A small satellite that will attempt the first controlled solar sailing in Earth orbit is a go for launch. David Spencer is the lead for LightSail 2, part of a payload that is scheduled to launch June 24 on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.

With the upcoming anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission, AAE faculty made space-themed summer reading recommendations for students.

Two AAE graduate students are organizing a special session for the 2019 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aviation Forum and Exposition in Dallas.

A group of Purdue researchers, led by AAE Professor Alina Alexeenko, were selected for a National Science Foundation grant to develop real-time sensor technologies, computational modeling and bioanalytical tools for closed-loop lyophilization.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Purdue University will host the viewing of a new documentary on the personal life of the first man on the Moon and alumnus, Neil Armstrong.

Doug Adams (BSAAE ’94, MSAAE ’96, PhDAAE ‘01) has been selected as the Neil Armstrong Award of Excellence winner by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

Representing the on-campus group in the Air Race Classic is Purdue Pilots Inc. Pilot Cathy Troyer, who just graduated from Purdue, is joined by co-pilot Morgan Pietruch, a junior in AAE, and in-plane team member Denise Whitford.

In a blog for the College of Engineering's Medium page, David Spencer describes why advancing human exploration of the moon is critical, how the new target can be met, and how Purdue is contributing.

FlykeART, a Purdue University-affiliated student startup developing a lighter and smarter galley cart for airplanes, won $5,000 for placing in the top 10 in the International Business Model Competition held at Brigham Young University.

William A. Crossley, who joined AAE faculty in 1995, has been named as the head of the school. He will assume the position of J. William Uhrig and Anastasia Vournas Head of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics on July 20.