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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Astronautical Engineering News

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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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USC Liquid Propulsion Lab is Advancing Reusable Rocket Research
USC Liquid Propulsion Lab is Advancing Reusable Rocket Research

The student-run team tackles the challenge of designing regeneratively cooled reusable rocket engines.

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Azad Madni Receives Prestigious National Awards
Azad Madni Receives Prestigious National Awards

University professor elected as AIAA honorary fellow and receives Distinguished Career Award from the Washington Academy of Sciences.

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Astronautical Engineering in Media

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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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CNN (no link available): Boeing Races to Find Answers at Astronauts Wait to Return to Earth
CNN (no link available): Boeing Races to Find Answers at Astronauts Wait to Return to Earth

Garrrett Reisman was interviewed about the current astronauts who traveled on Boeing’s Starliner

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Daily Mail: NASA astronauts ‘stranded in space’ on the ISS
Daily Mail: NASA astronauts ‘stranded in space’ on the ISS

Mike Gruntman was interview about the Boeing Starliner.

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Scientific American: Satellites Could Deplete the Ozone
Scientific American: Satellites Could Deplete the Ozone

Research by Joseph Wang and colleagues was featured in this publication and other outlets such as Business Insider.

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on September 18th, 2024