John Crassidis spoke to WBFO about UB being chosen to lead a new five-year, $5 million research program that aims to improve the nation’s ability in tracking and monitoring spacecraft and other objects.

Students in UB's Nanosatellite Laboratory will compete for a new mission this spring, as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosatellite Program.

John Crassidis, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor in the UB Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, spoke to NPR about a school bus-sized piece of a rocket that’s hurtling toward the moon.

John Crassidis, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor in the UB Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, appeared on William Shatner’s new web-based TV show “I Don’t Understand with William Shatner” to discuss problems associated with space debris. 

CBS News reports that part of a failed Russian rocket launch made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth on Wednesday — and officials have confirmed it landed in the Pacific Ocean.

Air Force Magazine reported that a UB team led by John Crassidis received a multi-year grant for $1 million each year from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space University Research Initiative.