Aeronautical and astronautical engineering

Seniors David Walfisch, left, and Kieran Culligan recently tested out a skate design that features a slider on a pivoting blade. Their advisor Kim Blair, director of the MIT Center for Sports Innovation, is at center.

Cool research centers on Olympic skates

February 10, 2006

Challenger anniversary recalls MIT's contributions

January 24, 2006

IAP: Life on Mars could be human, someday

January 12, 2006

In this aerial view of the Haughton-Mars Base, near the North Pole, the six core structures (including the MIT tent) can be seen on the left.

MIT researchers visit Mars on Earth

November 16, 2005

Covert to receive one of aviation's highest awards

November 4, 2005

The X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer observatory recently took these images of a galaxy cluster (one for each of four cameras and telescopes key to the device).

MIT space cameras take first pictures

October 14, 2005

Awards and Honors

September 28, 2005

Wang Dong, of Shanghai, China, spent six weeks at MIT this summer participating in the Research Science Institute, a program for high school students. He reported on his experience for the MIT News Office.

Top HS students explore math, space, more

August 11, 2005

Astronaut Wendy B. Lawrence, mission specialist, S.M. 1988.

Alumna has right stuff for shuttle flight

August 4, 2005

Aeronautics and astronautics awards

June 1, 2005

It's a taxing time for air travelers, researchers discover

March 11, 2005

Robots serve humans on land, in sea and air

March 2, 2005

Parachute drop

February 9, 2005

Firing on all cylinders

February 2, 2005

Agatha Christie mystery for aero/astro engineers