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Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
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3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontier
Alum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.
MIT paper wins award at International Conference on Engineering Design
Alumnus Michael Pasqual and professor Olivier de Weck win ‘Reviewers’ Favorite’ award
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.
Helping space shuttles achieve liftoff
MIT has contributed 27 alumni-astronauts, plenty of earthbound expertise.
Safer skies
A new algorithm could help prevent midair collisions, which involve 10 to 12 small aircraft every year.
De Weck and co-authors win best paper award
Research grew out of multi-year collaboration between MIT and Xerox
Moving inventions to the marketplace
MIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies.
Peraire named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Computational aerodynamics specialist succeeds Ian Waitz, who was named dean of engineering
Hoffman honored by Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Professor of the Practice in aeronautics and astronautics receives Centennial Medal.
Ian Waitz on the future of engineering education and research
New dean reflects on MIT’s School of Engineering, cites ever-growing role for collaboration and outreach.