• Stony Brook: Mars geoscience research, conducted by Prof. Scott McLennan. 2003 rover mission
• Touro College: Space mission bioscience research, conducted by Dr. Morris Benjaminson. in vitro muscle protein production system (MPPS)
• Brookhaven Lab: Radiobiology research, with BNL Medical Department (Marcelo Vazquez), AGS department, and Biology Department (Betsy Sutherland). Also the new NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at BNL. NASA radiobiology program. BNL is a member of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute consortium.

Space-related Business on Long Island

• Betatronix (Hauppauge) potentiometers - for aerospace and robotics, including Mars Exploration Rovers
• Northrop Grumman (Bethpage) aerospace and defense systems (lunar module)
• Lockheed Martin NE&SS-Mitchel Field (Mitchel Field) inertial navigation systems
• BAE Systems (Syosset and Greenlawn) aerospace engineering R&D
• Aeroflex Incorporated (Plainview) microelectronics for air and space applications
• Omnicon Group, Inc (Hauppauge) engineering analysis for aerospace, military, medical, etc. systems.
• Globecomm Systems Inc (Hauppauge) $100 million revenue: satellite-based communications systems
• Applied Space Resources (Hicksville) making use of space resources

A few other Long Island Space links:

• Cradle of Aviation Museum, Mitchel Field
• Long Island Advanced Rocketry Society
• Astronomical Society of Long Island

Last Modified: 8 January 2004 LISS home page