Astronautical Engineering
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.
ASTE Newsletter
Trojans in Space
Do you know how many Trojan astronauts were in space?
Tenth Anniversary
The ASTE Department celebrates their 10th anniversary.
Buzz Aldrin’s Visit
Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin’s visit to the ASTE Department in 2006.
Industry News
SpaceNews.com
- Momentus raises $25.5 million for in-space shuttleMomentus, an in-space transportation startup, has raised nearly $34 million in funding to date for its Vigoride and Vigoride Extended vehicles to move small satellites from one orbit to another. SpaceNews.com
- Op-ed | What will be different next time we go to the moonHalf a century after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first “small steps,” we’re going back with all the wonders of 21st century technology, but this time, things will be different. SpaceNews.com
- FAA to extend comment period again for revised launch licensing rulesThe FAA plans to further extend the public comment period for a proposed revision of commercial launch and reentry regulations that’s faced significant industry criticism. SpaceNews.com
- UbiquitiLink raises $12 million for communications satellitesSatellite communications startup UbiquitiLink has raised more than $12 million for its plan to launch a constellation of satellites to extend the reach of terrestrial mobile networks, the Falls Church, Virginia, company announced July 17. SpaceNews.com
NASA News
Education News
- NASA Adds Events to Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Historic Moon LandingNASA is offering new opportunities, in addition to those announced July 2, for America to celebrate with the agency the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and Mars.
- NASA Administrator to Talk Moon Landing Anniversary, Moon to Mars PlansJust days before the 50th anniversary of one of humanity’s greatest achievements – astronauts first walking on the Moon – NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 15.
- New York City Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space StationStudents in New York City will have an opportunity next week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Historic Moon Landing with Live TV Broadcast, EventsNASA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and Mars with a live, two-hour television broadcast Friday, July 19, and partner-led events taking place across the country from July 16 through July 20.
Viterbi News
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USC Viterbi News: First Man
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong’s Groundbreaking Impact on our Journey to Space
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Shatters Student Altitude Record
Traveler IV is reportedly the first entirely student-designed and built rocket to pass the Kármán line into outer space
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