Senate throws money valley’s way

21 December 2007 – The Herald Journal

The Senate approved a major spending bill late Thursday night, by a vote of 76 to 17, which will fund several projects in Cache Valley. Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, spearheaded the effort to get the $290 million in allocations for Utah. Millions will come to Utah State University and surrounding projects.

Scholarship urges women into science, engineering

21 December 2007 – By Kim Burgess, The Herald Journal

Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab recently began offering two scholarships to encourage more women to pursue science and engineering careers. Sarah Isert, an engineering major and Taren McKenna, a physics major, were the first recipients of the new awards.

USU Space Dynamics Lab Scholarships Honor Women in Science and Engineering

12 December 2007 – By Kinsey Love, USU VP Research Office

The Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory has created a new scholarship to encourage and honor women who are pursuing careers in science and engineering.

AIM reveals unprecedented view of mysterious clouds

10 December 2007 – NASA News Release

NASA's AIM satellite has provided the first global-scale, full-season view of iridescent polar clouds that form 50 miles above Earth's surface.

Prof honored for science academia

26 November 2007 – By Kate Rouse, The Utah Statesman

The 2007 Utah Governor's Medal for Science and Technology was awarded this fall to Tom Wilkerson, a research professor at USU.

USU Space Dynamics Lab Scientist Receives Governor's Medal

15 November 2007 – Utah State University

Utah State University research professor Tom Wilkerson, a senior scientist with the university’s Space Dynamics Laboratory, is a recipient of the 2007 Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology.

For contribution to science and technology, eight honored

15 November 2007 – The Salt Lake Tribune

The State Advisory Council for Science and Technology honored eight Utahns for their contributions to science and technology Tuesday night.

Defense bill includes $93.5 million for Utah projects

09 November 2007 – By Suzanne Struglinski and Stephen Speckman, Deseret Morning News

Federal money for Utah's National Guard, the Dugway Proving Ground, Hill Air Force Base and other military programs in the state will be on its way once President Bush signs the final version of the defense spending bill passed by the House and Senate this week.

Huntsman decorating USU Space Researcher

07 November 2007 – By Kim Burgess, The Herald Journal

A senior researcher at Utah Statue University’s Space Dynamics Lab has been named a recipient of the 2007 Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology. Tom Wilkerson will receive the award during a ceremony hosted by Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. at Salt Lake City’s Clark Planetarium on Nov. 13.

NASA Provides Seed Funding For Four Science Projects

05 November 2007 – By K.C. Jones, InformationWeek

NASA on Friday announced the new projects, to help meet critical needs. Teams from Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., will lead the efforts, which are part of NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program Seed Fund. The fund is used for overcoming technology barriers with joint-development programs and cost sharing.

SDL to collaborate with SpaceDev on thermal radiator technology

01 November 2007

SpaceDev announced today that it has been awarded a $100,000 firm fixed price contract for the development of a new radiator technology for satellite thermal control. SpaceDev will collaborate with the Space Dynamics Laboratory of Utah State University to build and test a validation prototype of a new light-weight, high performance radiator technology for space applications.

Utah State Laboratory Has Long History of Space, Aero Projects

17 September 2007 – By Turner Brinton, Space News

When the National Science Foundation surveyed U.S. university spending on aeronautical and astronautical engineering research for 2004, Utah State University topped the list thanks in no small part to the campus' Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), a non-profit research corporation that works on civilian and military projects. For the past five decades, SDL has delivered sensors and subsystems for more than 400 space- and aircraft- based payloads.

Space lab at USU awarded $5M in funds

17 September 2007 – By Kim Burgess, The Herald Journal

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Department of Defense funding for the next fiscal year, including $5 million for Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab.

$10M to Utah State to Help Ease ISR Bandwidth Crunch

11 September 2007 – Defense Industry Daily

Utah State University Research Foundation, North Logan, Utah, is being awarded $10M for cost-plus-fixed-fee completion task order #0007 under previously awarded contract (N00173-02-D-2003) for research in the area of Time Critical Sensor Image/Data Processing. Specifically, they will research advanced networking, compression/image processing, and ground/control station sensor processing.

