The University of Southern California (USC) actively participates in the space industry through its research centers and academic programs. USC's Space Engineering Research Center (SERC) focuses on disruptive space engineering, conducting hands-on research, development, and flight demonstrations of spacecraft and satellites. The USC Center for Research in Space Technologies (CREST) accelerates civil and commercial uses of space resources. USC also has a Rocket Propulsion Laboratory where students can design, build, and launch rockets.
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The University of Southern California’s MAVERIC research satellite will test imaging capabilities for future rendezvous and proximity operations missions.
Of the 8,211 current U.S.-based SpaceX employees tracked by Crustdata, 110 graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, 108 from the University of Michigan, 92 from Purdue University, 91 from the University of Texas at Austin, and 85 from the University of Southern California.
Thomas Gangale is an aerospace engineer with a BS from the University of Southern California.
Megan Prichard holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University and a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law.
José Pedro Ferreira from the University of Southern California found that 2024 was the first year that the mass of aluminum deposited in the atmosphere from satellite reentries exceeded that from natural sources with a 95% confidence level.
Katherine Spies earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in design engineering from Harvard University.
Garrett Reisman stepped down from his full-time position at SpaceX in May 2018 and became a Professor of Astronautical Engineering in the Viterbi School at the University of Southern California in June 2018.
Madhu Thangavelu is a faculty member at the University of Southern California and engages in teaching and directing in space exploration.
A University of Southern California project awarded through a prior ISS National Lab research announcement tested a system to autonomously dock and undock CubeSats on the space station.
A University of Southern California team will use Astrobee, NASA's free-flying robotic system onboard the space station, to test an autonomous spacecraft docking system called CLINGERS.
For one Orbital Prime award, Kall Morris Inc. partnered with the University of Southern California’s Space Engineering Research Center to refine the adhesive-arms concept.
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.
Lockheed Martin is cooperating with the University of Southern California on a cubesat program whose first mission will be launched on a Vigoride vehicle.