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The shoebox-size CU Earth Escape Explorer (CU-E3) is being assembled by the University of Colorado, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Aerospace Engineering Science Graduate Projects Class. CU-E3 is designed for a communications technology demonstration mission, slated to
A SpaceX rocket was slated to launch two ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½-built payloads to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida on Thursday, including one to look at changes in cardiovascular stem cells in microgravity that
Future unmanned hypersonic aircraft may ultimately owe part of their success to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ atmospheric research. A consortium of universities led by the CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering
Congratulations to associate professor James Nabity for earning the 2017 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The award recognizes faculty and staff advisors who demonstrate exceptional advising
A heads-up for commercial air crews and other frequent fliers: The risk of exposure to radiation particles screaming Earthward from space may increase a bit in the next few years as the activity of our sun decreases, says a CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ professor.
Congratulations to research professor Delores Knipp, who has been selected to give the 2017 CEDAR Prize Lecture. Knipp is receiving the honor for her space weather research “unraveling the physical connection between shock-led interplanetary coronal
It's senior design time! The Aerospace Engineering Student Projects Symposium was April 21, 2017 in the Gallogly Discovery Learning Center.Students gave presentations on their projects, designed to solve real-world engineering problems faced by
Members of the Challenger team with the microsatellite before it left CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. A ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ student-built microsatellite is on its way to the International Space Station. The satellite, named ‘Challenger’, had a successful
Illustration of robot landing and moving on an asteroid. If humans in future decades realize a goal of mining asteroids for water, Jay McMahon may very well be able to take credit for helping to make it happen. McMahon, 34, is the recipient of
