August 24, 2021 – Cornell Chronicle: Students’ satellite mission explores earliest universe – an feature on or inaugural run of the program!
January 27, 2022 – Two of our inaugural summer participants were selected for prestigious aerospace fellowship programs! Congratulations to Grace Genszler (Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship) and Emily Matteson (Brooke Owens Fellowship)!!
February 20, 2022 – Cornell Graduate Student Reaches New Heights with Spaceflight Fellowship – Cornell Daily Sun spotlight article on Grace Genszler, including a nice shoutout to her experience at SMDS!
August 2, 2022 – Congratulations to SMDS ’22 alum Sara Miller on being awarded the Amelia Earhart Fellowship!
May 9th, 2023 – Congratulations to SMDS ’21 alum Emily Matteson on winning first place paper at the AIAA Regional Student Conference!
September 24, 2023 – SMDS ’21 alum Grace Genszler is selected for the Amelia Earhart Fellowship!
January 8, 2024 – Cornell Light Sail to Deploy on International Space Station– SMDS ’23 alum Verena Padres and program coordinator Josh Umansky-Castro lead new light sail project!
June 17, 2024 – SMDS ’23 Mission STARLITE presented at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation by Adam Johnson!