The Purdue Hyperloop team was among 30 teams selected to advance during the SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition last weekend at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

AAE Associate Professor James L. Garrison has been honored with the Institute of Navigation (ION) Tycho Brahe Award for outstanding contributions to the science of space navigation, guidance, and control.

Professor Barrett S. Caldwell has been named to the 2016-2017 class of Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF), an initiative of the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State.

Kathleen Howell, Distinguished Hsu Lo Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, has been named one of the “30 Most Innovative Women Professors Alive Today.”

Astronaut and AAE Visiting Professor David Wolf is assisting The Children's Museum of Indianapolis with its new permanent exhibit designed to capture the excitement of space exploration. Dr. Wolf is the Museum’s first Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence.

A student team from Purdue University will compete in the SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition January 29th and 30th at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Team members participated in a hyperloop class taught by faculty members, including AAE Associate Professor Alina Alexeenko.

A student team from Purdue University will compete in the SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition January 29th and 30th at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Team members participated in a hyperloop class taught by faculty members, including AAE Associate Professor Alina Alexeenko.

AAE Machinist James Younts has been with the university for 20 years. Electronics Specialist John Phillips is being recognized for 10 years of service.

AAE Assistant Professor Michael Grant received the Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Paper Award for a paper he presented at the 2015 AIAA Conference in Dallas, TX.

As part of an ongoing collaboration known as Project Aldrin-Purdue, AAE Professor James Longuski’s senior design course will once again be evaluating Gemini and Apollo astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin’s plan to establish permanent human presence on Mars by 2040.