Space Research Institute
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Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute is composed of faculty and staff across campus that have a common interest in space exploration and research.
Joined April 2024
Mars wasn’t always the frozen world we see today. Georgia Tech’s Dr. Frances Rivera-Hernandez & team ran 70+ Mars-chamber experiments showing how it's atmosphere changed the way mud, water & sediment flowed, offering new clues to the planet’s past climate. https://t.co/WEla58FNlA
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We're leading in interdisciplinary research! Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 @timeshighered Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, in association with @SchmidtFellows! https://t.co/zjuTm785iS
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A tiny piece of space junk just forced China to delay a crewed mission & Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Lincoln Hines says the fallout could reshape global space politics. Read more: https://t.co/h4OngglGEG
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595 Million Miles from Midtown 🛰️ Since 1961, 14 Georgia Tech alumni have flown 40 missions & nearly 600 million miles. Among them: John Young, first Tech grad to walk on the Moon, & Shane Kimbrough, who threw the first college baseball pitch from space. https://t.co/PU0HosWQz0
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Space isn’t just engineering—it’s policy too. Georgia Tech’s ESPL, affiliated with the @GaTech_Space & Center for Space Policy and International Relations (CSIPR), tackles sustainability, security & managing our shared skies! 🛰️
Georgia Tech is launching the Engineering Space Policy Lab (ESPL)—a new collaboration between AE and @NunnSchoolGT! Led by Prof. Thomas González Roberts, ESPL tackles global space challenges through research, innovation, and policy tools. 🌍🛰️: https://t.co/b56ptjwAjQ
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What does it take to live like an astronaut—on Earth? Georgia Tech students are launching one of the first student-run analog missions in the U.S.! Southeast Analog (SEA) will test how people and technology adapt to extreme environments. Their pilot mission launches in Aug 2026.
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A great turnout under clear skies, a glimpse of Saturn, & even a few unexpected stars on the ground! Among them, SRI Executive Director, Jud Ready, with Georgia Tech alumnus & former NFL player Isaiah Johnson. Thanks to all who joined us for the Homecoming Star Watching Party!
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Today, 3I/ATLAS — the third known interstellar object — reaches its closest point to the Sun. At @GaTech_Space, researchers like Koki Ho & James Wray, who contributed to a recent study on 3I/ATLAS, are working to understand how interstellar objects move, form, & fade from view!
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Look up, Atlanta! 🚀 The International Space Station will be visible from Atlanta over the next few mornings — this time carrying 18 Georgia Tech solar cells on the first flight of Japan’s HTV-X. First Viewing: Oct 30, 07:27 AM More info on the pass: https://t.co/uRYCK1Jd2l
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Star-watching night — tonight at Howey Physics. Don’t miss it! 🌕🐝
Homecoming week isn’t just about what’s on the ground—look up!🌕🐝 Join the Space Research Institute (SRI) for a star-watching night. Telescopes on the Moon + Saturn. First-timers & astronomy buffs welcome! 🗓️ Oct 23 | 7–11 PM 📍 Seven Bridges Plaza 🔗 https://t.co/CqBdKNAwwh
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Dear Georgia Tech Community, We regret to share that the Fall 2025 LSIC Meeting at Georgia Tech (Nov. 5–6) has been canceled. We understand this may be disappointing news and appreciate everyone’s flexibility as plans change. Read the official notice: https://t.co/61tMeFYPXy
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21,627,208,417 Tech Towers. That’s how far Yellow Jacket astronauts have traveled since Georgia Tech’s first launch into space. And we’re just getting started. 🚀 #georgiatech #spaceresearch #wecandoit
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When Jud Ready first visited Beaverbrook Park, it was just a muddy trail & a creek — no bridge, no way through. Years later, he and a Georgia Tech team transformed a 7,000-pound wind turbine blade into the first bridge of its kind in the U.S. https://t.co/zLpsFnxlrU
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Homecoming week isn’t just about what’s on the ground—look up!🌕🐝 Join the Space Research Institute (SRI) for a star-watching night. Telescopes on the Moon + Saturn. First-timers & astronomy buffs welcome! 🗓️ Oct 23 | 7–11 PM 📍 Seven Bridges Plaza 🔗 https://t.co/CqBdKNAwwh
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No space left to spare! 🚀 130+ Georgia Tech researchers packed the house for the Space Research Institute’s inaugural meeting, uniting experts from aerospace to policy to discuss new direction in space research. For the full story: https://t.co/BTNbNdY4WM
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“I want Georgia Tech to be the first university to put a student in space.” - Jud Ready From producing 14 astronauts to operating its own interplanetary spacecraft, Georgia Tech's space legacy is impressive. Now, @GaTech_Space is aiming even higher.
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Join the GT Astronomy Club tonight from 8:00–10:30 PM in the Howey-Mason Courtyard for Public Night! Telescopes will be set up for close-up views of the Moon, Saturn, and other night-sky wonders—free and open to all. 🔭✨ Learn more: https://t.co/S5bw0JbUIw
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This week, SRI & @GTRI brought STEM to Springdale Park Elementary! Students made clouds with liquid nitrogen, tested centripetal force, & learned about telescopes & GT Observatory nights. Huge thanks to GTRI’s STEM Lab—Atlanta’s future scientists were buzzing with curiosity!🐝
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GT alum Kaitlyn Johnson joined SRI for a packed talk on the U.S. Space Force. Moderated by Prof. Thomas Roberts with SRI executive director Jud Ready, it cut through myths & showed why space challenges—security, sustainability, coordination—demand perspectives beyond engineering!
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Steve Braverman honors his father, Neil Braverman (IM ’60), with a $375K CreationsVC gift to @GeorgiaTech. The fund will fuel Quadrant-i's work with the Space Research Institute to bring faculty space innovations to market. 🔗Read the full story:
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