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Be Students Visit Nasa | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Be Students Visit Nasa | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Early in November students from Utah State University's Biological Engineering program presented their research project, Eden, to the Scientists and Engineers employed by NASA.
Xhab Microgravity Food Growth Chamber, Nathan I. Stacey
Xhab Microgravity Food Growth Chamber, Nathan I. Stacey
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
NASA and other organizations are preparing to send humans deeper into space, including a NASA manned mission to Mars in the 2030s, in order to learn more about our universe and the origin of life and to ensure the survival of the human race. Long journeys in space require efficient, dependable, and sustainable methods to provide for astronauts' metabolic needs such as oxygen, water, and food. In order for microgravity plant growth chambers to become a viable solution, several challenges encountered by past growth chambers must be resolved.
One problem with existing space food growth chambers is hypoxia, or lack …
Nasa Selects Usu Engineering Team For Small Rocket Motor Research | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Nasa Selects Usu Engineering Team For Small Rocket Motor Research | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
April 18, 2016 – Aerospace engineering students at Utah State University are leading exciting new research into the future of small rocket motors. The team of undergraduate students, led by Professor Tony Whitmore, will get a $200,000 NASA grant to better understand how a new generation of “green” rocket motors could help revolutionize the space industry.