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USRA - Universities Space Research Association

USRA - Universities Space Research Association

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International Space Station (ISS) - Courtesy NASA


USRA Led Team Sees Successful Deployment of Orbital Communications Adapter Monitoring System at ISS Mission Control

Following a succesful two-week testing phase, "live" 24/7 operations using OCAMS began by the ISS Orbital Communication Adapter Flight Control Team. Read more
Clouds of charged particles move along the pulsar's magnetic field lines (blue) and create a lighthouse-like beam of gamma rays (purple) in this illustration - Courtesy NASA


USRA and the Center for Research and Exploration in Space and Science Technology Provides Support to Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope

Through participation in the Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope effort, USRA is enabling exploration of some of the most exotic physical phenomena in the Universe. Read more
The 'Firefly' CubeSat satellite will investigate Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes (TGFs)


USRA to Participate in NSF/NASA Mission to Study Link Between Lightning and Gamma Ray Flashes

The 'Firefly' CubeSat nano satellite will investigate Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes (TGFs) when it launches in 2010. Read more
South pole region of the Moon as seen by Clementine in 1994 - Courtesy NASA


USRA Scientist Principal Investigator for MiniSAR Instrument on India's Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Mission

The Mini Synthetic Aperture Radar (MiniSAR) instrument will map the dark areas near the lunar poles and search for evidence of the presence of water ice. Read more
USRA 40 Years: 1969-2009

Universities Space Research Association

Celebrating 40 years of service to the space research community