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The University of Texas (UT) is a public research university that plays a significant role in the space industry through its various research centers and academic departments. UT's Center for Space Research (CSR) focuses on areas like geodesy, celestial mechanics, and remote sensing, and has a long history of supporting major NASA missions. UT also offers degree programs in aerospace engineering and collaborates with partners like NASA, Lockheed Martin, and other universities on space-related projects. Associated keywords include: space research, aerospace engineering, remote sensing, NASA, and satellite missions.

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Austin, Texas, United States
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Yue Deng at the University of Texas in Arlington is a GDC Interdisciplinary Scientist selected in November 2021.

GovernanceValue 2.0Apr 26, 2022NASA Selects The Investigation Teams That Will Join The Geospace Dynamics Mission

NOAA worked with three federally funded research and development centers—Aerospace Corp., Mitre, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory—along with NASA and the University of Texas on OADR development.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 12, 2022Office of Space Commerce rolls out prototype space catalog for traffic management

The universities selected for the U.S. Space Force University Partnership Program in fiscal year 2021 include Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Purdue University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of North Dakota, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Texas at El Paso.

GeneralGovernancePlanValue 3.6Nov 15, 2021U.S. Space Force Recognizes Georgia Tech As A New Strategic Partner

Michael Watkins left JPL in 2015 to become director of the Center for Space Research at the University of Texas at Austin.

GovernanceValue 4.0Aug 10, 2021JPL director to step down

At the end of 2020, researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin secured a NASA University Leadership Initiative award to lead a hypersonics-focused research project.

FinancialCapabilityValue 3.5Feb 1, 2021NASA to fund Austin University group for economical autonomous cargo operations

The award for the University of Texas at Austin autonomous air cargo project is worth $8,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Feb 1, 2021NASA to fund Austin University group for economical autonomous cargo operations

Ciaran Connell received an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990.

GovernanceValue 1.2Dec 9, 2020Decawave veterans strengthen danalto’s Board of Directors

Moriba Jah is an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin specializing in space situational awareness.

GovernanceValue 1.6Dec 1, 2020Taking out the trash: One man’s mission to tidy up the space environment

ICESat-2 was developed by NASA and the University of Texas and was designed primarily for polar ice elevation and tree canopy measurements.

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ICESat-2 was developed by NASA and the University of Texas and was designed primarily for polar ice elevation and tree canopy measurements.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Oct 26, 2020TCarta Marine Develops Bathymetric Mapping Tech

Moriba Jah supports dedicating roughly $15,000,000 a year to form a research consortium including the University of Texas and other institutions to accelerate results in space situational awareness research.

PlanFinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 16, 2020Commerce Department seeks big funding boost for Office of Space Commerce

The World Economic Forum selected a group in May 2019 that included the European Space Agency, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin, and Bryce Space and Technology to develop a Space Sustainability Rating system.

RelationshipsPlanValue 3.6Jan 20, 2020Work advances on space sustainability rating

The Secure World Foundation and the University of Texas plan to cooperate with ConsenSys Space on TruSat.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019ConsenSys Space announces crowdsourced SSA data system

COSMIC-2 satellites carry an Ion Velocity Meter built by Ball Aerospace and developed by the University of Texas at Dallas to sense ion velocity, concentration and composition and to measure upper atmosphere electron density.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jun 11, 2019COSMIC-2 weather data key to better forecasts, NOAA says

Heather Wilson will step down on 2019-05-31 to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso.

GovernanceValue 3.2May 21, 2019Former Ambassador Barbara Barrett tapped to replace Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary

Heather Wilson is scheduled to step down 2019-05-31 to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso.

GovernanceValue 3.0May 16, 2019Space officers could have a better chance of promotion under new proposed guidelines

Heather Wilson will step down as Secretary of the Air Force on 2019-05-31 to become president of the University of Texas El Paso.

GovernanceValue 3.2Apr 10, 2019Wilson defends Air Force record on space acquisitions: “We’re moving fast”

Heather Wilson will step down 2019-05-31 to become president of the University of Texas El Paso.

GovernanceValue 2.8Apr 9, 2019Air Force has a plan to get Space Force up and running as soon as Congress gives the green light

Heather Wilson announced she will step down on 2019-05-31 to become president of the University of Texas El Paso.

GovernanceGeneralValue 4.0Mar 17, 2019Air Force analysis sheds light on why the Space Force could be more expensive than envisioned

Heather Wilson will step down as Secretary of the Air Force to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso and is expected to depart on 2019-05-31.

GovernanceValue 3.6Mar 13, 2019Air Force to submit Space Force transition plan by March 22
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