Kentucky Space Grant Consortium

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The Kentucky Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) is a partnership between Kentucky and NASA. Projects include the University of Kentucky's Big Blue, Kentucky Space, and Northern Kentucky University's Moon Buggy Project.

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