https://spacewatch.global/tag/university-of-colorado-boulder/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 31 May 2023 06:00:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/university-of-colorado-boulder/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/uae-mission-to-asteroid-belt-codename-max/ Wed, 31 May 2023 06:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49135 UAE Space Agency announced on the 28th of May the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, the EMA. The concept plan of the mission to the main asteroid belt began in 2019. The Emirati spacecraft will take a 5 billion km trip to a region between Mars and Jupiter to study asteroids. “The initial idea of what should we do after the Emirates Mars Mission actually started one or two years prior to the launch of the Hope probe,” Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, and chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency, exclusively told The National on Wednesday.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/new-small-satellite-janus-mission-to-study-binary-asteroids/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26132&preview=true&preview_id=26132 New small satellite Janus mission to study binary asteroids]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/nasa-funds-artemis-student-challenges-to-inspire-space-exploration/ Wed, 20 May 2020 05:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22626 NASA will award nearly $2.4 million to universities as part of the Artemis Student Challenges, a bold new initiative to inspire the next generation – the Artemis Generation. The six universities receiving awards will use the grants to advance the quality, relevance and overall reach of opportunities to engage students as NASA takes the first step […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/intuitive-machines-unveils-2021-moon-landing-navigation-approach/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19506 Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lander will capture raw optical images of the lunar surface and convert them into Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) measurements to land within 200 meters of its intended landing site.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/uaes-mbrsc-opens-registration-for-6th-edition-of-research-experience-for-undergraduates-stem-programme/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16972 The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has opened registration for the sixth edition of the "Research Experience for Undergraduates" programme (REU) for Emirati students that are juniors, sophomores, and seniors, with more than one semester left to graduate, in the disciplines of science and engineering.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/spacewatchme-interviews-moriba-jah-creating-space-taxonomy-space-situational-awareness/ Sun, 27 Aug 2017 08:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5513 Our planet has a problem… or rather we have created a problem. The Earth’s orbital regimes are becoming increasingly populated with not only satellites but bits of debris of varying sizes: spent rocket stages, nuts, bolts, even fragments of paint and all of these objects pose a threat to operational spacecraft and the space environment. […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/oman-participates-university-colorado-boulder-education-satellites-international-team/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 07:30:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5498 Jim Scott, Senior Science Editor at the University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder) newspaper, CU Boulder Today, reports on the INSPIRE satellite project that includes Oman as a team participant. This article was originally published in CU Boulder Today on August 22, 2017, and is republished here with the permission of the University of Colorado Boulder. CU Boulder […]]]>