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SpEED Demon Sucessfully Launches from NASA Wallops Facility
SpEED Demon sounding rocket had a successful launch from NAA Wallops flight facility. The flight proves instrumentation is fit for subsequent missions and provided notable data from the Sporadic-E layer.

Federal Grant Enables Research into Fusion Energy
Master’s Student, Chris Lamb (left), along with undergrad Connor Castleberry (middle), and the Princilpe Investigator, Dr. Seo (right) receive $670,000 grant to conduct fusion energy research. The faculty and students will work together to see if plasma generated in a lab can be used to generate nuclear fusion and harness energy produced from the reactions.

SAIL Launches Rocket from NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Instrumentation developed by SAIL students was integrated into the SpEED Demon rocket. The goal of the mission launched from Wallops in August was to develop a better unerstanding of the Sporadic-E layer in the upper atmosphere.

Embry-Riddle-Developed Instruments Headed for Space
A team of students from SAIL worked with a team of students from Univ of Chile SPEL lab to integrate space weather instruments on a trio of CubeSats that are to be launched on SpaceX Transporter 4 mission.

Eagles Build Instruments for Mars-Bound Satellites
SAIL students are building radiation hardened instruments for a NASA funded dual satellite mission to Mars to be launched in 2024.

SAIL Progress Continues Despite COVID Pandemic
SAIL students work from home and continue to make unabated research progress despite COVID restrictions. Students  carried necessary equipment with them to their homes and setup fully functional laboratories.

SAIL Makes Local TV News
Dr. Barjatya and students get interviewed for a local TV news story for the work being done to build radiation hardened instruments for NASA ESCAPADE Mars Mission.

Tracking and Photometry of Hitomi and its Debris
SAIL team is able to track the debris of satellite Hitomi after it broke up in orbit. This system is able to keep track of potentially dangerous space debris.

Dr. Barjatya wins Research of the Year 2019 award from Embry Riddle
With a slew of new NASA rocket projects and AFOSR high altitude balloon project, students get an impressive opportunity to do hands-on research.