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Bailey Burns with a background depicting a Blue Origin lunar lander and text reading "From Mines to the Moon."

From Mines to the Moon: Mines alum engineers NASA Artemis V lander for Blue Origin

Mines alum Bailey Burns ’18, MS ’21 is helping design the lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis V mission, serving as a vehicle integration systems engineer at Blue Origin.

Cecilia Diniz Behn named inaugural Joe and Jane Gray University Chair

From Mines to the Moon: Mines alum engineers NASA Artemis V lander for Blue Origin

Mines appoints inaugural Fryrear Presidential Chair to lead energy innovation

Mines researcher part of NASA-selected satellite mission

Colorado School of Mines is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

#idigmines: Celebrate a decade of love for Mines on Feb. 12

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

News Headlines

February 19, 2026

Cecilia Diniz Behn named inaugural Joe and Jane Gray University Chair

February 12, 2026

Mines appoints inaugural Fryrear Presidential Chair to lead energy innovation

collage with photos of three Fulbright scholars in korea, morocco and iceland

February 6, 2026

Colorado School of Mines is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

Mines Magazine

Blue Key students standing behind Blaster the Burro

December 17, 2025

Blue Key has shaped the Oredigger experience with a century of tradition

December 3, 2025

Lessons from a Mines alum’s path to leadership in a dynamic energy landscape

Elizabeth Holley testifies before select committee

December 1, 2025

U.S. policymakers turn to Mines for trusted expertise on critical minerals

Videos

From Mines to the Moon: Mines alum engineers NASA Artemis V lander for Blue Origin

Four smiling graduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Graduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Master's and PhD graduates on their Mines experience

Four smiling undergraduate students shown in split screens with the text Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Reflections.

VIDEO: Bachelor's graduates on their Mines experience

Research

Mines researcher part of NASA-selected satellite mission

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

Vertically integrated program brings together researchers across fields, experience levels

In The News

New reservoir could supply millions with water for 800 years

Brandon Dugan, Baker Hughes Chair, associate department head and professor in geophysics, said multiple steps would need to take place before a reservoir of fresh water under the ocean could be used for drinking water.

February 18, 2026

Opinion: Denverites want Flock license plate cameras out of town. Air surveillance should be next to go.

February 17, 2026

How Colorado School of Mines students turned the iconic mountainside 'M' into a Valentine's heart

Tyler Ware, graduate student in electrical engineering, explains how he and his fellow M Club members transform the 'M' on Mount Zion into a red heart for Valentine's Day.

February 14, 2026

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