See More Highlight's From SLU's Space History
07/19/2019
Alumni from Saint Louis University have participated in every NASA manned mission to date. Astronauts and pioneers of space exploration have visited campus. Check out these highlights from SLU's past.
The Parks College Rocket Club gathers to show off their work in this 1970 photo.
From testing rockets on campus fields to pioneering astrophotography to helping rovers land on Mars, Billikens have a rich history of helping humankind escape the surly bounds of Earth to go boldly beyond our planet's atmosphere in a quest for knowledge.
As humanity celebrates our first steps on the Moon, SLU looks back, even as its story of advancing space exploration moves forward into the 21st Century.
Photos courtesy of University Archives and Digital Collections; Ellen Hutti (Public Health '19); Maggie Rotermund, University Marketing and Communications; Morgan Elliott (Parks '15); the Billiken 1 Rocket Team; and Amelia Flood, University Marketing and Communications.