Welcome to the Pitt Space X account! Here we will share different opportunities and news about the initiatives within the Pitt Space program at The University of Pittsburgh!☄️🪐🛰️

Each new program will build upon existing strengths of the various engineering degrees at Pitt to prepare graduates for the space workforce. Learn more from the link in our bio!🛰️☄️

The SHREC team has been selected to lead their 4th space mission! Learn more about this exciting adventure in the link in bio!

Pitt Space was honored to host a campus visit by a leader in space engineering, Jonathan Famous from Lockheed Martin Space . We are growing our partnership in space research and workforce development! 🛰️☄️

For the Pitt Space seminar series, we were honored to host a distinguished speaker and space scientist, Dr. Vicky Hamilton from the Institute Scientist at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO.

Join us Tuesday, December 10th at 12PM for a talk by Dr. Mason on Genetic and Epigenetic Responses to Spaceflight and Plans for the Moon, Venus, and Mars! 🪐

We were honored to host a visit today for Rich Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, for a strategic briefing and lab tour! 🛰️

Could hibernation help astronauts on long missions? 💤🚀 Pitt researcher Kate Flickinger, a TRISH fellow, is studying how lowering metabolic rates—like hibernating animals—could ease spaceflight’s physical toll. Read more about this via the link in our bio! 🌍💡 #pittspace

Congratulations to first-author Noah Perryman, Ph.D. and our project team for this outstanding work! #pittspace #pitt #engineering #aerospaceengineering #researcher #AcademicCommunity #AcademicWriting

Pitt Space has submitted a funding proposal for community building, outreach, and workforce development in space engineering for the emerging space industry in Pittsburgh. We will be producing a new generation of Pittsburgh space engineers! 🚀