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University students from Humacao win NASA competition

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Students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Humacao, represented the Island in the Human Exploration Rover Challenge NASA competition and won first place for the fifth time. They built a human powered all terrain vehicle that can drive on the surface of Mars of the Moon.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Internship

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The NASA Internships are available to are available to high school through graduate level students attending full-time accredited programs appropriate to the NASA internship. You must be a U.S. citizen, majoring in wide-variety of majors ranging from business to science and engineering to be considered for this internship. College-level interns must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

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The Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acabá will return to space

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The Puerto Rican astronaut, Joseph Acabá, will return to space in September on a new NASA mission. He will travel aboard Soyuz to the International Space Station where he will stay for six months.

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Astronauts capture Puerto Rico from space at night

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Astronauts at the International Space Station captured a stunning image of the Caribbean at night. 

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Massive blackout captured from space

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NASA captured an image from space that shows the impact of the massive blackout that Puerto Rico experienced over the last two days.

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Puerto Rican that traveled to the South Pole publishes a book

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“A Puerto Rican in the South Pole” - is a free book from professor Armando Caussade about his trip to the South Pole. 

The book will be presented on September 22 at 7:00 PM at the UMET-CUPEY Campus. For more info about the event call Jennifer Cruz at (787) 288–1100 ext. 8255, or call Juan Villafañe at  (787) 531–7277

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Puerto Rican students to create center to study aerospace technology and its applications

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A group of 17 colleagues has a goal of returning or staying in Puerto Rico by creating a center to study the development of the aerospace technology and its commercial applications.

 

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UPR Mayagüez professor designs technology for space travel

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NASA recently awarded a grant to doctor Arturo J. Hernández Maldonado, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) to develop and transfer technology that will help astronauts in the International Space Station breath air that is more pure and requires less energy to generate.

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Professor at UPR Mayaguez received STTR grant from NASA

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Dr. Arturo J. Hernández Maldonado, a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez received a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from NASA. This is the first grant of this type granted to a researcher in Puerto Rican.

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Free conference on "Asteroids close to Earth"

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The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico invites the general public to their monthly conference this next Wednesday, August 17 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Planetarium in the Parque de Las Ciencias at Bayamon. The conference titled: "Asteroids close to Planet Earth" will be in charge of Dr. Desiree Cotto Figueroa, Assistant Professor of the Department of Physics and Electronics at the University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Campus. 

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