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Cayenne Warren, a sophomore  majoring in materials engineering, speaks with other members of SpaceLex on Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2023 in the Terrell Civil Engineering Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Gracie Moore | Staff

UK’s SpaceLex is propelling ambitions and preparing students for liftoff

Kristen Roberts, Reporter October 4, 2023

Tucked away in a small classroom on the top floor of the University of Kentucky's Terrell Civil Engineering Building, you can find SpaceLex, the campus’ only rocketry and propulsion team. Eager, hardworking...

The MV-22B Osprey lands during the Engineering Takes Flight event on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the South Lawn in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

‘It was powerful.’ U.S. Marine Corps lands helicopter on South Lawn

Adah Hufana, Reporter September 15, 2023

The U.S. Marine Corps landed a combat helicopter on the University of Kentucky’s South Lawn as part of the Engineering Takes Flight event on Thursday, Sept. 14.  The event, which was free and open...

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Cleaning up space

Alexa Caponigro February 3, 2022

For the past seven years, a piece from the SpaceX rocket has circled in Earth’s orbit, but soon, that will change.The piece from the SpaceX rocket is called the Falcon 9 booster, launched by Elon Musk’s...

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