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Today, the National Science Foundation announced that CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø will receive a $25 million award to launch a new quantum science and engineering research center. The new center will be led by physicist Jun Ye and is a partnership with 11 other
A Japanese rocket launched the United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars July 19, an orbiter that will study the planet’s weather while demonstrating the country’s growing space capabilities. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 5:58 p.m. Eastern. The rocket’s upper stage released the...
This month, researchers from Â鶹¹ÙÍø and beyond will watch live as a slice of space exploration history launches from a pad on the Japanese island of Tanegashima. The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) is slated to blast off aboard an H-IIA
No single scientist or engineer, no matter how smart, could solve the challenges of controlled, maneuverable flight of an aircraft or returning spacecraft traveling at more than five times the speed of sound. Temperatures on the vehicles can soar
Dr. Sedat H. Biringen took his last breath this morning, July 12, 2020, at 4:30am. He was an incredibly special person and took so much enjoyment in life. Born in 1945 in Istanbul, Turkey to Talat and Kaya Biringen, Sedat grew up playing piano and
Analysis of a disrupted SOS signal during an early polar expedition showcases the importance of taking space weather into account when exploring new frontiers. Eos, the magazine of the American Geophysical Union, spoke with research professor
Congratulations to aerospace instructor Aaron Johnson for receiving a 2020 Apprentice Faculty Grant from the American Society for Engineering Education. The program "honors promising emerging engineering education scholars who have the potential for
Benjamin Wexler has been flying from a young age, first in simulators and later as a private pilot. Now, he will be contributing to cutting-edge astronautics and aeronautics research as a 2020 NASA Pathways Internship fellow. The California native and Â鶹¹ÙÍø dual degree aerospace engineering and...
Dear AES students, I write to you as chair of the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Several faculty, staff, and some of your fellow students have contributed to the message that follows. Black communities across the nation are
Forty-five years ago, Vance Brand made history when he and his apollo crew members met with Soviet cosmonauts in space, only to narrowly survive a near-fatal landing back on Earth. In the midst of the Cold War between the United States and