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

Recognizing that education and outreach opportunities exist not only in but beyond the classroom, USRA supports a broad range of activities targeted at a wide, diverse audience, both inside and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bryce is drawn to “two deep unknowns that many of us take for granted each day -- the internal mystery of the brain, and the great scope of the Universe beyond Earth.” He spent two years in research ...

Claire describes herself as “infinitely curious”. Her father is a geologist, and growing up her family visited national parks, which ingrained a passion for looking at the world and wondering “why it ...

Theo finds astronomy fascinating “because there’s always a new topic that can be explored or perspective to be considered.” Theo is interested in star formation and the interstellar medium, as well as ...

Ayanna grew up in a low-income Black household in Detroit, “navigating a labyrinth”, and being taught, as she says, “to live life as an undetected black girl in America because that is what I must do ...

Growing up, Connor always had a tendency to build things. Following his older brother, he joined FIRST robotics and credits it as his starting point for all that has followed. He worked to make his ...

Growing up in upstate New York, Elizabeth Bondi was always fascinated by the night sky. Her favorite field trips were to the Strasenburgh Planetarium in Rochester, New York. When she enrolled in the ...

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is committed to ensuring that qualified businesses of all types receive meaningful subcontracting and vendor opportunities with us. To begin the process, ...

Bella is captivated by “the vastness of our universe and the seamless overlap of various astrophysics disciplines”. Her fascination with astronomy started with a book her third grade teacher shared ...