Nearly 70 years ago, a group of intrepid young students from southern West Virginia learned about, designed and launched their own rockets, inspiring the movie, “Rocket Boys.” In late 2016, Read More
For the third consecutive year, the team from West Virginia University (WVU) found itself on the podium at the NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkages or Robo-Ops Competition, held May Read More
Air sickness and free falling in a plane may not sound like fun to the typical person, but West Virginia University engineering students aren’t typical. In conjunction with students from Read More
Three Shepherd University biology students have been awarded undergraduate research fellowships by the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium. Kyle Clark of Sterling, Virginia, and Marshall Hoffmaster and Sierra Fowler, Read More
Since he was a boy, Alan Didion knew he controlled his own destiny. When he decided that destiny involved working in the space industry, he went to West Virginia University (WVU). Read More
High above Earth in the darkness of space, more than 100 miniature cube satellites, or CubeSats, orbit the planet in a silent ballet. The state of West Virginia is about Read More
By Marissa Sura WVU University Relations/News Last week a winter weather system pummeled much of the nation, bringing cities to a standstill. In contrast, space weather – which occurs Read More