A team of Texas A&M engineering researchers has been awarded over $1 million from NASA to study the impact of using VAs to support crew members on long duration exploration missions.

The Hermes facility will provide NASA scientists aboard the International Space Station with a unique capability for ongoing microgravity research.

A Texas A&M technology historian explains why the 1969 moon landing could have been delayed – or not happened at all – without the Soviet Union’s space ambitions.

Health & Environment

Space Flight Medicine

July 19, 2019 • 1 min. read

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a Texas A&M space flight medicine researcher explains what happens to the body when venturing beyond Earth.

Texas A&M-Galveston Chief Operating Officer Col. Michael Fossum discusses his 194 days in space as a NASA astronaut, the impact of Apollo 11 on his life and inspiring the next generation of space travelers.

The Texas A&M Department of Construction Science is laying the groundwork to become the leading research hub for construction projects on the Moon and Mars.

Texas A&M astronomer and physics expert Nick Suntzeff discusses setting up a base of operations on the Moon, armed conflict in space, alien life and space billboards ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Retired NASA astronaut and Texas A&M aerospace engineering professor Bonnie J. Dunbar explains what it's like to be in space.

As a space-grant institution, Texas A&M University is contributing research and talent to support NASA's missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Science & Tech

Summer Vacation On Mars

May 31, 2019 • 5 min. read

Engineering and science students kicked off their summer taking part in a simulation program of extraterrestrial operations and research, offered through Mars Academy USA