MIT’s REXIS and Bennu’s watery surface
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample-return spacecraft, carrying MIT instrument, arrived at asteroid in December; now begins the science to select a sampling location.
Space Systems Laboratory
James Mar, former AeroAstro department head and Air Force chief scientist, dies at 96
Longtime MIT professor was known for key contributions to aircraft and spacecraft designs.
3 Questions: Lennon Rodgers on docking in space
System for locking satellites together, initially developed for master’s thesis, to get first space test.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
Where to grab space debris
Algorithm tested aboard the International Space Station analyzes the rotation of objects in space.
MicroMAS: small is beautiful
Professor Kerri Cahoy and her group recently delivered MicroMAS, the weather nanosatellite they built in collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, to a launch provider.
AeroAstro professor David Miller named NASA’s chief technologist
Miller will serve as NASA’s principal advisor and advocate on technology policy and programs.