OpenFieldMorehead State · Morehead, Kentucky, United States
Morehead State University is a comprehensive public university in Morehead, Kentucky, situated in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest. Renowned worldwide for its space science and small satellite engineering program.
Morehead State features the Space Science Center, the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education, and the Elmer R. Smith College of Business and Technology. Its 21-meter space tracking antenna is part of NASA's Deep Space Network.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school unweighted GPA (minimum 2.0 for standard admission; 3.0+ for Space Science honors). Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with 2.75 to 3.0 GPA and departmental recommendations.
Elite aerospace curriculum where graduate students design, build, test, and operate SmallSats, CubeSats, and lunar orbiters in the on-campus cleanroom and satellite tracking center.
One of only a handful of undergraduate space science programs in the nation, providing direct operation experience with the 21-meter satellite tracking antenna.
Prepares technical managers in production operations, automated robotics, supply chain optimization, and total quality management (Six Sigma).
Hands-on animal science and clinical veterinary instruction at the 350-acre Derrickson Agricultural Complex, featuring equine, beef, and small animal hospitals.
Covers algorithm analysis, systems programming, data structures, mobile software engineering, and database systems architecture.
MSU's most prestigious merit award supporting extraordinary students across all four undergraduate years with dedicated honors faculty mentoring.
President of Morehead State University
Office of the President
Dr. Jay Morgan serves as the 14th President of Morehead State, championing university aerospace expansions, regional economic growth, and student retention init...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Space Science and Executive Director of the Space Science Center
Department of Physics, Earth Science, and Space Systems Engineering
Dr. Benjamin Malphrus is a pioneering space systems architect who has led the design and mission operations of numerous NASA CubeSat missions to the Moon and de...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor and Chair of Physics
Department of Physics, Earth Science, and Space Systems Engineering
Dr. Dirk Grupe is an astrophysicist who studies supermassive black holes, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and tidal disruption events using Swift satellite X-ray ...
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