Media Coverage

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Shuttle Endeavour arrives at space station

May 18, 2011 – Associated Press

Endeavour and its six astronauts showed up at the International Space Station on Wednesday with the most expensive payload ever carried by a shuttle, a $2 billion magnetic device that scientists hope will unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.

SDL-built camera part of Endeavour's cargo

May 17, 2011 – The Herald Journal

Employees at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Lab watched in awe as space shuttle Endeavour thundered into the clouds at 13,500 miles per hour.

Utahns take part in Endeavour's final flight

May 16, 2011 – The Salt Lake Tribune

As the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off through the blue Florida sky Monday morning, three juniors at Hillcrest High School eagerly watched television screens.

Endeavor carrying new star camera from Utah State University

May 16, 2011 – KSL News

As the Endeavor orbiter blasted into space Monday on the second-to-last space shuttle mission, it carried a small camera designed and built at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory.

Clouds, Clouds, Burning Bright

April 22, 2011 – ScienceDaily

High up in the sky near the poles some 50 miles above the ground, silvery blue clouds sometimes appear, shining brightly in the night. First noticed in 1885, these clouds are known as noctilucent, or "night shining," clouds. Their discovery spawned over a century of research into what conditions causes them to form and vary — questions that still tantalize scientists to this day.

W.I.S.E. telescope provides never-before-seen view of universe

Apr 14, 2011

An instrument designed and built in Utah is about to give astronomers, and the general public, an entirely new view of the universe.

Mapping the Sky in Infrared Light: The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

Jan 21, 2011

John Elwell, WISE Program Manager, presents at Utah State University's Sunrise Session