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2005 News Releases

03 October 2005 Why convert car to electric? Let Ryan Bohm answer that
Ryan Bohm parked his gray and white 1984 Nissan in the "Electric Car Parking Only" spot at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Lab and plugged it in.
29 September 2005 Utah Gears Up for World's Astronauts and Cosmonauts
For the first time in more than a decade, the world’s “Space Fliers” will meet in the United States. Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development are pleased to announce that the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) XIX Planetary Congress is convening in Utah, October 9 - 15.
26 September 2005 Space explorers will land in Salt Lake City
If you ever wanted to meet an astronaut or a cosmonaut, your chance has come. On Oct. 9, the Association of Space Explorers will convene its annual Planetary Congress at the Grand America in Salt Lake City, and several events planned as part of the elite gathering will offer Utahns a unique glimpse at Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon, or Leonov, the first man to walk in space.
03 August 2005 Mobile statehouse; Legislators field Logan questions
Long a cultural Cache Valley cornerstone, the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Monday night played host to a different kind of show: politics.
03 August 2005 Innovative inspiration; USU invokes storm of inventions
Zhen Song, of China, and Hyo-Sung Ahn, of South Korea, love to talk about the project they are working on. Both are graduate students at Utah State University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. On Tuesday, they presented a project called ODIS, or Omni-Directional Inspection System. More than 50 state lawmakers and representatives of other Innovation Campus companies were present at the Calibration and Optical Research Lab building at the university.
08 July 2005 MDA Awards the Space Dynamics Laboratory UARC Contract
Utah State University Research Foundation's Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is being awarded a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) contract sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) worth up to $48 million over five years.
08 July 2005 2005: A children's odyssey
Space Dynamics Lab gives opportunity to explore what parents do at work each day
30 June 2005 The USU Research Foundation hosts 2nd Annual Bring Your Family to Work Day
Utah State University Research Foundation (USURF) employees will have a chance to show their families how they have a "blast" as they ignite rocket motors, build satellites and light up with infrared technology on July 7.
08 June 2005 New Sensor will Measure Earth's Energy Loss
NASA successfully tested a new instrument that will provide scientists with unprecedented measurements to further the agency's understanding of climate change.
14 March 2005 NIST and Utah State University Partner in Advance Sensor Technology
An agreement signed today between the U.S. Commerce DepartmentÂ’s National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and Utah State University (USU) will create a partnership for collaboration in the development and calibration of optical sensors for defense, homeland security, weather prediction, and climate research.
08 February 2005 Out of this world; New exhibit at planetarium to feature SDLÂ’s achievements
A big interactive exhibit showcasing research and achievements of the Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University will fit perfectly in the Clark Planetarium, according to representatives from both entities.
07 February 2005 Space Journey exhibition blasts off today in Idaho
Jeff Duce and Robert Leishman, juniors in engineering at Utah State University, couldn't wipe off their grins Monday as they walked among the spacecraft, rocket engines and flight simulators at the Museum of Idaho.
31 January 2005 SDL and Utah State space history heading to museum
Utah State University and the Space Dynamics Laboratory have donated historical space items that will be featured in the Space Journey Exhibit at the Museum of Idaho from Feb. 8 through Sept. 10.
07 January 2005 Space veterans to converge on SLC
For a week in October, Salt Lake City will boast the world's highest concentration of humans who have orbited the Earth.