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NASA Discovery Earns Eagle ‘Full Ride' National Science Foundation Fellowship
As a first-generation college student, everything about the process of embarking on the journey of higher education was “absolutely terrifying” to Giovanni Bacon.
May 4, 2022
International Space Innovation Team Advances to NASA Finals
A student team representing all three campuses of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as the Politecnico di Milano, a prestigious university in Italy, has designed a system to produce propellant out of resources extracted from Mars.
May 2, 2022
What Does Spaceflight Feel Like? Student Tells All
Astronauts typically experience a gravitational force (G-force) of around three, or three times Earth’s G-force, during launch and re-entry.
April 29, 2022
Commander of First-Ever All-Civilian Space Mission to Address Grads at Embry-Riddle Commencement
Nearly 2,000 Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students will earn degrees at the spring 2022 commencement ceremonies for the Daytona Beach, Florida; Prescott, Arizona; and Worldwide campuses this May.
April 27, 2022
Embry-Riddle to Develop Camera System for Upcoming Polaris Dawn Space Mission
Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Commander and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman ('11), who last year led the first-ever all-civilian space mission, visited Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus to meet the next generation of aviators.
April 19, 2022
Eagle Undergrad’s Research on ‘Space Mice’ Tops National Conference
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior Olivia Siu won first place in the undergraduate Brain and Behavior category of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) annual poster session.
April 4, 2022
Embry-Riddle-Developed Instruments Headed for Space
As Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Engineering Physics senior Josh Milford works toward a career in space science, he is already gaining specialized hands-on experience building and calibrating instruments that will fly aboard satellites.
March 29, 2022
Eagle Undergraduates to Showcase Space Debris Research on National Stage
A three-student team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been selected to participate in a national undergraduate research showcase known as Posters on the Hill, in April, on the topic of space debris mitigation.
March 23, 2022
Black History Month: From Embry-Riddle to NASA to … Mars?
Jamarius Reid doesn't even remember when his fascination for flight began. Instead, he remembers moments: watching jets fly over his house in Charlotte, North Carolina; flying a kite; going for his first plane ride.
February 22, 2022
Eagle Professor Wins Air Force Grant to Control Flexible Satellites
Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, Aerospace Engineering professor at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, is on a mission. His goal: enable flexible spacecraft, equipped with either mounting appendages or large membranes, to autonomously control their motion, in-orbit.
February 4, 2022
Aviation Week Op-Ed: How to Prepare a Skilled Commercial Space Workforce
This Aviation Week op-ed explores the booming space industry. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., looks at how recent advancements in rockets, satellite technology, and suborbital flights have spurred a new generation of students to aim beyond Earth.
October 28, 2021
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Virtual Systems Improve Training and Safety
This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the value of extended reality technologies for aerospace workforce training and safety.
May 7, 2021