab Satellite Operators “Fly” Small Satellites from Home

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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North Logan, Utah, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that satellite operators are flying NASA spacecraft from their homes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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  • North Logan, Utah, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that satellite operators are flying NASA spacecraft from their homes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  • The emphasis on social distancing and stay-at-home work has become ubiquitous throughout the world and has affected sectors of many industries, including the space industry.
  • In response to disruptions of normal work methods due to the global pandemic, SDL satellite operators have successfully shifted operations of two NASA small satellites away from traditional Mission Operations Centers to alternative flight centerstheir living rooms.
  • NASAs Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter CubeSat and the Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space instrument small satellite, known as HARP and CIRiS respectively, are two science satellites that are now being commanded by SDL satellite operators outside of SDL facilities.

Space Dynamics Lab Elects Retired Rear Admiral Liz Young to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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North Logan, Utah, Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H. Scott Hinton, president of the Space Dynamics Laboratory, announced that government leader Liz Young has been appointed to SDLs Board of Directors.

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  • North Logan, Utah, Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H. Scott Hinton, president of the Space Dynamics Laboratory, announced that government leader Liz Young has been appointed to SDLs Board of Directors.
  • Young has served as a member of SDLs guidance council since 2014 and will continue to serve in that capacity.
  • In 2011, Young retired at the rank of Rear Admiral from the US Navy, where she served with distinction for twenty years at the National Reconnaissance Office.
  • Her dedication and leadership will continue to benefit SDL in her position as a member of the Board of Directors.

Leading Industry, Academic Experts Appointed to Space Dynamics Lab Board

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Friday, August 30, 2019
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North Logan, Utah, Aug. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that it has named Lisa Berreau, Lesa Roe, and Kathryn Tobey to its Board of Trustees.

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  • North Logan, Utah, Aug. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that it has named Lisa Berreau, Lesa Roe, and Kathryn Tobey to its Board of Trustees.
  • Before her current role as chancellor, Roe was the acting deputy administrator and deputy associate administrator for NASA, leading the $19.6 billion federal agency.
  • She has served as the director of NASA's Langley Research Center, and the research program manager for the International Space Station.
  • Tobey is a recognized leader in the national security space industry and is currently a scholar in residence at the University of Colorado Boulder.