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NASA trailblazer, Bradley University alumnus honored

— February 20, 2020

A space station cargo capsule bringing supplies to the International Space Station has been named for a Bradley University alumnus who was the nation’s first African American…

Leavitt: A half-century later, we still haven’t topped Apollo 11
— July 17, 2019

Many of us have grown old as the memory of the magnificent first journey to the moon gets smaller and smaller in our rearview mirrors. But what did we see, 50 years ago, when looking…
BICENTENNIAL 2018: Led by the Rockford region, Illinois is a leader in aerospace and aviation technology
— August 23, 2018

Many Illinoisans don’t realize it, but our state is a center of aerospace and aviation technology. Illinois’ aerospace cluster is centered around the northern and northeastern …
First African-American in space to speak at SIUE
— February 15, 2018

Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr., the first African- American to travel in space, will speak at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues presentation at…
Countdown to the Great American Eclipse is on across Illinois
— August 17, 2017

The Great American Eclipse will soon be creating awe and wonder in Illinois skies. At first a solar eclipse appears slow, as just a small part of the Sun is blocked by the Moon. You…

Waubonsee, College of DuPage ready to celebrate Apollo 11 mission
— July 16, 2019

Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the United States made history by landing the first two humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American,…
SIUE STEM Center hosts Star Spectacle during NASA Day
— May 25, 2018

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach shared its Star Lab Inflatable Planetarium…
Author tells the forgotten stories of NASA pioneers helped shaped space exploration
— February 14, 2018

Mulling over names for their new baby on a road trip from California to Boston, the husband of researcher and science writer Dr. Nathalia Holt suggested the name Eleanor Frances. Nathalia…