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  • Luis Zea
    NASA's Space Biology Program has selected 15 grant proposals to award across three appendices released under the Research Opportunities and Space Biology (ROSBio) Omnibus. Thirteen of the awards will simulate microgravity on the ground to
  • The rocket launch.
    Two experiment payloads designed and built at CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ are scheduled to blast off for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 29.  The payloads, which will launch on board the SpaceX Dragon capsule, will support the study
  • ASTRALiTe's 2-in-1 Topo-Bathy LiDAR.
    A LiDAR technology patented by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ made news this week when ASTRALiTe, the exclusive licensee of the technology, announced the achievement of a major milestone in enhancing its mapping capabilities
  • A fixed wing drone flying in a supercell.
    As a supercell thunderstorm loomed, Eric Frew, an associate professor of aerospace at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, drove one of the vehicles in a three-vehicle convoy straight toward it. When Frew references "good" weather, he's talking about
  • A group of officials standing with the final beam.
    Construction of the new ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ aerospace engineering building is hitting a major milestone with the installation of the final steel beam. A formal topping-out ceremony was held Wednesday at the building site on campus. The
  • A mockup of the Dreamchaser at the construction site.
    From the steel skeleton of what will become the University of Colorado's new aerospace engineering building, what appears to be the front end of a spaceship is visible from the street.Construction on the 175,000-square-foot project at CU's East
  • A probe going through the atmosphere attached to a parachute.
    The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is proud to host the 15th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-2018) June 11-15, 2018.Short Course June 9-10, 2018 Small Satellites: An Emerging Paradigm for Bold Planetary Exploration 
  • Alan Sanchez
    Alan Sanchez thinks far ahead in time and far away in space.With one course to go for a joint bachelor’s-master’s degree in aerospace engineering, the CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ student has set his sights on a career in spacecraft propulsion. Long-term, he’s ready
  • Abhishektha Boppana
    This spring, 22 students across the CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ campus (and 12 incoming CU graduate students) were awarded the competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation. The GRFP recognizes outstanding
  • Mahmoud Hussein
    Mahmoud Hussein has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The distinction is awarded to engineers for outstanding achievements and contributions, and has been bestowed upon only 2% of ASME’s 130,000 members.
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