Departments
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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The tenured engineers of 2016
Seven appointments are made in the School of Engineering.
May 10, 2016 -
Apollo 13 commander James Lovell: “Crises don’t bother me anymore”
Astronaut’s visit to MIT draws capacity crowd as he recounts lunar mission’s “successful failure.”
April 28, 2016 -
Self-driving cars, meet rubber duckies
“Duckietown” class at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab teaches autonomy, aims to become global research platform.
April 20, 2016 -
For stronger, lighter, cheaper materials, scroll up
Researchers create perfect nanoscrolls from graphene’s imperfect form.
April 12, 2016 -
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
April 8, 2016 -
Ideas in orbit
From MIT to the moon, and on campus, senior Raichelle Aniceto builds new connections.
April 8, 2016 -
Evidence-based teaching is alive and well at MIT
MacVicar Day symposium features a sampling of innovative pedagogical practices and lessons learned.
April 1, 2016 -
MIT releases Online Education Policy Initiative report
New report draws on diverse fields to reflect on digital learning.
April 1, 2016 -
School of Science honors staff with 2016 Infinite Mile Awards
March 28, 2016 -
Four from MIT named to Aviation Week's "20 Twenties"
Lincoln Laboratory engineers and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics undergraduates honored as engineering leaders of tomorrow.
March 25, 2016 -
Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore
Fleet of autonomous vehicles will serve as convenient form of public transit while reducing emissions.
March 24, 2016 -
Q&A: John Hansman on the first global standards for aircraft emissions
Aviation is “a critical link in solving worldwide environmental challenges,” says MIT professor.
March 9, 2016 -
Enabling human-robot rescue teams
System could help prevent robots from overwhelming human teammates with information.
February 17, 2016 -
Automatic contingency planning
Algorithm lets planning systems generate backup plans efficiently.
February 15, 2016 -
Nancy Leveson receives space safety award
Professor of aeronautics and astronautics honored for contributions toward the safety of space systems.
February 12, 2016 -
Jonathan How named AIAA Fellow
MIT professor and engineer honored for significant contributions to the field of aeronautics.
February 11, 2016 -
Students’ project a contender for a hitchhike to the moon
AeroAstro team turns to MIT crowdsourcing to fund entry in NASA space launch competition.
February 5, 2016 -
MIT to Name New Conference Center in Honor of Arthur and Rebecca Samberg
February 1, 2016 -
MIT students win first round of SpaceX Hyperloop contest
Design tops more than 100 entries at an international high-speed transportation competition inspired by Elon Musk and sponsored by SpaceX.
February 1, 2016 -
Learning to solve
Hallmark program “SuperUROP” lets undergrad engineers dive into a year-long research experience.
February 1, 2016