Published May 21, 2024 by Hailea Schultz
美国宇航局授予休斯顿大学近500万美元的拨款,用于建立一个航空航天工程研究中心, 旨在支持该机构在月球和火星上的人类太空探索工作.
该奖项由美国宇航局STEM参与办公室少数民族大学研究和教育项目(MUREP)机构研究机会(MIRO)计划资助, 向21所高等教育机构分配4500万美元以加速航空航天研究,哪一项更大.
The cutting-edge facility, 被称为NASA MIRO充气可部署环境和自适应空间系统(IDEAS2)中心, 将与约翰逊航天中心合作开发可扩展的轨道和地面基础设施和操作系统,使人类能够长期在太空生活和工作, 根据 UH. The center will also collaborate with various community partners such as Texas A&M University, Houston Community College, San Jacinto College, Axiom Space and others to advance this work.
Additionally, the center will offer opportunities for graduate, undergraduate, middle and high school students to engage in research and hands-on learning, encouraging and promoting pathways to careers in aerospace.
“IDEAS2中心的愿景是成为一个首屈一指的国家创新中心,推动以nasa为中心, state-of-the-art research and promotes 21st-century aerospace education,” said Karolos Grigoriadis, 莫尔斯机械工程教授兼休斯敦大学航空航天工程研究生项目主任. Grigoriadis spearheaded the effort and will lead the center.
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