Author: csr-burke

First Laser Light for GRACE Follow-On

The laser ranging interferometer (LRI) instrument has been successfully switched on aboard the recently launched twin U.S./German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellites. The LRI, which is being […]

7-12-18 | A Cosmic Perspective: Searching for Aliens, Finding Ourselves

DATE AND TIME Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:00 pm CDT LOCATION Engineering and Education Research Center (EER) Mulva Auditorium (EER 0.904) 2501 Speedway Austin, TX 78712 NOTE: This event is free […]

GRACE Operations Team Recognized with 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award

The GRACE Operations Team was presented with the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award at The 15th International Conference on Space Operations, which was held in Marseille, France. Our own Himanshu Save […]

GRACE-FO Successfully Launched; UPDATES

On May 22, 2018, NASA’s GRACE Follow-On mission was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. At 11 minutes 47 seconds after liftoff, the two GRACE Follow-On satellites separated from the rocket, shortly after which ground controllers acquired signals from both.

TSGC’s SEES Wins “Best Presentation”

Dr. Tim Urban, Director, and Margaret Baguio, Program Manager for Education and Outreach, for Texas Space Grant Consortium presented a paper at the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting about […]

NASA Seeks Graduate Student Research Proposals

NASA is seeking student authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals. The deadline for proposal submission is March 20, 2018. The purpose of the NASA Fellowship Activity 2018 is to […]

05-15-17 | The Promise and Challenges of High Rate GNSS for Environmental Monitoring and Response

Speaker Dr. John LaBrecque Global Geodetic Observing System, West Palm Beach, FL, US Research Affiliate, University of Texas at Austin Time and Place May 15, 2017 – Monday – 3:00 PM WPR […]

GRACE Mission: 15 Years of Watching Water on Earth

“Revolutionary” is a word you hear often when people talk about the GRACE mission. Since the twin satellites of the U.S./German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment  launched on March 17, […]

New Tool May Assist US Regional Sea Level Planning

Thanks in large part to satellite measurements, scientists’ skill in measuring how much sea levels are rising on a global scale – currently 0.13 inch (3.4 millimeters) per year – […]

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