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Novel Docking System to be Tested on the International Space Station
USC students build and test the CLINGERS experiment before it flies to space.

Former Students Pioneer Edge Computing In Space
From the lab to outer space, these former ISIers are launching more than just a company.

Seminar: “Space Archaeology: New Methods for Improving Life in Space”
On March 3rd, the University community held a seminar presented by the Space Engineering Research Center (SERC) team entitled “Space Archaeology: New Methods for Improving Life in Space”.

SERC Ad Astra Fellow in the News – Dr Nikita Chiu joins forces with Earl of Devon to launch SPACE-GOV I
On 23 February Dr Nikita Chiu helped SPACE-GOV launch its first-ever foresight and futures workshop on Space Sustainability and Governance at the Palace of Westminster. The event was sponsored by Lord Devon – a member of the House of Lords in the UK. The workshop brought together policy stakeholders from the UN, governments, as well…

Discussion on NASA’s DART Mission
Prof Barnhart had a discussion on NASA’s DART mission and its impact (no pun intended) on future asteroid redirect missions with Yvonne Gomez, “In the News”…

MAVERIC: Reaching New Frontiers
USC ASTE 491 Class completed a PDR Level Design on MAVERIC, Student led 3U Cubesat project for 2023.

CLINGERS Team passes Phase 1 Safety Review for ISS Flight

USC 2023 SUITS Team selected to participate in NASA JSC Augmented Reality Challenge

SERC Supporting 4 Orbital Prime Awards
SERC and ISI are proud to be supporting four separate companies working on distinct technologies toward the goal of orbital debris remediation and mitigation. The Phase 1 STTR's from SpaceWerx under their Orbital Prime BAA are all occurring over the Fall 2022 Semester.

Helping asSURE outstanding Research Experiences!
Viterbi’s summer 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) project brought in 45 students from all over the Nation for a unique research experience at USC this summer. The SERC was honored to host 9 of these outstanding scholars from around the country and integrate them into our summer projects! Each of the students were assigned…