USC Viterbi Department of Astronautical Engineering

Department of Astronautical Engineering

Advanced Research and Educational Training for the Global Space Enterprise

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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USC Student Rocket Group Shatters International Amateur Space Record
USC Student Rocket Group Shatters International Amateur Space Record

Aftershock II is believed to be the world’s first civilian-built rocket to reach an altitude of 470,000 feet.

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USC Space Engineering Students Showcase Innovation at International Conference
USC Space Engineering Students Showcase Innovation at International Conference

Students from USC’s Space Engineering Research Center present six research projects at the International Astronautical Conference in Milan, Italy.

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USC Viterbi AI Startups Thrive
USC Viterbi AI Startups Thrive

Defying rollercoaster AI investment trends, startups founded by alumni and faculty at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have consistently seen success in VC funding.

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Insects, Balloons and Rockets: How One Scholarship Enables Flight
Insects, Balloons and Rockets: How One Scholarship Enables Flight

Autumn Zaretsky, Doug Peacock Scholar, seeks to push the boundaries of what is known and what can be known.

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USC Viterbi Students Present at the International Electric Propulsion Conference in France
USC Viterbi Students Present at the International Electric Propulsion Conference in France

Students attended the 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC) held in Toulouse, France, where they presented a paper about their project to develop a low-power solid-fuel plasma thruster for de-orbiting CubeSats.

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Astronautical Engineering in Media

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Space.com: USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video) News

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Aviation Week (subscription): USC Student Rocket Club Reaches Space, Claims World Record
Aviation Week (subscription): USC Student Rocket Club Reaches Space, Claims World Record

Historic launch and world by student-rocket lab was featured.

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Forbes: Saving The ISS By Transforming It Into A Fantastical Floating Museum
Forbes: Saving The ISS By Transforming It Into A Fantastical Floating Museum

Madhu Thangavelu puts forth an alternative plan to showcase the ISS when it is retired.

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LAist: Endeavour space shuttle
LAist: Endeavour space shuttle

Professor Reisman spoke about the recent topping-out ceremony for the Endeavour space shuttle at the CA Science Center, a vehicle he was on as a NASA astronaut.

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CNN: “Polaris Dawn” Mission
CNN: “Polaris Dawn” Mission

Professor Reisman discusses’ Space X’s mission and the first civilian spacewalk and other topical issues in space

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on November 15th, 2024