Q: Did USRA/LPI consult with NASA HQ’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) before or after removing DEI content from public-facing sites?

USRA presents up to five scholarship awards to undergraduate students each fall as part of its Distinguished Undergraduate Award program. Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students attending ...

USRA is an independent, nonprofit research corporation where the combined efforts of in-house talent and university-based expertise merge to advance space science and technology. USRA conducts major ...

USRA works closely with NASA, universities and industry developing advanced aeronautical technology concepts. Helicopters often provide crucial access to tough, remote locations, and pilots currently ...

Since its founding in 1969, USRA’s mission has included providing innovative learning opportunities for students, at all levels, in space and aeronautics research, and in STEM fields in general for ...

Jeff Isaacson became USRA’s seventh President and Chief Executive Officer in 2014. USRA operates in association with 121 leading universities to support NASA, DoD, DOE, and NSF in the areas of science ...

Universities Space Research Association (“USRA”) manages the Lunar and Planetary Institute (“LPI”) under a cooperative agreement with NASA. USRA also manages NASA’s Planetary Science Analysis Groups ...

Dr. David Bell is Director of the USRA Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS), and is the USRA Program Manager for the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab collaboration between USRA, ...

As part of USRA's governance structure, 121 Ph.D. granting universities oversee USRA to ensure that it meets its public purpose. Members ensure broad public oversight of the corporation, as it pursues ...

Jonathan got hooked on computer science when his father showed him a tutorial for creating and coding the classic Space Invaders game from scratch. He subsequently spent five frenzied months in each ...

USRA provides expertise in space physical sciences to NASA by conducting and managing research in fluid physics, combustion, colloids/condensed matter, and modeling of biological systems.

Dr. Linda Neergaard Parker is the director of the Science and Technology Institute at Universities Space Research Association (USRA).