The University of Alabama is a research institution actively involved in the space industry through its collaborations and academic departments. It partners with organizations like NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to advance research in areas like in-space manufacturing and space weather. The university's Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) focuses on cutting-edge research and graduate education in space science, studying plasmas from the Sun to distant galaxies and developing space-based instruments.
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NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide systems for returning temperature-sensitive payloads from the Moon to Earth.
NASA selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop the lunar freezer system for preserving lunar samples returned to Earth during the Artemis missions.
NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop and manage the Lunar Freezer System (LFS) for the Artemis campaign.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will provide hardware and software systems to maintain temperature-critical science materials as they travel from the Moon to Earth.
NASA selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide systems for returning temperature sensitive science payloads to Earth from the Moon.
Three CanSat teams at The University of Alabama in Huntsville placed first, second, and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville won third place in the Altitude Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville won second place in the Safety Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville won first place in the AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville won third place in the AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville won third place in the STEM Engagement Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
The Lightning Imaging Sensor was designed by scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and manufactured at NASA Marshall and has been making observations since it was installed on the International Space Station in 2017.
The state of Alabama promotes aerospace engineering at the University of Alabama campuses, Auburn University, and Tuskegee University.
BAMA-1 from the University of Alabama was intended to test a drag sail designed to rapidly deorbit the satellite.
BAMA-1 from the University of Alabama will test a drag sail designed to rapidly deorbit the satellite.
BAMA-1, from the University of Alabama, will test a drag sail designed to rapidly deorbit the satellite.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville hosts the I²C Invention to Innovation Center.
SEDSat-1 was built in the 1990s primarily by students at the University of Alabama Huntsville and launched as a secondary payload on a Delta II in 1998.