As the largest academic college at Morehead State, the College of Science & Technology offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree options to prepare students for a successful 21st Century career. A division of the Department of Earth and Space Science it houses MSU's Program of Distinction, Space Science.

The Center has become an important center for research in nanosatellite technologies. CubeSats are "loaf of bread" or smaller-sized nanosatellites that have become the defacto world-wide standard for small satellite technologies. CubeSats are 10 x 10 x 10 cm (or by 20 or 30 cm in length) satellites that weigh under 1 kg per unit.

The recent evolution of micro/nanotechnologies and microelectronics has facilitated the development of these inexpensive, highly capable small satellites that are now being flown by NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, aerospace companies and universities around the globe. CubeSats, including those developed at Morehead, are used for a wide variety of applications ranging from tactical defense to scientific research (including astrophysics research and Earth phenomena and resource monitoring) to practical applications ranging from communications to relaying data from ground sensors. CubeSats are considered “disruptive technology by the worldwide aerospace industry because they can provide some of the same services as conventional satellites at a fraction of the cost and with short development times - and Morehead State University is at the forefront of this emerging technology.