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The University of Maryland (UMD) is a major research university with significant involvement in the space industry, particularly through its close partnership with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. UMD engages in space-based science, engineering research and development, and Earth sciences. Key facilities include the Space Systems Laboratory and the Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility, enabling research in space robotics and human factors. UMD collaborates with NASA through initiatives like the Joint Space-Science Institute (JSI) and the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology (CRESST), focusing on areas such as astrophysics, cosmology, and planetary science.

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Diffraqtion is a quantum imaging startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland.

GeneralValue 1.8May 8, 2026SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Johannes Galatsanos, Diffraqtion

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of California, San Diego intercepted satellite communications using roughly $800 in commercial equipment.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Apr 7, 2026It’s Unanimous: Space Already Functions as Critical Infrastructure

Dr. Ajay Kothari holds a PhD and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a BSc in Physics from Bombay University.

GovernanceValue 1.0Feb 9, 2026Much needed cargo for the Moon

UC San Diego and the University of Maryland researchers used an off-the-shelf $800 satellite receiver over three years to intercept unencrypted communications from geosynchronous satellites and collect private customer data.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 20, 202610 Defining Moments in Cybersecurity and Space in 2025

The research collaboration involves scientists from the University of Maryland, NASA Goddard, Johnson Space Center, University of Gottingen, Chungbuk National University, and NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Dec 1, 2025Destination: Mars. First Stop: Iceland?

A study from the University of California San Diego and the University of Maryland found that roughly half of the traffic from Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites is still unencrypted.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Nov 18, 2025Latest News

Researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Maryland observed 411 transponders across 39 geostationary satellites over a seven-month period.

GeneralValue 3.2Oct 26, 2025Unencrypted Data has Been Intercepted from Geostationary Satellites

Dr. Ajay Kothari holds a PhD and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a BSc in Physics from Bombay University.

GovernanceValue 2.5Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

Dr. Ajay Kothari holds a PhD and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a BSc in Physics from Bombay University.

GovernanceValue 1.2Jul 29, 2024For the ISS, to be or not to be?

The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 was designed and built by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Feb 9, 2024NASA's New Climate Mission Launched to Study Ocean and Atmosphere

The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 was designed and built by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Feb 8, 2024UPDATE 3: SpaceX launches NASA’s PACE satellite with new capabilities to study climate, ocean and atmosphere

The University of Maryland’s MS GEOINT program received a second accreditation from the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation after USGIF accredited UMD’s graduate certificate program in 2018.

LegalGeneralValue 3.0Jun 9, 2023University of Maryland and Virginia Tech Earn USGIF Collegiate Accreditation

1Spatial has secured a new five-year contract with The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) at the University of Maryland.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 11, 20221Spatial secures five-year contract with University of Maryland CATT Labs

The HARP payload was developed and is operated by the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC).

CapabilityValue 4.0Aug 3, 2020Cubesat demonstrates Earth science instrument

Mark Lewis joined Mike Griffin’s office in November 2019 after working at the Institute for Defense Analyses and serving as a faculty member in the University of Maryland Department of Aerospace Engineering.

GovernanceValue 2.3Jul 13, 2020U.S. CTO Kratsios named acting undersecretary for research and engineering, Lewis to serve as acting deputy

Antonio Busalacchi became president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in 2016 after leading the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at the University of Maryland.

GovernanceValue 3.2Jul 6, 2020UCAR’s president talks about space weather, radio occultation and a multidisciplinary approach to Earth science
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