Aeronautical and astronautical engineering

Astronomers identify object as Apollo stage

September 25, 2002

Professor Edward Crawley (left), head of aeronautics and astronautics, presents the David J. Shapiro Award to junior Ryan K. Owen.

Aero/astro honors 23

June 5, 2002

Jeffrey Hoffman, now a lecturer in aeronautics and astronautics, walked in space during the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission in December 1993. He said in a talk on campus, that being at the end of the shuttle's robotic arm was one of his more spectacular experiences.

Exhilaration of space flight, walk described by astronaut Hoffman

May 8, 2002

Nightingale appointed co-director of Lean Aerospace Intitiative

May 8, 2002

Paul Wooster (left), a senior in aero/astro, and graduate students Kalina Galabova and Carole Joppin (far right) are building a prototype of a space capsule for launching mice into low-Earth orbit. The $5 million to $10 million project involves students interested in Mars travel at three universities.

Aero/astro team plans to launch 'moused spacecraft' in 2004

April 10, 2002

New scheduling software could save money for airlines

April 3, 2002

Former astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman is now a senior lecturer in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Scientist, then astronaut, now lecturer, Hoffman returns to MIT

March 13, 2002

Graduate student Ioannis Martinos and Professor Eric Feron of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics hold the robotic helicopter they helped develop.

MIT's robotic helicopter makes first acrobatic roll

February 1, 2002

Artist's rendition of the New Horizons spacecraft. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is an 8-fo...

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

December 4, 2001

Aerospace corporations join Air Force-MIT effort to boost war fighter readiness

Boeing and Chromalloy join Lean Sustainment Initiative

November 1, 2001

Air pollution on high: computer model assesses impact of aviation-related emissions

August 29, 2001

Aero/astro confers awards on 26

June 6, 2001

Tarik Ward, a sophomore in aeronautics and astronautics, shows off his entry in Unified Engineering's aerial contest.

Aero/astro students vie for flight title

May 16, 2001

The ISS Expedition 1 crew prior to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Left to right: crew commander William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev.

Alum completes first space station expedition

May 2, 2001

Professor Young of aero/astro recalls motivation to be a 'space cadet'

April 25, 2001

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