{"id":163886,"date":"2026-02-17T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=163886"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:13:29","slug":"dayton-business-journal-wright-state-tapped-for-u-s-space-command-academic-engagement-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/02\/17\/dayton-business-journal-wright-state-tapped-for-u-s-space-command-academic-engagement-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Business Journal: Wright State selected for U.S. Space Command academic engagement program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One of the region\u2019s largest universities has been tapped to work within a selective group, collaborating with Space Command on strategic initiatives, space research and workforce development.<\/p>\n

Wright State University is now a full member of the U.S. Space Command\u2019s Academic Engagement Enterprise. It joins the Air Force Institute of Technology and Ohio State University as the third Ohio institution to be part of the group.<\/p>\n

Several dozen Wright State undergraduate and graduate students, along with more than 10 faculty from the College of Engineering and Computer Science\u2019s four departments, will contribute to space domain research, gaining hands-on experience that prepares them for careers in the growing space sector.<\/p>\n

Wright State\u2019s collaborative efforts with U.S. Space Command and other institutions will focus on four key areas: advancing applied space research and innovation, fostering dialogue on space strategy, expanding academic partnerships through faculty exchanges and research projects, and developing a strong talent pipeline of qualified military and civilian professionals.<\/p>\n

Faculty and students are engaged in areas such as space access and constellation design; spacecraft and satellite materials; propulsion systems; on-orbit operations and autonomy; space situational awareness; and the study of space environments and their effects on systems and missions.<\/p>\n

Given Wright State\u2019s proximity to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Research Laboratory, faculty and students will be able to focus research on Air Force and Space Force challenges and priorities.<\/p>\n

The university\u2019s academic and research programs align closely with Space Command\u2019s mission, driven in part by the college\u2019s research strengths in space access, space situational awareness, orbital systems and advanced materials and electronics that can operate in space.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining Space Command\u2019s Academic Engagement Enterprise will enhance Wright State\u2019s technical exchanges with the Space Force to ensure we are addressing their most pressing needs, while also creating valuable opportunities for students to engage in real\u2011world challenges inside and outside the classroom,\u201d said Darryl Ahner, dean of Wright State\u2019s College of Engineering and Computer Science.<\/p>\n

Read the complete article at bizjournals.com\/dayton<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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