Aggies fight terror on the home front

10 September 2007 – By Casey Snider, The Utah Statesman

The Space Dynamics Lab researchers have spent the last 2 1/2 years developing technology that could be used to expose weaknesses in USU's current infrastructure that are especially vulnerable to terrorists. The program is called Exercise Scenario Modeling Tool, and it would be used to create simulations of possible cyber-terrorist attacks on anything from financial institutions to the basic emergency services, like 911.

USU Likely To Get $2 Million To Continue Fight Vs. "Cyberterrorism"

03 August 2007 – By Eric Ray, KCPW

Utah State University is one of five institutions developing ways to combat what has been termed "cyberterrorism." In fact, the school's Space Dynamics Lab is in line to receive two million dollars from the federal government. KCPW's Eric Ray spoke with Homeland Security Program Manager Jim Marshall to get a definition of "cyberterrorism.".

USU lab researching cyberterrorism

01 August 2007 – By Kim Burgess, The Herald Journal

Team will likely get $2 million funding to continue work—With computers controlling everything from ATMs to hospital databases, attacks on the nation’s technological infrastructure could cause major disruptions. A Utah State University lab is attempting to plan for these situations.

U.S. Lab Eyes Missile Detection Work with Russia

16 July 2007 – By Jeremy Singer, Space News, Boston

More than three years after the Pentagon canceled the joint development of a pair of experimental missile warning satellites with Russia, the two countries have yet to settle on a new avenue of missile defense cooperation.

Utah State gets Senate appropriations

01 July 2007 – By Kim Burgess, The Herald Journal

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved two spending bills that would provide $1.5 million for Utah State University research. USU’s Space Dynamics Lab (SDL) would receive $500,000; a study on the economic impact of renewable energy sources in rural Utah would get $1 million.

Idaho Falls Native Instrumental in NASA Launch Despite Cancer

03 May 2007 – By Andrew Del Greco, KPVI News

Last week, NASA launched their first mission to the explore mysterious ice clouds on the edge of space. Not only was Idaho falls native Brandon Paulson a key component of some of NASA's projects, but he accomplished a lot of what he did while battling cancer.

Mission aims at highest clouds

26 April 2007 – BBC News

The US space agency (Nasa) has launched a mission to study the highest clouds on Earth - noctilucent clouds.

Rocket designed by USU launches into orbit to study high-altitude clouds

26 April 2007 – By Kim Burgess, The Herald Journal

Nearly 10 years ago, Utah State University professor Mike Taylor saw an unusual glow in Logan’s night sky. The light came from a rare type of cloud, which forms high in the atmosphere and shines after dark. These noctilucent clouds are usually seen in polar regions and had never been documented as far south as Utah.

Former SOFIE manager has name inscribed on rocket

26 April 2007 – By Charles Geraci , The Herald Journal

Embedded in the emotion surrounding another successful launch of a USU instrument into space was the death of Brandon Paulsen, who presided over the NASA project for two years. Faced with metastatic melanoma, Paulsen died in 2005 — an abrupt end for a 32-yearold aspiring engineer who had already accomplished much in the aerospace industry. While friends and family clapped Wednesday as the spacecraft carrying the instrument reached orbit, some also cried, remembering the passion Paulsen brought to the project.

USU Embarks on NASA Cloud Study

25 April 2007 – By Mary-Ann Muffoletto, Utah State Today

Cirrus clouds, stratus clouds, cumulus clouds – since ancient times, people have gazed skyward and pondered fluffy wisps of white and angry gray thunderheads.

USU Joins NASA Cloud Study

12 April 2007 – By Greg Lavine, The Salt Lake Tribune

Clouds forming at the edge of space appear to be getting brighter and more frequent, raising questions as to their possible link to global warming. An upcoming NASA mission, with an assist from Utah State University, will send a satellite into orbit to study noctilucent clouds, which appear to glow at night.

Utah Technology to Help NASA Spacecraft Collect Data

11 April 2007 – Ed Yeates, KSL News

Changing movements of elusive clouds on the very edge of space could be more ammunition for global warming. Two weeks from now, NASA will launch a spacecraft with a Utah-built instrument aboard that will probe that cold region of our outer atmosphere.

Spacecraft to Study Clouds at Edge of Space Arrives at Vandenberg

12 March 2007

NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft arrived Saturday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for a targeted April 25 launch aboard a Pegasus XL rocket.