Howard University is a historically black research university that is increasingly active in the space industry through research and educational programs. The university has a partnership with the U.S. Space Force to advance STEM research and workforce development, and it participates in NASA programs like the NASA University Research Center (BCCSO) and the Student Airborne Science Activation (SaSa) Program. Howard offers aerospace engineering as a subdiscipline within its mechanical engineering program, focusing on areas like aircraft design, robotics, and aerodynamics.
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A backup ground station system was built at Howard University.
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.