Stanford is a member of the Universities Space Research Association, a consortium of universities which operates the Lunar Science Institute in Houston, Texas, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and the San Diego Supercomputing Consortium. The telescope is undergoing commissioning as of January 1999. The facilities of the center are available to any interested and qualified student, who must be admitted by and registered in a department. The Departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, and Physics offer opportunities leading to an M.S. or Ph.D. degree for work in space science or astrophysics. The Astronomy Course Program operates a small student observatory where students may gain practical experience in astronomical observing.
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