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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.
By adding fungi and worm manure to simulated moondust, Texas A&M University researchers were able to achieve a world’s first — growing a small crop of the protein-rich legumes, offering hope for future lunar farming efforts.
Texas A&M Graduate Student Awarded NASA Grant To Study Martian Dunes
Feb 5, 2025 • 3 min. readPh.D. student Lauren Berger is studying Mars' dune formations to uncover secrets about the planet’s environment and wind patterns.
New Research Advances Understanding Of The Habitability Of Icy Moons
Jan 8, 2025 • 3 min. readThe exploration of icy ocean worlds across the solar system represents a new frontier in planetary science.
The facility will lead innovations in lunar and Mars exploration, advanced space research and workforce development for the growing space economy.
Texas A&M Advancing Space Research With Giant Magellan Telescope Team
Oct 28, 2024 • 6 min. readGiant Magellan worked with Texas A&M researchers to clean, assemble, and test parts being used to build Earth's most powerful telescope.
Former Astronaut Aims To Inspire Next Generation Of Scientists And Engineers
Sep 17, 2024 • 4 min. readThree 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.
Former Colleague Of Boeing Starliner Astronauts Discusses Flight Test Return Status
Aug 21, 2024 • 5 min. readTexas 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.