UND Grad Student in Mission Control

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(UND Today) – Jeremy Raush’s excuse for not being able to complete his UND assignments goes way beyond, “The dog ate my homework.”

You see, Raush works at Mission Control in Houston for NASA, and is the Guidance, Navigation and Control lead for the upcoming Artemis II mission. Trust us, that resonates in UND’s Aerospace Sciences department, where Raush is a graduate student.

So Raush met with no pushback when he told his department that he’d have to temporarily halt his coursework until after the Artemis II mission is complete.

For Angie Carpenter, UND’s director of Veteran & Military Affairs — Raush is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve — Raush’s temporary break in studies is no problem. “We’re incredibly proud to see one of our military-affiliated students serving in mission control for NASA’s Artemis II mission,” Carpenter said. “It shows the importance of UND as a place for lifelong learning, where students from around the country and world, both online and on campus, bring real-world experience into the classroom.”