23 June 2009 USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory / 50 years of putting U.S.A into space: In 1947, 10 years before Russia successfully launched the first rockets into space, scientists and engineers from Utah were among those working toward a similar goal in the New Mexico desert.

15 June 2009 Space Dynamics Laboratory Awarded Contract for Infrared Payloads: The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force, Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) for the research and development of infrared payloads, test and evaluation, software development, and data processing.

05 June 2009 USU Space Dynamics lab marks 50 years of research: Putting itself on the galactic map, Utah State University spent Friday morning touting projects like the EyePod, which doesn’t boom music into outer space but takes remote pictures on reconnaissance missions.

01 June 2009 Space Dynamics Laboratory Eyes Opportunities on Different Fronts: Utah State University’s Space Laboratory (SDL) lost biggest single source of revenue May when it shipped off telescope built for a NASA astronomy mission, but the nonprofit corporation is still steady revenue growth next year. SDL, based in North Logan, Utah, hopes to more than make up for the closing revenue stream with several new ventures, including the creation of a for‐profit company to sell thermal management hardware and a business partnership with an orbital analysis software company, Douglas Lemon, the laboratory’s director, said in an interview. With NASA’s increasing focus on Earth observation missions, the lab is also hoping its expertise in infrared sensors will help it land some major instrument contracts in coming years, he said.

19 May 2009 Space Dynamics Laboratory Ships Science Instrument to Chart the Skies: Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) announced that it has completed NASA’s Wide‐field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) science instrument. The WISE instrument was shipped from SDL’s manufacturing and test facility in North Logan, Utah, to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colo., where it will be integrated onto the satellite.

May 2009 UAV Helicopter Brings Finesse to Airstrikes: In modern warfare, the advantage often goes to guerrillas who can attack, then quickly hide among the population or disappear into the hills. To counter those tactics, the Pentagon since 2001 has been arming unmanned aerial vehicles to identify and destroy targets with missiles. The Defense Department is seeking weapons for UAVs that can strike enemies but limit collateral damage, especially in cities.

31 March 2009 Space Dynamics Laboratory Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation: Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is celebrating its 50th year of providing world class, space‐based and terrestrial solutions for commercial, civil and defense customers.

30 March 2009 Agi and Space Dynamics Laboratory Form Business Partnership: Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), the producer of commercial off‐the‐shelf software for analysis of space, defense and intelligence assets, and Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), a nonprofit research corporation focused on defense and science objectives, announced their new business partnership today.

09 February 2009 Albrecht testifies before state congressional committee: Utah State University President Stan Albrecht went before the Higher Education Appropriations subcommittee to deliver a presentation and testimony on the value of higher education and of the research currently being done at USU.

07 January 2009 New company in valley is first spinout from Space Dynamics Laboratory: Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory has reached another milestone. On December 19th, the largest operating unit of the Utah State University Research Foundation signed a license agreement granting its intellectual property to TMT, or Thermal Management Technologies. The historic event represents the first for–profit company to be spun out from the non–profit research laboratory, creating opportunities for economic growth in Utah and the Cache Valley.

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