On Episode 146 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Dr. Elsayed Talaat, the new president and CEO of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).
What do schools, universities, motivated STEM students, NASA, and the space industry have in common, all across the globe? The Universities Space Research Association! You may not have heard of this group before, but it's high time you did.
Dr. Talaat joins us to discuss the association's long history, educational and industry affiliations, and perhaps most impressively, their vast areas of research. If it's space, cutting-edge, and cool, the USRA is probably engaged. Join us for this fascinating look at one of the best education and research facilitators anywhere — the USRA.
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Space news of the week
- Elon Musk's Tesla 'asteroid'
- Astroforge Announces Asteroid Target--Finally
- Astronomers Discover 200-foot Asteroid That Has a I-in-83 Chance of Hitting Earth... So Far
- The Last Dragon
- The Universities Space Research Association
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