UNH and Dartmouth College will each receive $1.25 million for space research

MANCHESTER – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced that NASA has selected proposals from the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College to help improve understanding of the Sun’s interaction with the constantly changing space environment around Earth. Both schools will receive $1.25 million from NASA’s Heliophysics Explorers’ program to conduct a nine-month mission concept study, after which NASA will choose up to two out of five total proposals to implement. The results of the studies will help bolster our understanding of the universe and help protect astronauts, satellites and communications signals, such as GPS, in space.

“These awards boost New Hampshire’s stature as a leader in scientific knowledge and research and makes us all tremendously proud,” said Shaheen. “Congratulations to the teams at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College for earning this important opportunity to further our understanding of the universe. I’m excited to see the progress that will be made through these proposals. I’ll continue to fight for funding that unleashes the groundbreaking potential of Granite State academic institutions, cements our nation’s position as the global leader in space exploration and puts humanity one step closer to realizing its dream of exploring the cosmos.”