The Alaska Research CubeSat (ARC) satellite is one of 12 CubeSat payloads selected for launch under the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative (http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/home/CubeSats_initiative.html).  This satellite is being developed through the Alaska Space Grant sponsored Space Systems Engineering Program (SSEP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). 

BEAR 3 finally launched Tuesday evening reaching an altitude of 86,394 ft. Total flight time was 2 hours and 37 minutes and landed (N 65° 14.836,00', W 147° 46.714,00') in the White Mountain Recreation Area 28 miles north of Fairbanks.

Alaska Space Grant engineering students in collaboration with the Arctic Amateur Radio Club (AARC) and researchers at the Geophysical Institute will fly a high altitude balloon to capture particulates from the eruption of Alaska's Mount Redoubt.

The Student Rocket Project successfully launched its 5th major payload launched by UAF students since the Alaska Student Rocket Program began in 1991. The SRP5 Ionospheric Sounding and Inertial Sensing (ISIS) successfully launched from the Poker Flat Research Range on January 10, 2009.