ASU Dust Devils Microgravity Team

On November 2015, an interdisciplinary student group from the Arizona State University lead by SDSL submitted a proposal to NASA to design and construct a CubeSat as part of their Undergraduate Student Instrument Project. Our proposed mission, Phoenix, is to measure and quantify the heat island effect on various cities around the world utilizing a CubeSat equipped with an infra-red camera.

We are excited to announce Phoenix has been selected by NASA and is scheduled for launch early 2018. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of you whose hard work and dedication have made this possible. Stay posted for more information.

Good afternoon from the Dust Devils!

Our very own Jack Lightholder and Elizabeth Dyer were recently interviewed on the LASER Science & Engineering Podcast, explaining everything you would want to know about how we formed as a team and the science behind the experiment!

Go check it out now at: http://www.laserpodcast.com/2014/03/episode-13-microgravity/

Episode 13 - Microgravity This week is all about Microgravity! Chase and Cameron interview some members of the ASU Dust Devils Experiment about their plans to take dust into microgravity and learn more about how planets are...

For this week's team feature, we'd like to introduce you to our resident Freshman and Team Outreach Coordinator, RJ Amzler:

Robert is currently a freshman in the Earth and Space Exploration program concentrating in Astrobiology and Biogeosciences. Currently he is involved with the Aerospace Scholarships to Challenge and Educate New Discoverers (ASCEND) high altitude balloon research, as well as the Arizona State University chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) where he serves as treasurer. His research interests involve extremophiles and studying life in terrestrial analogues to better understand how life could exist outside of Earth.