Saint Francis Prepares for Launch: Students Building University’s First Spacecraft

 By: Dr. Lanika Ruzhitskaya and Dr. Jeff Mendenhall '89

On a quiet hillside in Loretto, something extraordinary is under way – Saint Francis University is building its first spacecraft! 

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