Portrait of Col. (Ret.) Mike Fossum

Former astronaut Col. (Ret.) Michael E. Fossum '80 made his dreams of traveling to the stars a reality with hard work, a little bit of luck and a whole lot of Aggie Spirit.

A person in full astronaut gear rides a space-terrain vehicle at the Texas A&M Space Center groundbreaking

The cutting-edge facility will propel groundbreaking research, fuel industry collaborations and prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers to lead humanity’s next great frontier.

Headshot of Lauren Cornell in a research lab

The CEO and co-founder of NovoThelium credits her Texas A&M University education with helping her become the scientist she is today.

Space food researchers hold sorghum clippings in a lab

Texas A&M University and NASA have collaborated for decades to create new menu items and produce food for astronauts to take on their space missions.

Ph.D. student Lauren Berger is studying Mars' dune formations to uncover secrets about the planet’s environment and wind patterns.

The exploration of icy ocean worlds across the solar system represents a new frontier in planetary science.

Three Texas A&M University STEM students will be presented with Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards during the Oct. 1 event.

Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy invites the community to expand its cosmic horizons this Saturday night at Simpson Drill Field.

A former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space.

Texas A&M Vice President and Galveston Campus Chief Operating Officer Michael Fossum, a former astronaut, explains how Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are spending their time on the International Space Station.