The University of Tennessee Space Institute

08/31/2026

Come see what’s happening at UTSI! Join us Thursday, October 22, to meet our faculty, staff and students while exploring our research, education and professional development opportunities.

RSVP today: utsi.edu/fall-utsi-open-house-rsvp

08/28/2026

An internship at UTSI planted the seed. Five years later, Syncere Pruitt leaves as a master’s graduate, reflecting on the research, people and community that shaped his time at the Space Institute. 🎓🚀

08/25/2026

Ready to sharpen your skills this fall? Explore UTSI’s Fall 2026 lineup of professional short courses and workshops covering engineering, leadership, safety, entrepreneurship and more.

08/25/2026

Great for see our alums making history!

Knox News spoke with astronaut Randy Bresnik in a short, exclusive interview a year before he's set to command the Artemis III mission.

08/24/2026

Tired of fixing the same problem over and over? Learn how to find the root cause and build better, more reliable processes at UTSI’s Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Workshop.

08/21/2026

Alexandria Pride came to UTSI ready to try something new and left wanting to return.

The University of Memphis graduate shares how being trusted with meaningful research helped her grow as an engineer and an independent thinker.

08/17/2026

08/17/2026

Ever wondered what happens when defense technology fails a test and what engineers learn from it? Dr. Lisa Veitch is bringing firsthand stories and actual failed test components to UTSI for this free public colloquium.

08/03/2026

Friday was another 5th Friday celebration at UTSI. We had some great bites to eat & played musical chairs, pin the tail on Smoky, frisbee toss, egg/ping pong ball races and topped it off with a highly compedative match of 3-legged races. Congratulations to all of the winners and to everyone who made us laugh!

08/03/2026

Meet Roman Dial, an aerospace engineering student at UT Knoxville and one of our 2026 UTSI summer interns!

Roman spent his summer researching cavitation and materials for nuclear space propulsion, but he gained much more than technical experience. At UTSI, he was trusted with real ownership of a research problem, learned to communicate his findings and became even more interested in pursuing graduate school.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll introduce you to more of the talented students who contributed to research across UTSI this summer.