UTEP Grant to Safeguard Space Assets_01 (IMAGE) University of Texas at El Paso Caption Miguel Velez-Reyes, Ph.D. (center), and his colleagues, Hector Erives-Contreras, Ph.D. (left) and Aryzbe Najera, Ph.D., (right) have been awarded a $5 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to study Unresolved Resident Space Objects. Credit The University of Texas at El Paso. Usage Restrictions None. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.