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Universities Space Research Association (“USRA”) manages the Lunar and Planetary Institute (“LPI”) under a cooperative agreement with NASA. USRA also manages NASA’s Planetary Science Analysis Groups ...

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is committed to ensuring that qualified businesses of all types receive meaningful subcontracting and vendor opportunities with us. To begin the process, ...

Bella is captivated by “the vastness of our universe and the seamless overlap of various astrophysics disciplines”. Her fascination with astronomy started with a book her third grade teacher shared ...

Reading Scott Parazynski’s The Sky Below inspired Sarah that space could be her next great adventure. Sarah grew up in a town where it’s likely there are more cows than people, and young women were ...

Ayanna grew up in a low-income Black household in Detroit, “navigating a labyrinth”, and being taught, as she says, “to live life as an undetected black girl in America because that is what I must do ...

As a youngster, Tyler always thought anything about space was fascinating and wanted to do something related to it. This interest paused in his teenage years, but he has pursued it with a vengeance in ...

Madi’s interest in astronomy was born in the aisles of a bookstore when as an eight-year-old she was entranced by pictures of swirling supernovae on the cover of The Children’s Atlas of the Universe.

When she was young, teaching was Kristina's dream career. In high school, Kristina was inspired to study astronomy and physics by her physics teacher. She's happy teaching is still her dream career ...

Q: Did USRA/LPI consult with NASA HQ’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) before or after removing DEI content from public-facing sites?

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Dr. Elsayed R. Talaat serves as President and CEO at USRA. Before joining USRA, Dr. Talaat was Director of the Office of Space Weather Observations at NESDIS where he provided leadership and oversight ...