Texas A&M-RELLIS

    Texas A&M System to Lead $59.8M Autonomous Helicopter Wildfire Response Initiative

    Texas A&M System to Lead $59.8M Autonomous Helicopter Wildfire Response Initiative

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    The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use pilotless Blackhawk helicopters to combat wildfires.

    Glenn Hegar speaks at a podium

    BAM Range Will Help “Bring Fear to Our Enemies”

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    The BAM Range, a giant high-tech tool in the race for the world’s best weapons systems, is open for business on the Texas A&M-RELLIS Campus.

    A large group all pose for a photo giving a thumbs up at the announcement event. Chancellor John Sharp is in the middle.

    Texas A&M System Goes Nuclear

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    he Texas A&M University System has provided the missing element needed to bring more nuclear power to the state’s electric grid. Chancellor John Sharp announced Tuesday he has offered land near the Texas A&M campus to four nuclear reactor companies.

    Renderings of different construction projects across multiple system campuses.

    Regents approve more than a half-a-billion dollars in construction

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    The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents on Thursday approved more than a half-a-billion dollars in construction projects that will touch everything from space exploration to national defense to people’s beloved pets.

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    Regents submit test-bed proposal to Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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    Nuclear power companies and technology giants now can look to The Texas A&M University System for much sought-after land to test the latest nuclear reactors.

    John Sharp speaks behind a podium at an event.

    The Texas A&M University System to Bring Nuclear Reactors to Texas A&M-RELLIS

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    Leaders at The Texas A&M University System announced plans Wednesday to bring the latest nuclear reactors to the Texas A&M-RELLIS.

    A group of people are lined up with shovels and hard hats

    Construction begins on Texas A&M System’s STEM Education Center at Texas A&M- RELLIS

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    Officials from The Texas A&M University System gathered at Texas A&M-RELLIS Tuesday to mark the beginning of construction on a $43.4 million building for science-minded students.

    Buzz Aldrin looks at the statue of himself that was unveiled on the Texas A&M-Rellis campus.

    Buzz Aldrin Honored at Texas A&M-RELLIS

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    As a 22-year-old second lieutenant in 1952, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., use to buzz over the post oaks of the Brazos River Valley while training to be a fighter pilot at Bryan Air Force Base.