AAE's Carolin Frueh and her team are investigating what causes spacecraft to become space junk. Their findings are revealing ways to prevent spacecraft from breaking apart into thousands of pieces of debris that pose a threat to space stations and satellites.

Much of the new freeze drying standard incorporated by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) were laid out in a paper AAE Professor Alina Alexeenko co-authored.

Alexey Shashurin, an associate professor in AAE, is developing liquid-fed pulsed-plasma thrusters (LF-PPTs) to overcome the disadvantages of current propulsion systems.

Dick Covey (MSAAE '69), a former NASA astronaut and past CEO of United Space Alliance, will speak as a part of the Visiting Scholars Series.

Before retiring from Boeing, alumnus William 'Ted' Torgerson managed the development of Boeing's self-funded T-X aircraft and training system in partnership with Saab. That included the development of the winning bid for the Air Force's next jet trainer program.

Kaustubh Ray received the Research and Innovation pillar from the Purdue Student Union Board (PSUB).

Audrey Powers (BSAAE '99) is the company's vice president of mission & flight operations.

Sirisha Bandla (BSAAE ’11) was honored at the Purdue Engineering Alumni Association dinner and awards presentation in September.

Purdue established a new partnership with the U.S. Space Force to utilize university research, innovation and talent development as the latest member of the Space Force's University Partnership Program.

Senior Joseph Kirchhoff was one of three Purdue students selected for the honor, which provides up to $15,000 toward tuition, books and fees.