Spotlights

August 19, 2022

Drag sails take out the trash in space

To maintain the sustainable use of low-Earth orbits, spacecraft and rockets need to deorbit once their mission is complete. Drag sails can help meet that requirement without additional propellant.

August 19, 2022

Aviation icon James Raisbeck inspired generations of aerospace engineers and aviation enthusiasts

Riley Stonesifer grew up thrilled by the aerospace technology and innovation surrounding her in the Seattle area. Studying at Raisbeck Aviation High School gave her a personal connection to the aviation icon and led her to Purdue.

August 18, 2022

AAE student sees benefits from alumnus-funded scholarship even beyond graduation

A Purdue AAE graduate and former Track and Field athlete was compelled to establish a scholarship for aspiring Purdue engineers. One recipient is seeing its benefits even beyond graduation.

August 10, 2022

Angie Zhang and Daniel Mayper selected for Aviation Week 20 Twenties Recognition

For the sixth consecutive year, multiple AAE students were recognized in the Aviation Week 20 Twenties awards.

August 5, 2022

Cislunar Initiative's 2-Day Summit Explores a Proving Ground Facility for Space Operations

Purdue AAE brought together representatives from the aerospace industry and government to consider a Space Arena concept, which would provide facilities for testing many aspects of space exploration in one location.

July 28, 2022

Student wins INCOSE Best Paper award for construction failure analysis framework

A doctoral student in AAE received the award for his work that suggested a framework for Earth-based construction failure analysis. This framework could eventually lead to more reliable structures in space.

July 26, 2022

Purdue doctoral student receives Amelia Earhart Fellowship to study spacecraft dynamics

Maaninee Gupta is one of the recipients of this prestigious annual fellowship, which supports women in the aerospace industry.

July 22, 2022

Purdue ICON hosts Summit on Trusted Autonomy with DoD

The summit was organized around a set of generative brainstorming sessions where all of the participants contributed ideas towards enabling trusted autonomous systems.

July 21, 2022

Purdue Alum Ronak Dave's Next Giant Leap: NASA Flight Director

Ronak Dave, a Purdue AAE alum recently selected as a NASA flight director, will lead missions to the ISS and prepare for lunar missions with NASA’s Artemis program. Listen on the “This Is Purdue” podcast, hosted by Kate Young.

July 15, 2022

SWE Team Learning Drone Programming to Search Collapsed Buildings

Motivated by the collapse of the Champlain Towers in Florida, students in this Air Force-funded course are learning to program drones that could help locate people trapped inside a fallen building

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