Air, and Utah Botanical Center.
As of 2010, Utah State University has placed more student experiments into space than any educational institution worldwide.In 2024, Utah State became a member of the U.S. Space Command Academic Engagement Enterprise.
=== Space Dynamics Laboratory ===
Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), a contractor owned by Utah State, is one of 15 University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) of the United States Department of Defense and is the only UARC for the Missile Defense Agency and Space Force. As of 2018, SDL has conducted more than 430 successful space missions and deployed more than 500 hardware and software systems.
Some of SDL's projects include:
WISE
SABER
SOFIE
ICON
OSIRIS-REx
In 2021, Utah State received a $1 billion contract for aerospace research, including "space and nuclear advanced prototypes, experiments and technology," from the Air Force Research Laboratory, which is the largest contract ever awarded by the AFRL.
In partnership with SDL, Utah State has placed more experiments …
