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North Dakota bonding bill includes dollars for potential UND space command initiative
House Bill 1431, which includes nearly $800 million for infrastructure projects, had its first hearing on Monday, Feb. 1. Included in that new bill is $4 million dollars for UND for a space command initiative and related technical programs, which would include money for equipment, renovation and a sensitive compartmental information facility, according to the bill. 12:12 pm, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
UND President Andrew Armacost speaks to the Herald during an editorial board meeting in February 2020, a few months prior to the start of his presidency. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota’s bonding bill is months away from being finalized, but the current legislation gives millions of dollars to career and technical education and other higher-ed related projects, including dollars for UND’s space-related work.
UND joins effort to bring U.S. Space Command to Midwest
North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott, along with University of Nebraska system President Retired Vice Adm. Ted Carter, Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Kansas State President Richard Myers, published a column in the Annapolis Capital-Gazette over the weekend about the partnership, noting they have “numerous existing strengths on which to build this alliance.” 1:38 pm, Dec. 22, 2020 ×
Pablo de Leon, chair of UND s Department of Space Studies, leads a tour of the UND Aerospace facilities for Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency and Sen. Kevin Cramer in October at UND. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald