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A NASA-funded cube satellite built and operated by É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ researchers will study the inner radiation belt of Earth’s magnetosphere, providing new insight into the energetic particles that can disrupt satellites and threaten spacewalking
Saturday, March 17, 2018 • 1–3 p.m. Daniel Scheeres, Distinguished Professor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Asteroids frequently pass close to or impact the Earth, very occasionally with devastating
A new building is taking shape on the É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥â€™s East Campus, and it’s getting an extra boost thanks to expanding student enrollment.Construction of a 144,000-square-foot dedicated facility for the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace
Congratulations to Shankini Doraisingam for receiving the Silver Snoopy Award for her work with astronauts aboard the International Space Station! Doraisingam is an engineer with the É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥'s Bioserve Space Technologies, a
Friday, March 2 | 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Fiske Planetarium, Main Campus. *Space is limited, please RSVP.Jack D. Fischer (Colonel, U.S. Air Force) was selected by NASA in July 2009. Having grown up in nearby Louisville, Colorado, Fischer served
A team of engineering students is designing a whale-scouting drone to help scientists learn about the mysterious language of sperm whales and, in the process, help save the massive mammals from harm and potential extinction.The engineering project
A research team led by aerospace professor Steve Nerem detects an acceleration in the 25-year satellite sea level record. Global sea level rise is not cruising along at a steady 3 mm per year, it’s accelerating a little every year, like a
As a CU engineering student and a veteran, I’ve met many students like myself who are hoping to expand their scope of knowledge about real engineering issues. So this week we’re having our first meeting of the CU chapter of the Society of American
Hanspeter Schaub receiving the J. Leland Atwood Award. É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Smead Aerospace Professor Hanspeter Schaub has received not one, but two awards from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Schaub
The MAXWELL cubesat, a É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Smead Aerospace graduate project, has been selected as a winner in the Air Force University Nanosatellite Program Flight Selection Review. Ten university teams were competing for two