Stanford University is a prominent research university with a significant presence in the space industry through its Aeronautics and Astronautics Department and various research labs. It focuses on advancing aerospace systems, spacecraft technology, and space environment studies. Stanford partners with organizations like NASA and KACST and contributes to areas like satellite systems, space robotics, and the development of materials for extreme space environments.
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Dr. Tom Colvin has a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford.
Massimo Comparini holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Remote Sensing and Radar Systems from Sapienza University of Rome and a degree in Strategy from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
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.
Over the last three years Pogosian, Karsten Jedamzik (University of Montpelier), Tom Abel (Stanford University), and Yacine Ali Haimoud (New York University) used SFU's Cedar supercomputer to run detailed simulations of the recombination era.
Wollman and colleagues started from an open source microscope design developed at Stanford and modified it for robustness, lower cost, and easier use in harsh flight environments.
Dr. Ignacio Zuleta holds a doctorate in physical chemistry from Stanford University.
EraDrive was founded in 2023 by three veterans of Stanford University’s Space Rendezvous Laboratory (SLAB).
The research team is collaborating with Stanford's Space Rendezvous Lab to explore more powerful AI models for future space missions.
The program model of Astronomy on Tap relies on graduate students, postdocs, and professional researchers from institutions such as NASA, Stanford, and regional universities.
Dr. Richard Zare at Stanford University developed a laser analysis technique that the team used to detect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) inside ALH 84001.
The research team reported detecting complex organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) inside meteorite ALH 84001 using a laser analysis technique developed by Dr. Richard Zare at Stanford University.
Mark Kirasich received a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1983 from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
H. R. McMaster is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a lecturer at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
SRI International operates a steerable radio telescope at Stanford University that would serve as the receiver for returned radar signals.
SRI International operates a steerable radio telescope at Stanford University that would serve as the receiver for SINTRA experiments.
Scout Space and the Stanford University Space Rendezvous Laboratory won a $1,500,000 contract to help the U.S. Space Force characterize spacecraft and debris objects.
Scout Space and the Stanford University Space Rendezvous Laboratory won a Phase I STTR contract in August 2022.
Kaufman received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.
Stanford SSI will launch the Sapling Sempervirens (Sapling-1) satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The successful launch and operation of Sapling will mark the start of open-source scientific satellite missions designed and built by undergraduate students at Stanford.