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			<title><![CDATA[University System of Maryland and NASA Sign Five-Year Space Act Agreement to Advance Student Innovation in Space Exploration]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[Agreement builds on the successful NEXPLORE 2040 partnership between xFoundry, UMD, and NASA]]></blurb>
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			<id>17244</id>
			<semanticurl>university-system-of-maryland-and-nasa-sign-fiveyear-space-act-agreement-to-advance-student-innovation</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17244</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jul 24, 2026</submitdate>
			<alttext>A space shuttle lifts off with smoke billowing out</alttext>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Graduate Program Teaches Real-World Autonomy Skills]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[University of Maryland certificate focuses on evaluating safety and readiness of autonomous systems]]></blurb>
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			<id>17241</id>
			<semanticurl>new-graduate-program-teaches-realworld-autonomy-skills</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17241</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jul 23, 2026</submitdate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hartzell Named to 40 under 40 by Georgia Tech Alumni]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[Alumni association honor recognizes Hartzell's leadership in space exploration research.]]></blurb>
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			<id>17240</id>
			<semanticurl>hartzell-named-to-40-under-40-by-georgia-tech-alumni</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17240</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jul 22, 2026</submitdate>
			<alttext>Christine Hartzell</alttext>
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			<title><![CDATA[Building Bridges to Accelerate Innovation]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[University of Maryland MATRIX Lab event encourages collaboration to bring ideas to impact]]></blurb>
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			<id>17237</id>
			<semanticurl>building-bridges-to-accelerate-innovation</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17237</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jul 20, 2026</submitdate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Establish Research Partnerships at the MATRIX Open House]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[Event on July 15 will highlight industry/academia collaboration opportunities]]></blurb>
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			<id>17220</id>
			<semanticurl>establish-research-partnerships-at-the-matrix-open-house</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17220</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jul 1, 2026</submitdate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aircraft May Refuel Themselves - With Help From AI]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[Research published in journal with University of Maryland graduate student as first author]]></blurb>
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			<id>17211</id>
			<semanticurl>aircraft-may-refuel-themselves-with-help-from-ai</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17211</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jun 25, 2026</submitdate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dean Graham Reappointed to Second Five-Year Term]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[Samuel Graham will serve as the Clark School dean through June 30, 2031.]]></blurb>
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			<id>17203</id>
			<semanticurl>dean-graham-reappointed-to-second-fiveyear-term</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17203</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jun 24, 2026</submitdate>
			<alttext>headshot of Dean Samuel Graham</alttext>
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			<title><![CDATA[Historic CURN Drone Flight Crosses Chesapeake Bay]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[UROC achieves first non-Department of Defense-sponsored BVLOS mission across the Bay, advancing Maryland air mobility]]></blurb>
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			<id>17198</id>
			<semanticurl>historic-curn-drone-flight-crosses-chesapeake-bay</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17198</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jun 17, 2026</submitdate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UMD Students Set Sights on Smoother Lunar Landings]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[RASC-AL competition team&rsquo;s Project Lili aims for less hazardous touch-downs.]]></blurb>
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			<id>17209</id>
			<semanticurl>umd-students-set-sights-on-smoother-lunar-landings</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17209</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jun 10, 2026</submitdate>
			<alttext>The Project Lili team</alttext>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Future of Terps Racing is Electric]]></title>
			<blurb><![CDATA[Meet the Science Terps leading UMD&rsquo;s newest racing team.]]></blurb>
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			<id>17190</id>
			<semanticurl>the-future-of-terps-racing-is-electric</semanticurl>
			<absoluteurl>http://www.aero.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=17190</absoluteurl>
			<submitdate>Jun 9, 2026</submitdate>
			<alttext>Terps Racing EV is preparing for the Formula SAE Electric competition, held in June at the Michigan International Speedway. Credit: Mark Sherwood</alttext>
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