Danish space delegation tours Rice campus
A delegation of Danish representatives from government, academia and the space industry visited the Rice University campus last week for a half-day series of meetings, lab tours and conversations on avenues for growth and collaboration in space education and research.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 17, 2023
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is one of six members of the new Scotland International Space Advisory Committee, which will provide advice and identify opportunities for the country in the global space market.
JFK: We will go to the moon. NASA: We will go farther
NASA and Rice celebrate the 60th anniversary of JFK's moon speech with a promise that his goal was just a beginning.
Hey, space fans, we’ve got your number
Rice and NASA kicked off a three-day celebration of JFK's famous speech with a 'space selfie' at the stadium.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Rice University historian Aysha Pollnitz is available to discuss the queen’s historic reign. Meanwhile, David Alexander, the director of the Rice Space Institute and an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), is available to share his thoughts.
Rice, NASA to celebrate JFK’s moon speech
Rice University and NASA will celebrate the 60-year anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s famous moon speech at Rice Stadium.
Rice, NASA extend Space Act Agreement
Rice and NASA extend their pact to share research and outreach through a Space Act Agreement.
People, papers and presentations for May 23, 2022
Alexander Dessler, an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, has published a personal history of the early days of Rice’s Space Science Department in the journal Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists.
Rice once again played host to the “Reach for the Stars! STEM Festival” April 9, an event held to inspire middle school girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
NASA’s Shannon Walker ’87 returns with gifts from space
NASA astronaut and Rice alumnus Shannon Walker ’87 returned to campus Oct. 12 to present more than a dozen Rice-related mementos that flew with her during her latest six-month mission to the International Space Station.
People, papers and presentations for Sept. 20, 2021
Rice Space Institute Director David Alexander, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been named by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to the board of the Houston Spaceport Development Corporation.
People, papers and presentations for July 26, 2021
Rice alumnus Ryan Udell ’21 has been named to the Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties Class of 2021, which honors exceptional students seen as the future of the aerospace and defense industries
Nightside radio could help reveal exoplanet details
Rice scientists enhance models that could be used to detect magnetosphere activity on exoplanets. The Rice model adds data from nightside activity that could increase signals by at least an order of magnitude.
Rice’s Walker beams down from space station
Rice alumna Shannon Walker and crewmate Kate Rubins, aboard the International Space Station, joined a conversation with students in Houston, Scotland and Ecuador.
Houston students get time with astronauts aboard ISS
Students from eight Houston-area schools will take part in a live Q-and-A session with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, April 8.
