James Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 space mission, will speak at Purdue University on Thursday (Oct. 22). The talk, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Electrical Engineering Building, Room 270.

An exhibit featuring mementos, artifacts and personal papers from Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan and other Purdue University astronaut alumni has gone digital.

AAE and ME Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies.

They believe that by 2019, Research and Education Mission (REM) applications of next-generation suborbital flight will be as obvious a game-changer as rocket research had become by 1957, barely a decade after the formation of the V-2 panel in 1946.

Fantastic overview of the AAE undergraduate experience.

The Purdue University designation Outstanding Aerospace Engineer recognizes the professional contributions of graduates from the School of Aeronautics & Astronautics and thanks them for the recognition that their success brings to Purdue and the School.

Purdue alumnus and mission specialist Andrew Feustel will speak at the university on Sept. 30 about his experiences in the space program and how his scientific training influenced his NASA career.

AAE graduate student Aurelie Heritier was one of only 60 young science and/or engineering students and graduates worldwide selected for this program.

The Purdue University designation Outstanding Aerospace Engineer recognizes the professional contributions of graduates from the School of Aeronautics & Astronautics and thanks them for the recognition that their success brings to Purdue and the School.

Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering, College of Engineering, announced that Dr. Tom I-P. Shih to be the 11th Head of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University effective August 17, 2009.