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
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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
- Last Delta 4 Medium launches GPS-3 satelliteUnited Launch Alliance completed the last launch of a Delta 4 Medium Aug. 22, sending a GPS-3 satellite into a medium Earth orbit for the U.S. Air Force. SpaceNews.com
- Europa Clipper passes key reviewA NASA mission to a potentially habitable moon of Jupiter has cleared a major review despite uncertainty about when, or how, it will launch. SpaceNews.com
- ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missionsGary Wentz, ULA’s vice president of government and commercial programs, said the last Delta 4 heavy mission is currently slated for the second half of 2023. SpaceNews.com
- GHGSat, Canadian Foundation plan emissions monitoring campaignDuring the 33-month project scheduled to begin in early 2020, GHGSat will compare emissions data from satellite and aircraft sensors with data collected by terrestrial sensors. SpaceNews.com
NASA News
Education News
- NASA Seeks BIG Ideas from Universities for Tech to Study Dark Regions on the MoonNASA plans to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program. Before astronauts step on the lunar surface again, new technology instruments will study the surface.
- NASA Administrator to Tour New Colorado Aerospace Complex, Discuss Artemis ProgramMedia are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at 10 a.m. MDT Friday, Aug. 23, during his visit to the University of Colorado Boulder, where he will tour a newly-completed aerospace engineering complex.
- Students from Texas Make History and Celebrate a Historic MomentWhile a team of students from Lone Star College-CyFair in Texas reflected on this moment in history, they were getting ready to visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to make their own mark.
- Virginia Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space StationThe next generation of explorers in Virginia will have an opportunity to talk live with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
Viterbi News
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Houston Chronicle: Astronauts explain why nobody has visited the moon in more than 45 years
Madhu Thangavelu was quoted on the effect of the moon’s environment on equipment.
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CNN: Will Americans return to the moon?
Anita Sengupta was interviewed about the future of space exploration
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