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Conduct research for NASA

Carthage’s space sciences program is a nationally recognized undergraduate program that provides students with hands-on opportunities in technology development and atmospheric sciences through partnerships with NASA and academic researchers around the world.

The Microgravity Team study their experiment during their zero-g flight. Opportunities in the space sciences at Carthage include:

  • On-campus paid research fellowships
  • Research internships through the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, headquartered at Carthage
  • Workshops in space hardware development
  • Opportunities to support commercial development with commercial aerospace partners

Participating students regularly travel to and work with researchers at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

  • <div class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote__image"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.jpg" alt="Kassia Schraufnagel" width="183" height="183" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/99/width/183/height/183/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,720/37816_8345_163701665847155.rev.1684810867.jpg 3x" data-max-w="720" data-max-h="720" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><div class="blockquote__content"><div class="blockquote__quote"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="icon icon-round-left-quote" width="48" height="33"><use xlink:href="#icon-round-left-quote"/></svg><p> “I had the opportunity to accompany one of the experiments I worked on with the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium to Texas to see it launched on a Blue Origin New Shephard rocket! I have worked on the experiment since I first started attending Carthage. Seeing it on the rocket launch was a truly incredible experience that I will never forget.”</p></div><footer class="blockquote__footer"><span class="blockquote__author"><a href="/live/profiles/2441-">Kassia Schraufnagel</a> ’24</span></footer></div></blockquote></div>
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