SpaceTREx is a systems engineering laboratory at University of Arizona with a focus on space and rob
SpaceTREx is a systems engineering laboratory at University of Arizona with a focus on space and robotic exploration, and their application to earth.
12/17/2022
UA SpaceTREx student-led Techbriefs Create the Future Entry on Spacecraft Swarms was recognized as a "Top 100" Entry among all categories. It was the only swarm entry to have been recognized. Thanks, to Athip, the Docking Team, Dr. Leonard Vance and EACD. Follow link to learn more about our entry:
https://lnkd.in/gwkACFHj
Check out tonight's new story on KOLD 13 by Shaley Sanders, on our efforts to build permanent settlements on the Moon and create a second home.
09/24/2021
Congratulations to Robert Peralta, one of our ASTEROIDS UREP alumni from the class of 2020 for being inducted into the Astronaut Scholars Program 2021!
https://news.engineering.arizona.edu/news/polyglot-engineering-student-lands-astronaut-scholarship?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=peralta
09/12/2021
The recent article about Dr. Momayez and Dr. Thanga on lunar mining/base preparation grant is on Newsweek!
Gangs of mining robots could do the dirty work for astronauts on the Moon Scientists hope the robots will be able to function autonomously, and collaborate with one another.
09/11/2021
08/05/2021
Lunar Ark featured on Arizona Engineer Magazine, Summer Edition. A shoutout to the team continuing to make steady progress to identify and advance component technologies. Thanks to Emily and the College of Engineering for communicating the technology concept!
Arizona Engineer | Summer 2021 | Experiential Learning Issue Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu’s millions of monthly readers. Title: Arizona Engineer | Summer 2021 | Experiential Learning Issue, Author: ...
We are pleased to announce Steven Anderson has passed his Master's Thesis titled, "Infrastructure Design Concepts for Space Permanence." Thanks to the committee and Co-Chair, Dr. Alessandra Babuscia from NASA JPL. Steven did an outstanding presentation and overcome the challenges of Covid-19 to produce some impressive solar 3d printing capabilities. We wish Steven the best in his future endeavors.
05/03/2021
Here is our second batch of interesting talks associated with SpaceTREx and ASTEROIDS that will be presented Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference (https://lnkd.in/eyAyisy) including updates on the Lunar Ark concept!!!
05/03/2021
Folks, we are thrilled to announce the following interesting talks associated with SpaceTREx and ASTEROIDS that will be presented today, May 3, 2021 at the Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference (https://lnkd.in/eyAyisy). Some of the works presented are in collaboration with NASA JPL.
05/03/2021
Prof. Jekan Thanga did a wonderful in-depth interview with Andrea Macdonald and ideaXme. Check it out..
Breaking News From SpaceTREx: Noah's Ark on the MOON! Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Jekan Thanga, PhD., Head of SpaceTREx laboratory, Principal Investigator of the NASA-funded ASTEROID laborato...
04/26/2021
Lunar Ark Overview in Russian - Courtesy VOA (starts at 1:20)
«Детали» c Андреем Деркачем - 17 апреля Каждой твари по паре! Исследователи из Аризоны предложили концепцию создания Ноевого ковчега на Луне Клин клином! В Вашингтонском университете обнаружили способ ....
04/23/2021
You are invited to the ASTEROIDS Laboratory Spring Symposium occurring later today. Checkout the latest research on aerobotics, on-orbit robotics, solar system science, off-world mining and Lunar Ark, propulsion/ISRU and extreme environment exploration.
Zoom Link: https://lnkd.in/eEi4TNg
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |