
Space……Not Just for Astronauts
The UND Space Studies degrees are your best choice when preparing for a career in the space industry. Our Master of Science and Ph.D. programs are multi-disciplinary and include disciplines such as planetary science, space engineering, life support systems, space policy and law, space history and space-related aspects of business and management. Unlike a typical aerospace engineering degree, the Space Studies degrees provide the student with the broader background necessary to understand the linkages between engineering, space science, and policy.

March 2016, NASA Johnson Space Center Expedition 47 flight control team during docking of the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to the Poisk module on ISS (Photographer: Lauren Harnett)
Space Studies offers great opportunities...
- Campus and online Master’s and Ph.D. programs
- In-state tuition rates for Military and Veterans
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- NASA funded research
Student Research Opportunities
- Study of near-Earth and main-belt asteroids
- Solar astronomy
- Spacesuit and spacecraft simulator design, construction & testing
- Development of a Lunar/Mars base
- Remote sensing of the environment
- Aerospace payload development