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title: "Universities Space Research Association: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: "C. under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to promote exploration in space- and aeronautics-related sciences through innovative research, technology, and educational programs."
canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-universities-space-research-association
type: Organization
wikidata: Q7894455
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities_Space_Research_Association
website: https://www.usra.edu/
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
---

# Universities Space Research Association

> C. under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to promote exploration in space- and aeronautics-related sciences through innovative research, technology, and educational programs.

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## Facts

- Category: Research lab
- Country: United States
- Founded: 1969-03-12
- Headquarters: Columbia
- Status: private
- Website: https://www.usra.edu/
- Also known as: USRA, U.S.R.A.

## Accounts

- x: https://x.com/USRAedu
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usra
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USRAedu

## Key people

- James E. Webb, founder (administrator of NASA in 1961–1968 (1906–1992))
- Jeffrey Isaacson, chief executive, since 2014-01-01
- Lori S. Glaze (American scientist)

## Ownership

Subsidiaries: Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, [Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-research-institute-for-advanced-computer-science.md)

## Coverage on the Monitor

Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Universities Space Research Association, dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-universities-space-research-association#connections

## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7894455, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities_Space_Research_Association

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