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The Ohio State University (OSU) plays a role in the space industry through its extensive aerospace research programs and facilities like the Aerospace Research Center. OSU collaborates with organizations like NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on projects such as laser welding in space and advanced air mobility. The university is also the location for the George Washington Carver Science Park's terrestrial lab, supporting in-space research and manufacturing initiatives related to Starlab Space's commercial space station.

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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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John Horack is the former manager of NASA's Science and Mission Systems Office and holds the Neil Armstrong Chair in aerospace policy at Ohio State University.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Feb 9, 2026The coming end of ISS, symbol of an era of global cooperation

Kassas directs Ohio State's CARMEN research center and noted that the lack of a backup navigation solution when GPS is lost motivated the research.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 2.6Dec 10, 2025LEO internet satellites bolster navigation where GPS is weak

Zak Kassas led the research team, and he is the TRC Endowed Chair in Intelligent Transportation Systems at The Ohio State University.

GovernanceValue 2.0Dec 10, 2025LEO internet satellites bolster navigation where GPS is weak

Collaborators on the project include NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the Ohio State University, and Noctua Technologies.

RelationshipsValue 3.0Nov 25, 2025Mitigating radio frequency interference in US weather satellites

Starlab has strategic partners including Northrop Grumman, Hilton, Journey, and The Ohio State University.

RelationshipsValue 3.0Nov 24, 2025Starlab, developer of commercial space stations, secures strategic investment

Starlab Space LLC is working with partners including Hilton, Journey, Northrop Grumman, and The Ohio State University.

RelationshipsValue 3.0Nov 6, 2025Starlab selects Leidos to oversee assembly and testing for new space station

Vallari is building a team at Ohio State to develop a new neutrino detector, which is expected to come online at the end of the decade.

PlanGrowthCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 24, 2025Neutrino flavor shifts may unlock cosmic origins

Starlab has strategic partners including Hilton, Northrop Grumman, and The Ohio State University.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Sep 24, 2025Latest News

Key partners of Starlab Space include Hilton Hotels and The Ohio State University.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Jan 15, 2024Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator Joins Starlab Space's Board of Directors

Ohio State University Extension will support training programs at the Trimble Technology Labs to re-equip farmers and agricultural professionals with technologies that can improve productivity and increase efficiencies.

GeneralValue 2.0Oct 20, 2023Trimble Opens Two Technology Labs at Ohio State University

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5Oct 5, 2023NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award

The Trimble Technology Labs will support training programs through Ohio State Extension to re-equip Ohio farmers and agricultural professionals with technologies that can improve productivity, increase efficiencies, and drive sustainable farming practices.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.2May 24, 2023The Ohio State University to Establish Trimble Technology Labs

Voyager Space opened the first facility of the George Washington Carver Science Park at The Ohio State University.

GrowthCapabilityValue 3.5Mar 15, 2023Voyager Space acquires ZIN Technologies, Inc.

NASA purchased high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 15, 2022GeoOptics wins NASA Commercial SmallSat Data contract

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, based on Maxar satellite data.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 28, 2022NASA to continue buying Earth-observation datasets

The University of Illinois is working with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and multiple universities on the VISORS program, including the Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Washington State University, the Ohio State University, Purdue University, the University of California San Diego, New Mexico State University, Montana State University, and the University of Colorado.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 12, 2021University of Illinois taps Blue Canyon for scientific cubesat mission

The first NASA contract to Astrobotic is valued at $741,000 and funds work on an ultra-wide, non-contact ground penetrating radar antenna co-developed by Astrobotic and The Ohio State University.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.8Sep 1, 2020Astrobotic Awarded More Than $1 Million to Advance CubeRover Payloads
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