STARLIT

STARLIT logo with a full moon.

Six institutions partner on the univerSiTy SpAce stRategic technoLogy InitiaTive (STARLIT) award from USSF and AFRL

STARLIT unites six educational institutions, aerospace companies and the Department of Defense to advance research in astrodynamics, sensors, and conflict simulation in cislunar space. STARLIT develops cislunar Space Domain Awareness (SDA) technologies and decision-making tools for direct transfer into US Space Force operations.  STARLIT also supports workforce development, preparing students from all backgrounds for successful careers in the space enterprise.

Research Team:

Dr. Marcus J. Holzinger (PI), Dr. Jay McMahon, Dr. Daniel Scheeres (Co-Is)
University of Colorado Boulder


Texas A&M University


Georgia Institute of Technology 


University of Texas Austin


University at Buffalo


Purdue

Industry Advisory Board:

  • Advanced Space
  • BAE (formerly Ball Aerospace)
  • Emergent Space Technologies
  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Phyics Laboratory
  • Kayhan Space 
  • L3Harris
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Maxar
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Trusted Space
  • KBR