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Welcome! The Minnesota Space Grant Consortium (MnSGC) is part of the NASA Funded National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program established by Congress in 1988. Nationally, Space Grant is a network of 52 university-based statewide consortia (all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) with nearly 1000 affiliates.

People Spotlight

  • Dr. James Flaten

    Dr. James Flaten

    Associate Director of the NASA Minnesota Space Grant Consortium. James Flaten is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.Read More »

Project Spotlight

  • Researching Spectroscopic Characterization of Low-Mass Stars at Carleton College

    Researching Spectroscopic Characterization of Low-Mass Stars at Carleton College

    At Carleton College, students Freja Olsen and Adam Ickler developed and tested methods for measuring the chemical abundances of nearby low-mass stars using high-resolution spectra from the Habitable Zone Planet Finder. Their techniques, implemented in modular Python programs, have enabled the measurement of atomic absorption lines with improved precision, and are currently being extended to […]Read More »

News/Events Spotlight

  • Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition Cancelled for 2020-2021 Academic Year

    Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition Cancelled for 2020-2021 Academic Year

    Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainties in Minnesota (and around the country), the Space Grant Midwest High-Power Rocketry Competition for the 2020-2021 school year needed to be cancelled. We are optimistic that by late summer 2021 we will be able to propose a new competition for the 2021-2022 academic year. Stay tuned!Read More »

Upcoming Events by (or of interest to) the MnSGC

  • Occasional stratospheric weather balloon launches throughout the year.  Write to the “Contact Us” link for more details.

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Affiliates of the MN Space Grant Consortium

  • Bemidji State University
  • Bethel University
  • Carleton College
  • Fond Du Lac Tribal Community College
  • Macalester College
  • St. Catherine University
  • University of Minnesota - Driven to Discover
  • University of Minnesota, Duluth
  • University of St. Thomas

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