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Media Mentions

Space might be the final frontier, but some of its exploration is starting right here in Central Texas. Read the full story in the Austin American Statesman about the burgeoning of the aerospace industry in Austin and the surrounding area.

Clint Dawson is featured in this piece on his collaborative research project funded by the Department of Energy to better predict coastal flooding using AI and machine learning.

Moriba Jah's AstriaGraph, which tracks orbital debris, is featured in this Computer Weekly piece.

The United States Space Force signed a memorandum of understanding with UT Austin to help secure America’s future in space through cutting edge research and training of the next generation of Space Force recruits, known as Guardians.

Alumnus Brent Barbee comments on his work as an aerospace engineer on NASA's new DART mission, humankind's first planetary defense experiment.

Moriba Jah, a space environmentalist and expert in tracking orbital space debris, has a new role as the chief scientific adviser at Steve Wozniak's space startup, Privateer.

Moriba Jah's work to raise awareness about orbital debris is featured in this Alcalde piece.

Clint Dawson's hurricane modeling is mentioned in this Houston Chronicle piece covering the Ike Dike plan.

Moriba Jah weighs in on this article about a private company that completed a first successful test of its orbital debris trash collector.

This Washington Post Creative Group story features several of our students who are participating in the Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory (TREL), with the goal of becoming the first student team to build and launch a liquid-propelled rocket to the edge of space.

Todd Humphreys weighs in on the confusion at sea this summer caused by falsifying the location of 100+ ships near Ukraine and Russia in this NPR Morning Edition newscast.

Moriba Jah joined Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice on Tyson's StarTalk series to discuss the space junk problem and how to manage objects in orbit.

Brandon Jones chats with Fox 7 News Austin about the future of commercial spaceflight after Blue Origin's first human flight.

Clint Dawson discusses the importance of hurricane forecasting and modeling as part of this historical speaker series focused on Hurricane Beulah.

Listen to this Star Talk podcast featuring professor Moriba Jah where he discusses the growing issue of space debris with Neil deGrasse Tyson.