Space Exploration & Innovation

Improving Life Here … and Out There

For 75 years, CU Boulder has been a leader in space exploration and innovation.

Informing Climate Change

We travel to space to monitor sea level rise, melting ice, weather patterns and more.

Cleaning Space Debris

Our researchers explore how to track and remove dangerous debris in space.

Improving Human Health

We research the health of humans in space to inform medical applications for people on Earth.

Enhancing the Economy

CU Boulder research underlies the state’s $15 billion aerospace and defense economy.

#1

public university recipient of NASA research funding

90

patent applications from 2011 to 2020

8

planets visited, plus Pluto and beyond our solar system

$120+ million

in aerospace-related research annually

Learn More About Our Aerospace Research