USC Viterbi Department of Astronautical Engineering
Celebrating 20 Years of USC Viterbi Astronautical Engineering
The academic program and its record-breaking student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab are celebrating 20 years of advancing space exploration through stellar research and teaching.
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Astronautical Engineering News
The student-run team tackles the challenge of designing regeneratively cooled reusable rocket engines.
Hydroplane, founded by USC alum Anita Sengupta, receives Minority Emerging Technology and Industries Firm of the Year Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Astronautical Engineering at USC Viterbi
Astronautical Engineering encompasses the dynamic and cutting-edge fields of advanced science and space technology. Space engineers design, build and operate rockets and missiles, space launchers, communications and direct broadcasting satellites, space navigational systems, remote sensing and reconnaissance satellites, space vehicles for human spaceflight, and planetary probes.
There is no better academic major than Astronautical Engineering in which to obtain the education and to acquire the skills needed for space engineers.
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