UCLA is a leading public research university with significant involvement in the space industry, particularly through its Space Institute and collaborations across multiple departments. As a research institution, UCLA focuses on space science, technology development, and astronaut health, pioneering advancements in space medicine and plasma physics. Key activities include developing space-based instruments, leading NASA missions, and fostering public-private partnerships with organizations like JPL, SpaceX, and the Aerospace Corporation. UCLA also plays a role in training the next generation of aerospace professionals through programs like the Space Medicine Fellowship.
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Douglas A. Schiess entered the Air Force in 1992 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Douglas Schiess joined the Air Force in 1992 after graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
Jessica Watkins earned an undergraduate degree in geological and environmental sciences from Stanford University and a doctorate in geology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Jerry Xuan, a 51 Pegasi b Fellow and UCLA postdoctoral researcher, created detailed atmospheric models to compare with the JWST spectra of the HR 8799 planets.
A study led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the University of California, Los Angeles identifies Alfven waves as powering a persistent space battery above Earth’s auroral zones.
Dr Alison Brown received the UCLA Samueli Professional Achievement Award in 2023 as an internationally acclaimed expert in positioning, navigation, and timing technologies.
Dr Alison Brown holds a PhD in Mechanics, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering from UCLA.
The research team included scientists from UCLA, Pennsylvania State University, the University of the Netherlands, and the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Megan McArthur earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.
A study conducted by ETH Zurich, the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, and UCLA shows that sub-Neptunes cannot retain massive oceans beneath hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
NASA included Dr. William Schopf, a professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at UCLA, as a skeptical expert at the August 1996 press conference.
Dr. William Schopf, professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at UCLA, served as the skeptic at NASA’s August 1996 press conference.
Aaswath Pattabhi Raman at the University of California, Los Angeles received a 2024 NIAC Phase I grant for Electro-Luminescently Cooled Zero-Boil-Off Propellant Depots to enable crewed exploration of Mars.
Artur Davoyan of the University of California, Los Angeles received a 2023 NIAC Phase I grant for 'Pellet-Beam Propulsion for Breakthrough Space Exploration'.
Starburst Aerospace and the University of California, Los Angeles won a $1,400,000 government grant last year that was matched with private funds to create an aerospace innovation hub.
UCLA students began establishing remote access for operation of the NASA-funded ELFIN cubesats soon after ELFIN launched in 2018 alongside NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2.