Departments
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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AeroAstro’s Miller, Lincoln Lab's Evans named AIAA Fellows
January 26, 2015 -
Former AeroAstro head and Air Force chief scientist Eugene Covert dies at 88
January 20, 2015 -
Software that knows the risks
Planning algorithms evaluate probability of success, suggest low-risk alternatives.
January 16, 2015 -
Shaoul Ezekiel, longtime AeroAstro and EECS professor, dies at 79
January 12, 2015 -
AeroAstro students organizing Global Space Balloon Challenge
Hundreds of teams worldwide are expected to launch high-altitude balloons in April 2015.
December 18, 2014 -
Aviation Week's 2014 Twenty20s include two with ties to MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Awards recognize promising work of young aerospace engineers.
December 10, 2014 -
Computers that teach by example
New system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans.
December 5, 2014 -
Atomic timekeeping, on the go
New approach may enable more stable and accurate portable atomic clocks.
November 12, 2014 -
Projecting a robot’s intentions
A new spin on virtual reality helps engineers read robots’ minds.
October 29, 2014 -
Shifting up to higher octane
MIT study finds wider use of premium gas could save fuel, money.
October 28, 2014 -
AeroAstro turns 100
Nine astronaut alumni and Elon Musk join in celebrating department’s centennial.
October 25, 2014 -
Historian David Mindell named 2015 AAIA Associate Fellow
October 22, 2014 -
Dava Newman nominated for NASA post
President Obama asks AeroAstro professor to take space agency’s No. 2 leadership spot.
October 17, 2014 -
Alumna takes up space on Saturday mornings
MIT alumna Emily Calandrell is the host of Xploration Outer Space, a weekend TV show about all things space.
October 14, 2014 -
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.
October 14, 2014 -
With NASA’s help, AeroAstro students work in a spacelike environment
October 1, 2014 -
Modeling shockwaves through the brain
New scaling law helps estimate humans' risk of blast-induced traumatic brain injury.
September 29, 2014 -
Shrink-wrapping spacesuits
Spacesuits of the future may resemble a streamlined second skin.
September 18, 2014 -
CSAIL’s Nick Roy helms Google’s delivery-drone project
Autonomy expert led MIT-heavy team in developing “self-flying planes”
September 11, 2014 -
Making drones more customizable
Airware’s operating system makes drones simple to build and modify for multiple applications.
September 11, 2014