🪐The Space Research Initiative has evolved into the Space Research Institute, one of Georgia Tech's 11 Interdisciplinary Research Institutes. Learn more at space.gatech.edu. GTRI's Jud Ready will serve as the inaugural executive director. 📷🛰️ #spaceresearch

As lunar missions grow, so do collision risks. Georgia Tech researchers present the first study modeling near- and long-term collision risks in the moon’s orbit. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/3GU7pzv

From preserving samples without freezers to building multi-modal robots for navigating untouched environments, the projects Charles Anderson & Matthew Fernandez are pursuing speak directly to the challenges of working in space and other extreme settings! 🚀🐝

In a recent podcast, Dr. Greg Badura, senior research scientist in Georgia Tech Research Institute’s EOSL, shared insights on space imagery research and GTRI’s evolving role in supporting space domain awareness. Take a listen here: bit.ly/3Vw735C

Astronauts need oxygen, but bulky centrifuges aren't ideal in #space. Georgia Tech Professor Álvaro Romero Calvo and a team of researchers are using magnetic forces to separate gas bubbles in microgravity. A game-changer for deep space missions. #spaceresearchinstitute

The 2025 #LSIC Fall Meeting is coming to Georgia Tech on Nov 5–6! 🌕🐝 LSIC has opened its call for abstracts, due Sept 26 at 11:59pm EDT. Accepted abstracts will be featured in the poster session at Tech. Apply: bit.ly/4gjpuEq

Space Force: Fact or Fiction? Join us on Sept. 19 as Kaitlyn Johnson (GT 40 Under 40 alum) explores how the @SpaceForceDoD is redefining space defense technology and shaping its role in global power politics. 🔗RSVP here: bit.ly/4nDitAR #spacepolicy #georgiatech

The Georgia Tech Library’s faculty mixer returns Sept. 16, this time, with a focus on space. Jud Ready , Executive Director of the Space Research Institute, will join as cohost! Don't miss it 🚀 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/4pq5T9s

Our Executive Director, Jud Ready, joins the latest episode of the Space Insiders show to talk startups, research, and how interdisciplinary work at Georgia Tech's Space Research Institute is helping position Georgia as a hub for space innovation. 🚀 Episode drops Tuesday!

Steve Braverman honors his father, Neil Braverman (IM ’60), with a $375K CreationsVC gift to Georgia Tech. The fund will fuel Quadrant-i's work with the Space Research Institute to bring faculty space innovations to market. 🔗Read the full story: bit.ly/425Vo1n

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!

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!🐝

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: bit.ly/4pWGcOk

“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, Space Research Institute is aiming even higher. bit.ly/46BGMtc

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: bit.ly/46MnwcE

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 🔗 bit.ly/3KPx6Ty

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. bit.ly/493jzBG

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

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: bit.ly/4nk1QcH

Star-watching night — tonight at Howey Physics. Don’t miss it! 🌕🐝