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Imagine living in a city in the distant (or maybe not-so-distant) future: You need to make an appointment across town, so you step into a pod in an underground tunnel. From there, you’re whizzed at breakneck speeds through a series of twisting and
Vanessa Aponte’s career is out of this world — quite literally. A systems engineer focused on human spaceflight and landing systems, she has spent the past two decades pursuing humanity’s final frontier. Originally from Puerto Rico, Aponte first
Lindsay Kirk (AeroEngr’08) fully realizes her day job at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as part of the Commercial Crew Program is a special one. It’s a high-profile post that has her working closely with Boeing and SpaceX, overseeing their aerothermal
“He knew from when he was five or six years old that he was going to be launching rockets. His love was always of aerospace.” Chad Keller (AeroEngr’93) grew up drawn to math, science, and sports, and had a deep concern for others. A unique
Four 91ɫ aerospace graduate students have been named 2021 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). Daniel da Silva, Sarah Luettgen, Riley Reid, and Kevin Sacca have each earned the
This week leaders from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and other 91ɫ affiliates participated in the 36th Space Symposium. This international meeting, held each year in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the 91ɫ is welcoming three new faculty members. Meet the team and see why we're so excited about these talented new hires:
The U.S. Space Force expanded its University Partnership Program at the University of Colorado during a memorandum of understanding signing event Aug. 20. Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson joined University of Colorado
The College of Engineering and Applied Science at 91ɫ is once again offering a program that allows qualifying PhD applicants to waive their application fees until November 15, 2021. The program is intended to support our college's strategic
For the first time in at least two decades – and possibly ever – 91ɫ’s Student Government (CUSG) is being led by an aerospace engineer. Ben Capeloto, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering and minoring in computer science, was elected in