Northwestern rocket team to compete for chance to set Guinness World Record
Though the deadline for a chance to set a Guinness World Record is fast approaching, the Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society is still putting final touches on its rocket. Nevertheless, club president Monica Berg is optimistic. "If there's one thing NUSTARS is good at, it's pulling off miracles," the McCormick senior said.
Student Team Selected for NASA BIG Idea Challenge: Lunar Forge
As NASA aims to reestablish a human presence on the moon, one aspect for a successful Artemis mission will be harnessing local resources to produce infrastructure such as launch pads and roads on the Lunar surface. A team of Northwestern Engineering students has been selected to assist on filling that need.
NUSTARS Soars High
On the way to NASA's Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition last year, Shawn Sobel and his teammates soldered their rocket together in the backseat of a moving car. After having experienced a comedy of errors, they felt emboldened to persevere.
Northwestern Engineering Team Wins NASA Prize
A group of Northwestern Engineering students selected by NASA to help establish a human presence on the Moon has earned a prize for their efforts.
Students to Conduct Experiment in NASA's 'Vomit Comet'
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Five Northwestern University undergraduates will soon get the chance to feel as if they are in space and conduct scientific experiments in zero gravity like astronauts without ever leaving Earth's atmosphere in NASA's famous "Vomit Comet."
Northwestern University Team Finalist in the 2023 Big IDEA Challenge
Congratulations to the Northwestern University Team for being selected as one of the seven universities selected to develop concepts supporting metal production on the Moon.
