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Utah State University (USU) plays a significant role in the space industry through its academic programs and research contributions. The university offers space systems engineering degrees and conducts research in areas like space weather and human adaptation to spaceflight. A key component of USU's space activities is the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), a University Affiliated Research Center that provides mission engineering solutions, satellite and sensor development, and data processing for the military, scientific community, and industry, with partners like NASA and the Missile Defense Agency.

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Logan, Utah, United States
www.usu.edu
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Charlie Zheng is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Utah State University.

GovernanceGeneralValue 1.8Dec 11, 2025Martian sound study models acoustic signals in Jezero crater

Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory has released open-source software called StarFall to detect potentially harmful shooting stars known as bolides.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 24, 2025Space Dynamics Lab shares open-source software to detect potentially dangerous meteors

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command selected Orion Space Solutions and subcontractors Hera Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, SCOUT Space, Sedaro, Utah State University, and ICR, Inc. to design, develop, and demonstrate the Tetra-5 spacecraft and autonomous collaboration capabilities.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.7Jan 3, 2024Orion Space Solutions Completes Critical Design Review on SSC's Tetra-5 Program

The TacRL-2 satellite was built and will be operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Jun 13, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket launches U.S. Space Force mission

The Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) operates two NASA-funded science satellites: Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter and Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2020Flying cubesats from home: Pandemic accelerates trend toward remote operations

Kubos and Ruag Space will formally sign a memorandum of understanding about their cooperative effort at the Conference on Small Satellites at Utah State University on 2019-08-05.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.8Aug 1, 2019Kubos and Ruag partner to provide computer systems for megaconstellations

A contract signed during the AIAA/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites on 2018-08-07 covers the launch of 10 Astrocast cubesats as secondary payloads on a Vega rocket in late 2019 or early 2020.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Aug 7, 2018D-Orbit to launch 10 Astrocast satellites on Vega rocket
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