blog posts NASA renames GLIDE mission after trailblazing U of I alumnus Dec 5, 2022 12:45 pm by Grainger College of EngineeringAlumni Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images As one of the first African American men to earn a PhD in astrophysics, George Carruthers was a trailblazer. He invented the camera that took the first images of space, significantly improving our understanding of space and earth science. Share on Facebook Tweet Email
