USC Viterbi Department of Astronautical Engineering
Watch Intro Video: Gaurav Sukhatme, Dean (Interim), USC Viterbi School of Engineering
From USC Viterbi graduate student to dean: Sukhatme reflects on his 35-year Trojan journey.
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Astronautical Engineering News
USC Rocket Propulsion Lab’s third successful spaceshot, Daybreak, carried payloads for other student organizations and validated new technologies that expand the team's ability to return to space on repeat.
At the 7th Summit for Space Sustainability in Paris, USC PhD student José Pedro Ferreira raised awareness of the potential impacts of space activities in the atmosphere and the need for emerging research to be reflected in global governance.
First-ever open house showcases USC SERC where students are building satellites, developing space robots and preparing for the next generation of space exploration
How to follow the peak experience of a lunar landing? Earn a graduate degree from USC.
A 4.5-meter dish antenna on the USC campus will join 33 other ground stations contributing to a study of how spacecraft signals behave at lunar distance.
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
First-ever open house showcases USC SERC where students are building satellites, developing space robots and preparing for the next generation of space exploration
Twenty-One Years. Twenty-One Questions. A Q&A with USC Viterbi's longest serving dean.
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Astronautical Engineering Media Coverage
Garrett Reisman was interviewed about experience of astronauts prior to Artemis II press conference.
Garrett Reisman was interviewed about the reentry process after an astronaut crew returns to Earth.
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