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We’re counting down to the Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah! ⬇️ SwRI will present posters, enterprise sessions and a flash talk. The conference runs August 23-26. https://ow.ly/wxbH50ZzULb
Small Satellite Conference | Southwest Research Institute
SwRI will be exhibiting at the 36th Annual Small Satellite Conference.
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NASA’s Lucy mission, led by SwRI’s Dr. Hal Levison, is preparing to study eight Trojan asteroids starting in 2027. Photo credit: NASA/Goddard/Southwest Research Institute/JHU-APL
SwRI in the news: SwRI Researchers Design Better Inhalers for Young Children https://ow.ly/YaBW50Zzr8f
SwRI Researchers Design Better Inhalers for Young Children - Newsy Today
Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are developing inhaler technologies designed for young children and patients with chronic obstructive
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Free Webinar | Join SwRI’s Jonathan Wade for “Blade Aeromechanic Analysis” 📆August 19 🕛12 p.m. CT https://ow.ly/MQGs50ZzqVl
SwRI in the news: Eclipse Balloons Over Iceland Test Atmosphere That Has Forgotten Night https://ow.ly/4sYk50ZzqQ6
Eclipse Balloons Over Iceland Test Atmosphere That Has Forgotten Night
Solar eclipse atmosphere science takes center stage today as 80 NASA-supported balloons fly over Iceland, probing whether two minutes of totality can force a boundary layer collapse in an atmosphere that has barely experienced darkness for months. Three more student-flown balloons measure ozone in
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💫 Stellar…consequential…stunning? How would you best describe these knockout scientific highlights from the first year of NASA’s PUNCH mission? Hear how SwRI’s Dr. Craig DeForest, PUNCH's principal investigator, describes the spacecraft's first year. https://ow.ly/62Yx50Zz5gc
SwRI will showcase the Engine for Automatic Biomechanical Evaluation (ENABLE®) system at the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) 2026 Tactical Annual Training. NSCA Tactical Annual Training August 18-21 Orlando, Florida ow.ly/a2iV50Zz33m
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Tactical Annual Training | Southwest Research Institute
SwRI will be exhibiting at the NSCA Tactical Annual Training.
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SwRI in the news: Why NASA is flying a Canberra into the path of the solar eclipse https://ow.ly/wZVu50ZyZw8
Why a NASA WB-57 Canberra will chase the solar eclipse
NASA will fly a WB-57 Canberra into the August 12 solar eclipse while 86 balloons gather data on the Sun and Earth's atmosphere.
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SwRI in the news: Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries https://ow.ly/aXko50ZyVBv
Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries
Researchers will travel to Spain and Iceland to observe the solar eclipse on 12 August, hoping to answer questions about the solar corona.
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SwRI in the news: Boulder-run microsatellite model now on display at the Smithsonian https://ow.ly/Yv4s50Zyz0y
Boulder-run microsatellite model now on display at the Smithsonian
A model of the Southwest Research Institute’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System is now part of a permanent exhibit at the museum in Washington, D.C.
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SwRI staff members assembled a powerful eight-channel imager for the Gemini Telescope in Chile, which is designed to provide unprecedented views of the universe. #TechTuesday
SwRI in the news: ‘You’re hit with a slam of shadow’: Nasa’s air mission to capture rare eclipse data https://ow.ly/Ijso50ZyyTW
Ahead of the total solar eclipse on August 12, the AAS Solar Physics Division will hold a press conference to share new findings about the Sun, its corona and the solar wind. Watch the livestream on Tuesday, August 11, at 3:00 p.m. EDT. https://www.youtube.com/c/AASPressOffice
AAS Press Office
The YouTube channel of the American Astronomical Society's Press Office, managed by AAS Press Officer Dr. Rick Fienberg.
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SwRI in the news: NASA mission predicts solar explosion’s arrival at Earth with stunning precision https://ow.ly/cHge50ZyyqI
SwRI evaluating, improving inhalers for people with breathing difficulties https://ow.ly/jbJG50Zytnk
SwRI in the news: A real group of scientists and engineers spent two days in Boulder this June asking what it would actually take to send humans to Titan, and their honest answer was that it isn't a question of physics, it's a question of time, technology and commitment https://ow.ly/6q5850Zy8TN
A real group of scientists and engineers spent two days in Boulder this June asking what it would actually take to send humans to Titan, and their honest answer was that it isn't a question of physics, it's a question of time, technology and commitment
The greatest obstacle to reaching Saturn's moon isn't overcoming the laws of physics—it's summoning the decades of sustained will and innovation that any human mission would demand.
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SwRI in the news: August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland https://ow.ly/ufsn50Zy71m
August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland
Hundreds of millions more on the sidelines are in for a treat as well.
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SwRI’s Olivier Mousis elected Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics https://ow.ly/eGYh50Zy59r
SwRI’s Olivier Mousis elected Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics | Southwest Research Institute
International honor recognizes significant contributions to space, planetary science
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“Jupiter is the Rosetta Stone of our solar system.” — SwRI’s Dr. Scott Bolton, principal investigator of NASA’s Juno mission Photo credit: NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Cody Kuiack https://ow.ly/mcVz50ZxFIo
In the summer of 2017, SwRI’s Fire Technology team simulated two fires in identical rooms that were outfitted to look like nurseries, but one room was equipped with a sprinkler system and the other was not. https://ow.ly/cFwo50ZxEWH
SwRI in the news: ‘Like going from steam to combustion engine’: NASA’s PUNCH mission stuns scientists with solar storm prediction https://starlust.org/nas-as-punch-mission-stuns-scientists-with-solar-storm-prediction/
NASA’s PUNCH mission stuns scientists with solar storm prediction
"We thought PUNCH would be good at this, but it’s a stunning result."
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Let's hear it for the winners! SwRI developed the Parallelogram Synchronized Truss Assembly (PaSTA), patented technology to enable autonomous spacecraft docking operations. SwRI co-developed ALTRIOS, an open-source locomotive software. https://ow.ly/Wcyc50ZxEpn
To better understand the complex geological processes that contribute to lithium deposits on Earth, SwRI and The University of Texas at Dallas traveled to the rugged hills of Nevada to explore the only active domestic lithium production site in the United States. https://ow.ly/HAEx50Zx34o
SwRI in the news: NASA’s New Horizons Finds Evidence of Recent Liquid on Pluto’s Surface https://ow.ly/9olb50Zx305
NASA’s New Horizons Finds Evidence of Recent Liquid on Pluto’s Surface - NASA Science
A new analysis of imagery collected during NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft’s 2015 encounter with Pluto provides evidence that liquid nitrogen is rising to
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Visit the SwRI booth (no. 57 & 58) at Tinker and Primes 2026 to learn about our multidisciplinary capabilities including avionics R&D and reverse engineering expertise for maintenance and modernization of aircraft fleet. https://ow.ly/6gcG50Zx2U8
For every bridge made safe to cross, for every automatic shut-off system designed to keep us safe, for every engineered convenience we take for granted; thank you! Happy #ProfessionalEngineersDay to the problem solvers working to make our lives better.
R&D World recognized ALTRIOS with a special distinction, a silver R&D 100 award in the corporate social responsibility category. SwRI is a co-developer of the software designed to decarbonize the locomotive sector. https://ow.ly/CCfc50ZwESH
Presenting the 2026 R&D 100 Corporate Social Responsibility winners
A carbon converter that projects formic acid at $0.60 per kilogram, a freight rail simulator released for free, and a sensor that can tell how much of a plastic bottle used to be a plastic bottle. The three winners of the 2026 R&D 100 Special Recognition: Corporate Social Responsibility award, announced today by R&D World,…
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