Enhancements    

Geology Professor's Work Recognized by NASA

Researcher(s) Keywords:

  1. human spaceflight
  2. Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
  3. Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
  4. remote sensing and digital image processing
  5. field geology
  6. tectonics and geomorphology

Featured Researcher(s):

Hurtado, Jose
College: Science
Department: Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
Geology Professor's Work Recognized by NASA
Date: March 10, 2023



Teaching NASA astronauts about geology isn’t Jose Hurtado’s first space rodeo. Throughout his career, he’s been within the top 100 candidates for astronaut candidacy and has spent many days in a Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle running tests for NASA, but his true impact has been in helping to train future astronauts.


Full story: [ Link to University Communications ]